Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II has ordered the relief of the agency’s district office head in Bustos, Bulacan following a successful anti-fixing operation last week.
Sacked was Carlito Calingo, who was collared by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation along with an alleged fixer during an entrapment operation on Sept. 24 at the LTO Bustos District Office.
“Mr. Calingo was relieved from his post effective October 1,” said Mendoza, adding that he will be replaced by his deputy, Rachel Farin.
The NBI agents conducted the entrapment after receiving reports of the operation of fixers in Bustos.
As soon as the alleged fixer was arrested after receiving the money, Calingo was also invited for questioning.
Calingo was later charged by the NBI.
Mendoza said he has been warning LTO personnel to refrain from conniving with and tolerating the operation of fixers in their respective areas since he assumed the top post of the LTO in July 2023.
Aside from Calingo, Mendoza disclosed that two more district office chiefs are under investigation in connection with the aggressive operation against fixers.
“Once we establish sufficient pieces of evidence against him, we will not hesitate to file the necessary charges against them,” Mendoza.