LTO Goes After 160 Medical Clinics

After ordering a probe on regional offices that transferred the ownership of vehicles seized in police operations, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) initiated an investigation into 160 accredited medical clinics across the country as reports of medical certificates issued without actual physical examinations surfaced.

- By CHRISTINE BOTON

According to the LTO, the clinics issued medical certificates, a requirement for securing a driver's license, without performing physical examinations on applicants.

"It is clear that even without undergoing a check-up at these clinics, as long as you're willing to pay, you can be issued a medical certificate. This is wrong, and we will make sure we go after them," said LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II.