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BREAKING: LTO suspends Maria Isabel Lopez’s license

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="unruly-unit"></div>MANILA, Philippines – After couple of weeks of social media headlines, Maria Isabel Lopez’ ASEAN Lane breach sanctions have been announced on Monday, November 27, 2017.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyIx_8zfYQM-bfJ1a-YnqjQ0snx5KTCv8FU4mjoN2jAYxg5jjPNzKqnbqvj3Os4YSJjqgmmYkNCuJpSUazPQ7G9TIbEs2ikUcfcq-2i376f_4hq2KBYdQ4FUM6RlSqTQ0eJlG-kQB-w16/s1600/lopez_lto.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="LTO suspends Maria Isabel Lopez’ license" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyIx_8zfYQM-bfJ1a-YnqjQ0snx5KTCv8FU4mjoN2jAYxg5jjPNzKqnbqvj3Os4YSJjqgmmYkNCuJpSUazPQ7G9TIbEs2ikUcfcq-2i376f_4hq2KBYdQ4FUM6RlSqTQ0eJlG-kQB-w16/s1600/lopez_lto.jpg" title="LTO suspends Maria Isabel Lopez’ license" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Maria Isabel Lopez was summoned by LTO Director Francis Almora. Photo Credit: GMA News</td></tr></tbody></table>Land Transportation Office (LTO) is revoking the veteran actress’ Driver’s License. Lopez is also prohibited from applying and reacquiring license for the next 2 years at least. Along with the revocation, the former beauty queen is also being fines for the following traffic violation: Anti-Distracted Driving Act, Disregarding Traffic Sign and Reckless Driving amounting to Php8,000.<br /><br />Maria Isabel Lopez was summoned by the LTO on November 13 with the recommendation of Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) after removing the traffic barriers and cruising the ASEAN Lanes designated for VIPs, Diplomats and Dignitaries to avoid the gridlock.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />Lopez admitted that she was at clearly at fault but insisted that she only followed the lead of other motorists who were ahead of her. She also bragged on social media that she received plenty of project offers after gaining so much attention online.<br /><br /><b>— Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

BREAKING: LTO suspends Maria Isabel Lopez’s license

MANILA, Philippines – After couple of weeks of social media headlines, Maria Isabel Lopez’ ASEAN Lane breach sanctions have been announced o...

WATCH: Maria Isabel Lopez explains her controversial video; LTO summons the actress

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Former beauty queen and veteran actress Maria Isabel Lopez explained her <b><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/11/maria-isabel-lopez-breaches-asean-lane.html" rel="nofollow">viral video on violating ASEAN Summit 2017 traffic protocol</a></b>. The incident which she has posted online brought some violent reactions from the netizens and officials as the lane was designated solely for the ASEAN dignitaries and participants.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDVu2s8LeRkxKhltrvLVCxTC3DCyHZ7axHwJFHPmYh3w23tzJHAlnvffInd0MxKZvStqKs4ZlchxKuuGpwF87iQKnlFu0U9BWMLhtt_A4yh8VeJNAsMi1rHTF9Z5p8hYeGclD8OfrSESL/s1600/maria-isabel-lopez-update.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Maria Isabel Lopez explains her controversial video" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDVu2s8LeRkxKhltrvLVCxTC3DCyHZ7axHwJFHPmYh3w23tzJHAlnvffInd0MxKZvStqKs4ZlchxKuuGpwF87iQKnlFu0U9BWMLhtt_A4yh8VeJNAsMi1rHTF9Z5p8hYeGclD8OfrSESL/s1600/maria-isabel-lopez-update.JPG" title="Maria Isabel Lopez explains her controversial video" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LTO summons veteran actress Maria Isabel Lopez for 3 traffic violations. Photo Credit: Instagram/Maria Isabel Lopez</td></tr></tbody></table>In her interview with GMA News on Sunday, she stated that some traffic enforcers allowed other motorists to take the VIP lane that gave her the idea to do the same in order to avoid the massive traffic jam. She also emphasized that her survival instinct supported her decision to cruise the ASEAN lane.<br /><br />The actress also put the blame on the government officials for prioritizing and giving too much diplomatic privilege to the ASEAN members. “I become a second-class citizen in my own country”, said by Lopez.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />Watch the full interview (video courtesy of GMA News):<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="375" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fgmanews%2Fvideos%2F10155883195761977%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />Various government agencies condemned the ill-deed of the former beauty queen. According to Catalino Uy, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) OIC: “It can halt and derail traffic management and may put at risk both the summit delegates and the traffic violators themselves.”<br /><br />Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Spokesperson Celine Pialago clarified that what Lopez did is a clear breach of security. Pialago also said in an interview that their agency recommends the revocation of Maria Isabel’s driver’s license to the Land Transportation Office (LTO).<br /><br />On Monday, the LTO has summoned the actress following these traffic violations that she has committed: Disregard of Traffic Signs, Violation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act and Reckless Driving.<br /><br />Lopez however, sincerely apologized to the public for the second time during her interview.<br /><br />In the ASEAN week, 18 leaders plus US President Donald Trump, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Australia Prime Mister Malcolm Turnbull are all in the country to discuss the political-security, economic, and socio-cultural development of the ASEAN community.<br /><br />The Philippines’ year-long and third ASEAN Chairmanship this year coincides with the regional bloc’s 50th founding anniversary.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>— Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

