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LTO orders suspension of driver’s licenses of ‘BGC boys’
Five Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers, referred to as the 'BGC boys,' have had their driver's licenses suspended for 90 days by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) due to their alleged use of fake licenses and aliases to enter casinos.
The engineers identified are former DPWH OIC Assistant Regional Director Henry C. Alcantara, OIC District Engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez, Assistant District Engineer Jaypee Mendoza, Project Engineer Arjay Domasig, and Engineer II Edrick San Diego.
They have been ordered by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to appear for a hearing to explain why they should not face administrative charges for willful misrepresentation and imitation, and false representation.
Their licenses may be perpetually revoked if found liable, barring them from operating motor vehicles.
The issue came to light during a Senate investigation, with Senator Panfilo Lacson revealing that the five engineers incurred P950 million in losses across 13 casinos in Metro Manila, Pampanga, and Cebu.
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