Actress Maria Isabel Lopez does some explaining before Director Francis Almora of the Law Enforcement Service of the Land Transportation Office on Thursday. 鈥擥RIG C. MONTEGRANDE
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) wishes beauty queen-actress Maria Isabel Lopez all the luck in the world after she supposedly hogged TV and movie deals following her intrusion into the lane designated for Asean delegates last week.
鈥淕ood for her. I wish her all good (sic) luck in the world,鈥� Jojo Garcia, MMDA assistant general manager for planning, told reporters on Friday.
On her Facebook post, Lopez bragged that she received 鈥渢oo many offers鈥� after she disregarded traffic signs along the southbound lane of Edsa last Saturday and tricked MMDA enforcers into thinking that she was an Asean delegate. Transport and security officials called her stunt a 鈥渟erious security breach.鈥�
Among the offers she supposedly received are 鈥淭V guestings, new soap, two new movies for 2018鈥� and an 鈥渋nternational film to be shot in Japan.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 booked guys till 2019鈥� Bashers, why did you do this to me?鈥� Lopez said.
The former beauty queen noted though that she hopes that MMDA traffic enforcers assigned that night in Mandaluyong City where she committed her violation 鈥渄on鈥檛 lose their jobs as it鈥檚 food on their table.鈥�
Garcia assured聽on Friday聽that no traffic enforcer would be penalized, since based on their investigation 鈥渢here are no enforcers鈥� deployed in that area.
鈥淪he just barged in [to the Asean lane],鈥� Garcia said of Lopez.
The Land Transportation Office is currently studying the penalty to be imposed on Lopez. The MMDA earlier sought the agency to revoke Lopez鈥檚 license for reckless driving, disregarding traffic signs and violating the Anti-Distracted Driving Act.
According to Garcia, motorists who followed Lopez鈥檚 lead would also be charged with the same violations.
Lopez drew flak from authorities and netizens alike for being an undisciplined driver, especially that thousands of motorists stayed put despite being caught in hours-long traffic along Edsa.