WATCH: Maria Isabel Lopez explains her controversial video; LTO summons the actress

MANILA, Philippines - Former beauty queen and veteran actress Maria Isabel Lopez explained her viral video on violating ASEAN Summit 2017 tr...

MMDA to Maria Isabel Lopez: “What you did is a breach of security”

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – Veteran actress and former beauty queen Maria Isabel Lopez has trended on Sunday, November 12, as she posted sensitive and controversial video of her breaking the traffic protocol by driving on EDSA lanes reserved for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8Q8wLhRAiKd8A_Xt_A2rfE97vz20u_2X4e9TyT_uCmIaWWqQx4Id133zs3PxMDfdLUMVuOc-Z4SEtPhluHZhmMg2NzrUF-Oj7BXrszAFJxi3s11dt0KlDE47rzIrHicoaWAsOWQ74oM9/s1600/maria-isabel-lopez.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MMDA to Maria Isabel Lopez: “What you did is a breach of security”" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8Q8wLhRAiKd8A_Xt_A2rfE97vz20u_2X4e9TyT_uCmIaWWqQx4Id133zs3PxMDfdLUMVuOc-Z4SEtPhluHZhmMg2NzrUF-Oj7BXrszAFJxi3s11dt0KlDE47rzIrHicoaWAsOWQ74oM9/s1600/maria-isabel-lopez.jpg" title="MMDA to Maria Isabel Lopez: “What you did is a breach of security”" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actress and former beauty queen Maria Isabel Lopez shared her traffic violation on social media. Photo Credit: Facebook/Maria Isabel Lopez</td></tr></tbody></table><br />According to Lopez, she removed the traffic barriers and cones on the jam-packed EDSA and entered the ASEAN lane. She also narrated that the vehicles behind her car followed her lead to avoid getting stuck in the gridlock.<br /><br />The actress seemed loud and proud of what she did and even captioned her post “If u can’t beat ‘em, join them!” with matching taunting hashtags: #belikemaria #pasaway and #selfpreservation.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="683" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fma.isabellopez%2Fposts%2F10155919102834766&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />Netizens didn’t like what Maria Isabel did and earned her thousands of hate comments along with 10,000 shares. The actress’ post reached the office of MMDA and its spokesperson, Celine Pialago emphasized that it is a clear breach of security while LTFRB board member Aileen Lizada stated that Lopez is not a good role model.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />Metro Manila Development Authority spokesperson Celine Pialgo suggests to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to suspend Maria Isabel Lopez’ driver’s license as a sanction to the former beauty queen’s ill-deed.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>“It's a serious breach of security. MMDA and LTFRB will now recommend to the LTO the suspension or cancellation of the driver's license of Ma. Isabel Lopez,” Pialgo said.</i></blockquote><br />Lopez however reacted and explained on her Facebook account that she has a valid reason to enter the ASEAN lane. She also urged the netizens to watch her interview on GMA’s news program 24 Oras to see the entire picture of the scenario. The actress also apologized to the people who got affected by what she did.<br /><br /><b>Tight security for ASEAN Summit</b><br /><br />The country’s government officials are once again busy bees as the heads of South East Asian countries are set to arrive this weekend for the ASEAN Summit 2017. Aside from the ASEAN leaders, three of the most powerful politicians in world are in town as well. US President Donald Trump, Canada Prime Mister Justin Trudeau and Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will all be here to join their ASEAN counterparts for the summit.<br /><br />Part of the government’s preparation is to provide an impeccable security in the metro to prevent any inconvenience and threat while the high-end event is being done. Weeks prior to the event, MMDA has already advised the people to expect heavy traffic in most parts of Metro Manila especially on EDSA due to road closures.<br /><b><br /></b> <b>— Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

MMDA to Maria Isabel Lopez: “What you did is a breach of security”

MANILA, Philippines – Veteran actress and former beauty queen Maria Isabel Lopez has trended on Sunday, November 12, as she posted sensitive...

