LTO suspends licenses of parents who allowed minors to drive in Lanao del Norte and Isabela

December 5, 2025 – 6:42 PM

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Parents of minors caught driving in

Lanao del Norte

Isabela

have had their driver’s licenses suspended for allowing their children to operate a motor vehicle.

Land Transportation Office (LTO)

and the

Department of Transportation (DOTr)

to draw attention to the incidents.

Authorities urged to act after minor seen driving on public road

“Dumadami ang gumagawa, ano ‘yan, challenge? Land Transportation Office – Philippines,” the “Parkeserye” page

wrote

on Tuesday, December 2.

video

showed the girl driving in the rain in Echague, Isabela, increasing the risk of the situation.

The LTO confirmed it has

suspended

the driver’s licenses of the boy’s parents, who allowed him to operate a motor vehicle despite being underage.

The agency also issued a Show Cause Order (SCO) to the owner of the vehicle used in the incidents. The parents and the vehicle owner may face charges under the

Land Transportation and Traffic Code

for Unlicensed Driver, Improper Person to Operate a Motor Vehicle and Reckless Driving.

The agency is holding the father accountable for possible violations of the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, including Reckless Driving and Improper Person to Operate Motor Vehicle.

LTO Chief Assistant Secretary

Markus Lacanilao

warned that it is extremely dangerous for minors to drive, noting that such actions could put their lives and those of other motorists at risk.

Under Philippine law, individuals under 17 are not legally allowed to drive. Non-professional driver’s license applicants, or those driving private vehicles, must be at least 17 years old, while applicants for a student permit must be at least 16.