Manila, July 8 -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Tuesday summoned the owner of a Honda Click motorcycle that went viral for having an obscured license plate.

In a statement, LTO Executive Director Greg Pua Jr. said a show-cause order has been issued to the registered owner in addition to having the motorcycle placed on alarm to bar any transactions with the LTO involving the vehicle.

A picture of the motorcycle with its license plate deliberately altered went viral, presumably to avoid detection by traffic enforcement systems, such as the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP).

"Ang mga ganitong gawain ay malinaw na paglabag sa ating batas. Hindi natin hahayaang makalusot ang mga driver na sadyang nagtatago ng kanilang pagkakak...