Eight regional directors and 53 employees of the Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB) were forced to leave their posts after they were found to have allegedly been involved in corruption. Aside from the eight regional directors, 53 employees from different branches of the LTFRB were forced to resign or retire or were suspended also for alleged involvement in corruption activities, she added. President Rodrigo Duterte on several occasions said the LTFRB is one of the most corrupt agencies in the government. According to Lizardo, bus operators pay from P300,000 to P500,000 for fake franchises, UV vehicles operators pay P200,000, and taxi operators have to shell out P60,000 in order to get franchises to operate. The corrupt LTFRB directors and employees have their “fixers” to do the illegal transactions for them.

Source: Manila Times January 24, 2017 09:42 UTC