Ombudsman suspends 2 Transport execs over P13.3B computer fees
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-08-18 14:50 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Transport, Philippines, Labour & Workers, World News, Asia Pacific, Technology
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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday ordered the preventive suspension without pay of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Vigor Mendoza II and Office of Transportation Cooperatives Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III over the continued use of the STRADCOM-operated LTO information technology system that generated P13.379 billion in computer fees charged to motorists from 2019 to 2025.
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