The registered owner of the motorcycle used in the fatal shooting of a Cebu City pharmacist will be required to appear before the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO 7) to explain the vehicle’s involvement in the crime.
LTO 7 traced the motorcycle through its license plate after a video of the Nov. 10 shooting along V. Rama Avenue circulated online.
In a statement released Wednesday, Nov. 11, Regional Director Wendel Dinglasan said the agency had verified the motorcycle’s registration and identified its registered owner.
Dinglasan said the agency would also examine possible violations of transportation regulations, including Republic Act 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, and Joint Administrative Order 2014-01. Possible licensing violations may also be considered depending on the investigation’s findings.
However, he clarified that LTO 7 has not determined whether the registered owner was among those who carried out the attack.
“Since this is an ongoing investigation not just on the part of LTO but also with the PNP, we cannot divulge at the moment the individuals possibly involved in the case or whether the registered owner is the suspect himself,” Dinglasan said.
The agency is coordinating with the Philippine National Police and providing information to support the investigation. It is also checking with police whether the motorcycle had been stolen before the shooting.
Dinglasan said LTO 7 could not release the registered owner’s personal information because it is protected under the Data Privacy Act. He added that the agency also wants to avoid compromising the police investigation as authorities work to identify those responsible.
The victim, 40-year-old pharmacist Marjorie Llaguno, was shot shortly after she got off a passenger jeepney along V. Rama Avenue in Barangay Calamba shortly after 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
Initial police findings showed that two men aboard a motorcycle approached Llaguno. The armed passenger shot her before the suspects fled toward Natalio Bacalso Avenue.
Llaguno was brought to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival. She was a single mother of five.
Police are also looking into her mother’s account that Llaguno had received threats from a former boyfriend after ending their four-month relationship and refusing to reconcile.
Investigators continue to examine security camera footage and track down the two men involved in the shooting.
📷 Media courtesy of LTO Region 7
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