TRANSPORTATION Secretary Vince Dizon on Saturday ordered the immediate preventive suspension of all Land Transportation Office (LTO) personnel involved in the questionable arrest of a motorcycle rider in Barangay Tawala, Bohol, on Friday.

A video of the incident circulating online showed seven LTO personnel forcibly dismounting a man from his motorcycle.

During the altercation, the man, later identified as the elder brother of a former vice mayor of Panglao, was heard shouting he was a farmer.

Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has informed LTO-7 (Central Visayas) Director Glenn Galario of the incident and called for appropriate action against the personnel involved.

Galario on Friday acknowledged the distressing nature of the arrest and apologized on behalf of the agency.

""LTO-7 takes any allegations of improper conduct seriously. As such, we are launching an immediate investigation into the actions of the LTO-7 Field Enforcement Officers involved in the incident. This investigation will be conducted in accordance with established procedures, and any officer found to have acted outside of protocol will be held accountable," Galario said.