The Land Transportation Office (LTO-6) has escalated its campaign against Facebook chat groups that leak checkpoint locations and ridicule traffic enforcers, with its intelligence chief formally seeking police intervention.
Shiela Mae C. Alulod, chief of LTO-6’s Intelligence and Investigation Unit, has sent a request to the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit (RACU) of Police Regional Office (PRO-6) to identify the administrators and members behind these groups, shut down the accounts, and pursue criminal charges if necessary.
“These groups are not only tipping off motorists in real time, but also mocking our personnel and promoting fraudulent services that undermine road safety,” Alulod explained in her report.
Her request was issued under the directive of LTO-6 Regional Director Atty. Gaudioso P. Geduspan II and Assistant Regional Director Jeck Conlu.
The report submitted to RACU-6 included screenshots and incident records detailing the online activities of the groups, such as circulating enforcement schedules, posting photos of enforcers, and spreading defamatory remarks.
LTO-6 emphasized that these actions may constitute violations of the Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175), the Revised Penal Code, and other laws, including possible charges of cyber libel, obstruction of justice, and falsification of documents.
“We will not allow online platforms to be weaponized against enforcement,” Geduspan said, while Conlu urged motorists to report suspicious groups instead of engaging with them.
LTO-6 warned that those found running or facilitating such groups could face criminal prosecution, stressing that effective traffic enforcement depends on public cooperation and respect for the law.IMT
