14/09/2026
'๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ
At the helm of one of the countryโs most visible and consequential frontline agencies, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐จ has been recognized by the ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐., together with ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ and ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐ก, as an ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ and recipient of the prestigious ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ โhonoring a record of ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ.
Leading the LTO means carrying a responsibility felt every dayโfrom ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐. Under Lacanilaoโs stewardship, that responsibility has been guided by a firm standard: ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ.
His tenure has reinforced accountability on two fronts: on the road, through stronger enforcement against reckless and irresponsible driving; and within the institution, through action against ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ, ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. The message is clearโthose who enforce the law must themselves be answerable to it.
At the same time, the LTO has pursued ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง to make transactions faster, more accessible, and more responsive to motorists, vehicle owners, businesses, and Filipino families.
A concrete example is the renewal service for OFWs abroad. Through government caravans, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ โฑ๐,๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ the standard โฑ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ for overseas Filipino workers, which translates into real savings, less inconvenience, and government service delivered closer to where they are.
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ โฑ๐,๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ โฑ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ,โsaid ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ of ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ and ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ.๐๐ก.
โPublic service becomes meaningful when efficiency translates into less expense, less inconvenience, and better access for ordinary Filipinos.โ
For ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ณ, ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ, the recognition goes beyond individual programs. โ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ. ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ,โ Dr. Martinez said.
For RPMD, meaningful public service should deliver ๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐. Rules must be applied consistently, but government must also make compliance simpler, more efficient, and less burdensome for the public.
That standard asks not ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐, but ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ. Position, influence, privilege, or connection should never determine the outcome. Confidence in government grows when citizens see that accountability applies consistently and without favor.
Asec. Lacanilao receives the ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐, created by renowned Filipino artist ๐
๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ โ๐
๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐จ. Its ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, symbolizing nationwide excellence in public service and the values of ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
The award embodies a demanding standard: ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐
๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ.
In honoring ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐จ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ, RPMD recognizes a record of principled reformโand the continuing responsibility to make the LTO ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐.
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐
๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐
๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐จโ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ.
