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+ April 06, 2021 If I were Land Transportation Office (LTO 7) Director Victor Caindec, I should be ashamed. This, after the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor dismissed the criminal complaint the LTO filed against the officers and employees of DES Strong Motors Inc., one of the biggest motorcycle distributors in the country. According to the report of another paper, in a four page resolution dated Feb. 18, 2021, Provincial Prosecutor Ludivico Vistal Cutaran approved the recommendation of investigating Prosecutor Ivy Gonzales for the dismissal of the criminal complaints for lack of merit.
The case, which was filed in December 2020, stemmed from the allegations of Caindec that the respondents conspired to falsify the commercial documents that they submitted and uploaded to LTO’s Do It-Youself System of reporting sales. The respondents were Renie Tumon, area manager; Joann Lanzaderas, branch manager; and employees Julio Arabejo, Rovelyn Ranines and Emelita B
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File photo December 30, 2020 THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7, on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, filed criminal cases against officials of motorcycle dealer Des Strong Motors Inc. based in Mandaue City, Cebu for alleged submission of falsified documents.
Among the respondents are Julio Arabejo Jr., Rovelyn Ranises, Emelita Binarao, Renie Tumon, Joann Lanzaderas, Dr. Silvestre Lumapas, Marilou Lumapas and several John Does for violation of Article 172 of the Revised Penal Code.
In a press statement, the LTO 7 said the charges filed before the Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Office were based on the authority given by LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante to LTO 7 Director Victor Caindec.