Ex-LTFRB employee Tumbado seeks postponement of NBI probe

Former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) official Jeff Tumbado on Sunday confirmed that he has received a subpoena from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), but asked for a postponement of the agency's probe.

According to Luisito Santos' report on Super Radyo dzBB, the subpoena concerns Tumbado's allegations of corruption in the LTFRB that he had already recanted.

The Department of Justice, which supervises the NBI, said Tumbado is expected to present evidence on Monday, October 16.

Tumbado said he is willing to participate in the investigation. However, he asked for a postponement as he is also preparing for a hearing at the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

He asked his legal counsel Pearl Campanilla to attend the NBI probe on his behalf.

LOOK: Kinumpirma ni Jeffrey Tumbado, dating executive assistant ni LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III na natanggap na niya ang subpoena mula sa NBI. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/UiSDU7jxDl

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) October 15, 2023

Tumbado, the former executive assistant of suspended LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III, had claimed that Guadiz delivered corruption money to Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista.

He also said that Guadiz told him two congressmen were also in on collecting P5 million from transactions such as the opening of new routes or franchises.

Tumbado, however, later recanted his allegations, saying his remarks were "borne out of impulse, irrational thinking, misjudgment, and poor decision-making."

He said the sworn statement was also "a form of public apology" to Guadiz, Bautista, the Department of Transportation, and the Office of the President.

Manibela, the transport group that presented Tumbado to the media last week over his allegations, said it will push through with its transport strike on Monday. — BM, GMA Integrated News