By Billy Begas
House Committee on Public Accounts chairperson and Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon called for a harsher penalty against the driver of a pickup truck who was caught on camera beating the driver of a public utility bus in Silang, Cavite.
“Lifetime revocation dapat ito bukod sa 90-day preventive suspension, at may kulong for physical injuries,” said Ridon in a Facebook post.
According to the Department of Transportation, the license of Arny Jose Montes was suspended for 90 days.
“Ang aksyon ay tugon ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) sa direktiba ng Pangulo na panagutin ang mga abusadong driver,” the DOTr said. “Nakasaad sa report ng Silang Municipal Police Station na nagbanggaan ang Toyota Hilux, na minamaneho ni Arny Jose Montes, at ang Public Utility Bus (PUB).”
“Pinatawag ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) ang driver para magpaliwanag kung bakit hindi siya dapat kasuhan ng Reckless Driving at makansela ang kanyang lisensya,” the DOTr added.
Acting Transportation Sec. Giovanni Lopez said the DOTr will not tolerate the misconduct of the drivers/
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