THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has revoked the driver’s license of motor bike ride-hailing Angkas founder, George Royeca, over a traffic obstruction incident in Cainta, Rizal last Feb. 2.
LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II, in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview, said Royeca may file a motion for reconsideration to challenge the revocation.
“In the case of Angkas, Royeca’s license was revoked for admission of organizing the (motorcade of the) Angkas riders that had blocked traffic in Cainta,” he said.
“He admitted organizing the riders,” Mendoza added.
Royeca surrendered to the LTO after the traffic incident and took responsibility for the “mistake” of the riders.
“For now, it is ‘permanently’ revoked. He can file (a motion), and we will read that,” the LTO chief said.
The other organizers as well as those who joined the motorcade are not yet off the hook, he stressed.
“He took responsibility for the culpability of the riders. Instead of revoking the others’ licenses, we just revoked his. For now, there’s an investigation on those who took part (in the motorcade),” he said.
“We are also going after the organizers,” Mendoza said.
He cited Royeca’s willingness to take full responsibility when a group of Angkas motor taxi riders blocked an intersection and obstructed traffic in Cainta on Feb. 2.
The incident went viral, prompting Royeca to publicly apologize the following day.
Royeca is the first nominee of the ANGKASANGGA party-list in the May 12 midterm elections.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “LTO cancels Angkas chief’s license over Cainta convoy blunder.”