Macho dancer lands in jail for failure to pay habal-habal fare

Futch Anthony Inso 08/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines- A macho dancer is now languishing in jail after he was arrested for failing to pay the fare of a motorcycle taxi or habal-habal on Monday, August 21, in Barangay Cogon-Ramos, Cebu City. The…

Backrider dies after motorcycle-for-hire collides with dump truck in Cebu City street

Paul Lauro 07/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippipnes — A 19-year-old female habal-habal passenger or backrider died after she was ran over by a garbage dump truck when the motorcycle-for-hire she was riding on collided with the truck at the street corner…

Rama creates body to regulate habal-habal

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has formed a new group in the City Hall tasked to supervise and regulate habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) operations here. Rama on May 23 issued Executive Order (EO) No. 8,…

Mandaue dad pushes bid to legalize ‘habal-habal’

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A City Councilor in Mandaue City is supporting the proposed plan on making the operation of “habal-habal” or motorcycle taxis legal. City Councilor Jimmy Lumapas, chairman of the committee on transportation, said that…

Habal-habal driver arrested for raping 6-year-old neighbor

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Emmariel Ares 02/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines- A 62-year-old ‘habal-habal’ driver was arrested on Monday, February 20, 2023, for allegedly raping a 6-year-old girl in Carcar City, southern Cebu. The accused, identified as Mario Bernal Panugan, a resident of the said…

Regulatory office for ‘habal-habal’ pushed

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Pancrasio “Jun” Alcover, Jr., is pushing for the creation of a motorcycle-for-hire regulatory office. His proposed ordinance titled “An ordinance creating the motorcycle-for-hire regulatory office, and providing funds, therefore,” has…

Habal-habal drivers donate in LTO-7 bloodletting campaign

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Motorcycle taxi (habal-habal) drivers in Metro Cebu gave back to the community by donating their blood on the World Blood Donors Day, June 14, 2022, at the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas…

Habal-habal driver nabbed with P700K worth of drugs in Sawang Calero

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 25-year-old high-value individual, who fronted as a ‘habal-habal’ driver was apprehended during a buy-bust operation with 106 grams of suspected ‘shabu’ worth P720,800 in Spolarium St. in Barangay Sawang Calero, Cebu City,…

Cebu transport officials brace for significant traffic impact for return of habal-habal

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Transport officials in Cebu are still waiting for orders from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the resumption of the pilot testing for motorcycle taxis in the three metropolia in the country, but…

Gwen suggests use of habal-habal for karenderya delivery

Rosalie Abatayo 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Motorcycle taxis that are no longer allowed to operate due to social distancing concerns may find opportunities in delivering food from eateries. This is what Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said following her order…

JoyRide motorcycle hailing firm taps Motax to legalize habal-habal in Cebu

PR 02/21/2020

Filipino-owned motorcycle hailing taxi app JoyRide has forged a partnership with Motortaxi Cooperative (Motax), the only registered motorcycle taxi cooperative, which aims to legalize habal-habal operations not only in Cebu but in the different parts of the…

DOTA 2 item seller gives away free face masks to help protect neighbors from 2019-nCoV

Rosalie Abatayo 02/04/2020

Mandaue City, Cebu — It takes a community and its people to fight the 2019-novel coronavirus. For Jade Nebato, an online seller of items of DOTA 2, sharing his blessing by giving free face masks is one…

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