LTO suspends driver's license of P-pop girl group member over alleged cellphone use while driving - GMA Network

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a Show Cause Order (SCO) against an unnamed member of a popular P-pop girl group over alleged cellphone use while driving.

In a statement, LTO said it launched an investigation after receiving a video showing the female personality recording herself while driving when her cellphone fell.

According to the agency, instead of pulling over to a safe location, the driver allegedly bent down to retrieve the device from underneath the vehicle. The video also showed her holding the cellphone with both hands while driving.

The actions of the P-Pop group member posed a danger not only to the driver but also to other motorists and road users, LTO said.

Upon the directive of its chief, Assistant Secretary Markus V. Lacanilao, LTO ordered the personality to appear before its Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) at the LTO Central Office in East Avenue, Quezon City, on November 20, 2026.

She is required to submit a sworn explanation, along with supporting documents, in response to the allegations.

Among the possible violations cited in the SCO are Republic Act No. 10913, or the Anti-Distracted Driving Act, reckless driving, and being an improper person to operate a motor vehicle.

As an interim measure while the investigation is ongoing, the LTO also ordered the driver to surrender her driver's license and placed it under a 90-day preventive suspension.

“It is our responsibility to ensure that the law is enforced fairly and without bias, regardless of a person's status or popularity. Whether famous or not, everyone is expected to follow traffic laws, and if a violation is established, the LTO will impose the appropriate penalties,” Lacanilao said.

(Trabaho po namin na tiyaking naipatutupad ang batas nang patas at walang kinikilingan, anuman ang katayuan o kasikatan ng isang tao. Sikat man o hindi, inaasahan nating sumusunod ang lahat sa batas-trapiko, at kung mapatunayang may paglabag, ipatutupad ng LTO ang kaukulang parusa)

The agency reiterated its reminder to motorists to avoid using mobile phones while driving, stressing that distracted driving can lead to road accidents and endanger the lives of motorists and pedestrians.