When the Land Transportation Office issues a show cause order (SCOs) and publishes it on social media, it always involves a very serious matter. These SCOs often come with heavy punishments, and they’re not something to be joked about.
Granted, it also comes with an immense amount of publicity, just not the kind you should go around bragging about. But in the case of a certain moto vlogger dubbed ‘Luciver’ who went viral recently, he went so far as faking an SCO for himself just for clout.
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The original post, which has since been taken down, read: “Viral na vlogger na namimigay ng bigbike na hindi naman kanya for content, pinag-show cause ng LTO; lisensya suspendido, MC may alarm status.” We were able to see the original post before it was taken down. We immediately found out it was fake after cross-referencing with the LTO’s Facebook page. Frankly, we’re not surprised that it didn’t get the guy on the agency’s good side after this.
The template was there, but grammar was wrong and the wording was off, which were already telltale signs. To make matters worse, the suppposed vlogger posted it on his personal page as if it were a laughing matter. Now, the LTO has issued a subpoena against the vlogger.
LTO issues subpoena against vlogger who faked LTO show cause order:
“Ang paggawa o pagpapakalat ng pekeng dokumento na nagpapanggap na opisyal na inilabas ng LTO ay isang seryosong usapin,” said LTO chief Markus Lacanilao. “Hindi natin hinahayaang magamit ang pangalan at awtoridad ng ahensya para sa pansariling interes o para lamang sa content. Hindi kukunsintihin ng LTO ang anumang gawain na nagdudulot ng kalituhan o maling impormasyon sa publiko. Mahalaga na mapanatili ang tiwala ng publiko sa mga dokumento at proseso ng ating ahensiya.”
Be careful what you wish for, folks, because they might just come true. Now, for the other Facebook users who were asking for ChatGPT prompts for this template, we hope this will serve as a strong-enough reminder that you can’t fake a show cause order for clout.
