LTFRB, OTC Chiefs Suspended for Six Months Over IT System Use
The Philippine Ombudsman has suspended Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Vigor Mendoza II and Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) Chief Teofilo Guadiz III for six months, citing grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service concerning the use of an IT system that allegedly incurred additional costs for the government.
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