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Marcoleta questions Lacanilao’s appointment as LTO chief
Senator Rodante Marcoleta questioned the appointment of Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao, suggesting it might be a reward for accompanying former President Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague.
Marcoleta raised this concern during the Senate plenary deliberation on the 2026 budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies.
Lacanilao had previously served as Special Envoy on Transnational Crime and was with Duterte when the former president went to The Hague.
Marcoleta expressed that the public needs clarity on whether Lacanilao's current position is a form of compensation for this role.
Senator JV Ejercito, who sponsored the DOTr's budget, explained that Lacanilao's presence was related to his role in transnational crime and Interpol matters.
However, Marcoleta countered that the Executive Director of the Philippine Center for Transnational Crimes (PCTC) should have been the one to accompany the former president.
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