The inconvenience brought to the motoring public due to stopping the traffic flow along Commonwealth westbound in Quezon City early this week is not because of Vice President Sara Duterte.

Thus, said the Quezon Police Station 14 in a statement issued Thursday night after a video shared by former Bayan Muna party-list solon Teddy Casiño made the rounds on social media.

The video Casiño reposted on X (formerly Twitter) early Thursday afternoon showed a portion of Commonwealth being cleared of vehicles and a policeman saying that Duterte is expected to pass by the busy road.

"The said incident stemmed from a confusion and lapse in judgment of our policeman manning the traffic during that time," the statement read. "It appears that our policeman overreacted when he stopped the traffic for a few minutes, because of misleading information he overheard. "

Records showed Duterte has no engagement in the area. She was in Mindanao on Monday for the celebration of World Teachers Day and other activities.

The police personnel, identified in the statement as Sgt. Verdo Pantallano was said to have mistakenly heard the word VP; hence, he decided to clear the traffic as a sign of courtesy and security.

Pantallano reportedly apologized for his misgivings.

"Please forgive me. I thought it was because of a VIP (very important person)," he was quoted as saying in Filipino.

Lt. Col May Genio, PS 14 station commander, said the video uploader can be heard mentioning the name of VP Sara.

"I have ordered the relief of my policeman and put him under investigation to determine administrative liability for his actions. We assure the public that this incident will not happen again," Genio said.

Injurious, false

Meanwhile, the Office of the Vice President said the viral video is injurious information purely grounded in falsity.