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PBBM names new heads of transport agencies



President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed new top officials for three agencies under the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Malacañang announced on Friday.

Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Markus Lacanilao, the country’s special envoy on transnational crime, has been named Land Transportation Office (LTO) chairman.

Lacanilao replaced Vigor Mendoza II, who will now serve as chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

Meanwhile, Mendoza replaced Teofilo Guadiz III, who has been reassigned as chairman of the Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC). | PND