LOOK: Security officer caught removing diplomatic plate of Russian diplomat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- A security officer from McKinley Hill allegedly removed the diplomatic plate of a parked Mercedez-Benz in front of the PCGI building.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzys3LmIBLEtj6JtPvxpuZQMXzEHCT1V3A-UP32GKj_kGBpymYen0DhHQSZV1g6DOqSGPnrNOpbeDJ-4Q4_k1wbd6WBwjIk3Zv56XHtBTOaUvAsHa0beOauFEE1UDqPR4v4dPWdhArJNS/s1600/diplomat-plate.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Security officer caught removing diplomatic plate of Russian diplomat" border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzys3LmIBLEtj6JtPvxpuZQMXzEHCT1V3A-UP32GKj_kGBpymYen0DhHQSZV1g6DOqSGPnrNOpbeDJ-4Q4_k1wbd6WBwjIk3Zv56XHtBTOaUvAsHa0beOauFEE1UDqPR4v4dPWdhArJNS/s640/diplomat-plate.jpg" title="Security officer caught removing diplomatic plate of Russian diplomat" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: TopGear Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>The <a href="https://web.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/photos/a.147830941930649.28745.110345575679186/1056978071015927/?type=3&theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incident</a> was photographed and shared on the Facebook page of Top Gear Philippines by a certain Miko Duñgo Camacho. The post has over 2,600 shares as of press time.<br /><br />Most netizens believe that what the security officer did is a violation since Land Transportation Office (LTO) personnel are the only ones authorized to remove license plates. A report by<a href="http://manila.coconuts.co/2016/03/16/does-security-officer-have-power-over-russian-ambassadors-official-vehicle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Coconuts Manila</a> also revealed that the incident posed a much bigger problem since the license plate with plate number of 1,000 belongs to a Russian Diplomat. <br /><br />Camacho pointed out in his post that the security officer’s action could result to a big issue between the country and Russia as the vehicle in question is considered a “moving territory of Russia.<br /><br />Moreover, several netizens commented that the owner of the vehicle has “diplomatic immunity” based on the Vienna Convention.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://web.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/posts/1056978071015927" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://web.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/posts/1056978071015927:0">From Miko Duñgo Camacho: "This happened earlier in front of the the PCCI Building. The security officer from McKinley...<br />Posted by <a href="https://web.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/" rel="nofollow">TOP GEAR PHILIPPINES</a> on <a href="https://web.facebook.com/topgearphilippines/posts/1056978071015927:0" rel="nofollow">Tuesday, March 15, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />In the caption of his post, Camacho wrote: “This happened earlier in front of the the PCCI Building. The security officer from McKinley Hill was removing the plate of the parked Mercedes-Benz. This would have been fine under normal circumstances, but this car had a DIPLOMATIC PLATE (1000), meaning this is the Russian Ambassador's official vehicle. Maybe there's a new law on protocol, or maybe they have utter disregard for protocol. For me, this is just wrong. I think McKinley Hill security is going too far. This irresponsible action could result in a big issue between the Philippines and Russia."<br /><br />As of this writing, the security personnel nor the people involved in the incident have not released a statement regarding the issue.<br /><br />In his Facebook post, multimedia motoring journalist James Deakin said that the incident became an effective means to inform motorists that enforcers are not allowed to take your license plates.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://web.facebook.com/james.deakin/posts/971261599628452:0" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://web.facebook.com/james.deakin/posts/971261599628452:0">Personally, I'm so happy that this happened. It doesn't even matter anymore what the driver of the car did because it...<br />Posted by <a href="https://web.facebook.com/james.deakin/" rel="nofollow">James Deakin</a> on <a href="https://web.facebook.com/james.deakin/posts/971261599628452:0" rel="nofollow">Tuesday, March 15, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><b><br /></b><b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Security officer caught removing diplomatic plate of Russian diplomat

MANILA, Philippines- A security officer from McKinley Hill allegedly removed the diplomatic plate of a parked Mercedez-Benz in front of the ...