BINI Mikha apologizes for alleged traffic violation

“There is absolutely no excuse for using my phone while behind the wheel. It was careless and irresponsible,” Mikha wrote in a post on X late Nov. 11.

The controversy began as clips of her Nov. 10 Weverse livestream circulated online, appearing to show her using her cellphone while driving and briefly taking both hands off the steering wheel.

The Land Transportation Office then issued a show-cause order against the P-pop idol over possible violations of Republic Act No. 10913, or the Anti-Distracted Driving Act, as well as other traffic regulations.

The agency placed her driver’s license under a 90-day preventive suspension and directed her to surrender it while the investigation proceeds.

Later in the day, Mikha voluntarily appeared at the LTO, and was ordered to submit a sworn explanation and supporting documents. She is also scheduled to appear before the agency’s investigation division on Nov. 20.

Under the Anti-Distracted Driving Act, drivers are prohibited from using mobile devices for activities such as composing or reading messages and browsing the internet while driving, including when temporarily stopped at a traffic light.