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…

Stray bullet kills habal-habal driver in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/06/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A 39-year-old habal-habal driver or a motorcycle-for-hire driver died a few hours after celebrating the birthday of his brother when he was hit by a stray bullet while inside his house in Sitio…

Body of missing habal-habal driver found in dam

Delta Letigio and Paul Lauro 12/26/2019

(First update) CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The body of habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) driver Jonathan Canggas, who was officially reported missing on December 25, was retrieved by personnel from Danao City’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) at 11:30…

Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill habal-habal driver in Manjuyod

Florence Baesa 12/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 20-year-old habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) driver was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen as he was sitting on a concrete fence in front of the public market at the Barangay Poblacion in Manjuyod town in…

Pardo police chief: Angkas driver person of interest in habal-habal driver’s killing

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An Angkas driver is allegedly a person of interest in the killing of a habal-habal or motorcycle-for-hire driver at past midnight today, December 6, 2019, along Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Barangay Bulacao, Cebu…

Hit-and-run driver in fatal Minglanilla accident arrested in Mambaling

Alven Marie O. Timtim 07/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police have arrested the hit-and-run driver involved in the fatal July 28 early morning road accident in Minglanilla town. Adonis Belocura, 29, of Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. or…

City’s distribution of rice to habal-habal drivers to be done on Saturday, Feb. 23

Morexette Marie Erram 02/21/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The distribution of sacks of rice to over 6,000 habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) drivers in Cebu City will push through this Saturday, February 23, 2019. Francisco Fernandez, the executive assistant of Cebu City Mayor Tomas…

Motorcycle-for-hire driver killed in grenade explosion

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 02/13/2017

CEBU CITY–A 32-year-old 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 didn’t know what he found was…

‘Habal-habal’ driver shot dead in Busay

Nestle L. Semilla 01/04/2017

A ‘habal-habal’ driver was shot dead in a mountain barangay in Cebu City by two unidentified assailants on Tuesday noon. Eduardo General,36, who also works as construction worker, was shot at the back of his head while…

Regulating habal-habal

Editorial 12/08/2016

Lest habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) operators rejoice prematurely, last Wednesday’s hearing at the Cebu City Council is only a step in the very long journey towards regulating their operations in the city. Not a few city councilors were supportive…

LTFRB: Habal-habal still not recognized as public transport

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/29/2016

UNTIL now, it is still not clear which agency should exercise jurisdiction in regulating the existence of motorcycles-for-hire or “habal-habal” drivers in Cebu City. During yesterday’s public hearing on a proposed city ordinance allowing the city to…

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