Traffic sanctions

Editorial 03/31/2017

The Cebu City Council needs to coordinate with stakeholders including the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) if it is serious in passing a proposed Cebu City ordinance that will…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/29/2017

PRICEY SPA A government official complained of pain in her neck during a seminar at a high-end hotel, so her assistant referred her to the hotel spa. But the official balked at her recommendation, saying it would…

Kidnap attempt

Editorial 03/23/2017

The persons arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap four schoolchildren in Minglanilla town last March 16 will have time to answer the charges to be filed against them, but the incident awoke bad memories of the kidnap-murder…

Lawyers for commuters safety group asks LTO to suspend Lim’s driver’s license

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/21/2017

THE Lawyers for Commuters Safety and Protection (LCSP) group based in Manila urged the the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) to suspend the driver’s license of road rage suspect David Lim Jr. Lawyer Ariel Inton…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/14/2017

BIRTHDAY GREETING A city official had a small, pleasant break as she appeared in court to testify as a witness in a hearing for a case filed against the city government. The city’s lawyer greeted her on…

Habal-habal driver shot dead in Lapu

Norman V. Mendoza 03/04/2017

A 42-year-old motorcycle-for-hire (habal-habal) driver was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-riding men in Sitio Kadulang, Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City. Avelino Patigdas of San Carlos Village, Barangay Marigondon, sustained several gunshot wounds in the body, killing him instantly.…

Cabbie found dead in Fuente Osmeña

Nestle L. Semilla 03/02/2017

A taxi driver was found dead inside his cab parked infront of a bank in Fuente Osmeña at 5:45 a.m. on Thursday. PO3 Winston Manogura of Fuente Police Station said a sidewalk vendor called the station to…

LA is world’s most clogged city

02/21/2017

DETROIT — When it comes to getting stuck in traffic on the way to and from work, Los Angeles leads the world. Drivers in the car-crazy California metropolis spent 104 hours each driving in congestion during peak…

MAO BA?

Editorial 02/15/2017

DRUNK DRIVING A group of friends who spent hours drinking in a convenience store along N. Bacalso Avenue decided to call it a night and went their separate ways. But while the others hailed a taxi, one…

Grenade blast kills habal-habal driver

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jheysel Tangaro, Jose Ma. Montelibano 02/13/2017

EXPLOSIVE FOUND IN PRIVATE LOT A 32-year-old “habal-habal” (motorcycle-for-hire) driver was killed after a rifle grenade he found on a vacant lot exploded past 9 a.m. in Sitio Tambisan, Barangay Tisa in Cebu City. Ruben Genterone, the…

Editorial 02/09/2017

COMPASSIONATE TAXI DRIVER A working student was already near his house on Mactan Island when he realized he left his wallet in his Cebu City office. Distraught, he asked the taxi driver to turn around so he…

Don’t start collecting P40 flagdown rate just yet – LTFRB 7

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/09/2017

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB 7) director Ahmed Cuizon warned taxi drivers and operators in Cebu not to collect P40 just yet saying they have yet to receive a signed copy…

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