A screenshot obtained by Rappler shows suspended LTFRB head Teofilo Guadiz III allegedly enthusiastically saying, ‘Ayos!!! Dinner tayo this week. Usap tayo negosyo’ after he was offered P810,000 by a ‘client’. Guadiz says his conscience is clear and is ready to face any complaint.
Another corruption scandal is threatening to rock the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board – and if a former official turned whistleblower is to be believed, the bribes go all the way up to the Department of Transportation and the Office of the President.
In one screenshot, Guadiz was told that a “client” offered P810,000 to apply for Grab franchises for 27 units. In response, he allegedly said, “.” The whistleblower said he has “first-hand” pieces of evidence – which include text screenshots and audio recordings – of how dirty money moves from LTFRB to the DOTr and even Malacañang.
Bribes could reach as much as P5 million, with half given upfront and the other half paid once the documents are fixed.Halos araw-araw, may mga ganyan na ako ang nilalapitan, ako ang binubulungan. But then linilinaw ko: walang nanghihingi, kundi may naglalagay. Kung walang naglalagay, wala namang ganyan
The DOTr document noted that a representative of seven UV transport groups in Region 3 offered P10 million for 105 of their units to be upgraded in accordance with the modernization program. In response to this, Guadiz allegedly said, “Rappler also obtained screenshots of alleged Viber messages to the LTFRB chairman in which a “client” offered P30,000 per unit to apply for Grab franchises with a certain “RD Cj” in Pampanga. That would amount to P810,000 in total.Ayos!!! Dinner tayo this week.
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