Manila, March 26 -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the registered owner of a passenger bus following a smoke-belching complaint and ordered a vehicle inspection for the vehicle.

In a statement on Wednesday, LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II, said a show cause order (SCO) has been issued to the bus company that owns the bus with license plate ABG 4240.

The SCO, he said, was issued based on the complaint of a concerned citizen.

"HIndi po tayo tumitigil sa paghuli ng mga violations ng smoke belching. Kaya nga nagpapasalamat tayo sa mga concerned citizens na tinutulungan ang inyong LTO para ma-identify and mapanagot ang mga violators (We are not stopping the apprehension of smoke-belching violators. That's ...