New LTO-7 chief to commuters: Report abusive taxi drivers

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The new chief of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) said the agency will  continue its effort to crack down on abusive taxi drivers in the region. Newly appointed LTO-7 director Glen…

Taxi passenger shot dead in Quiot; cops turn to CCTVs to identify, catch killer

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 03/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are hoping that footage from security cameras may give them a lead on the killer of a taxi passenger, who was shot dead this afternoon, March 3, in Barangay Quiot, Cebu City.…

Driver, whose taxi flipped over at the foot of the Tabunok flyover, is safe

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 01/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The driver, whose taxi flipped over at the foot of the Tabunok flyover in Talisay City, is safe. Jonathan Tumulak, chief of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA), said…

LTFRB-7 to commuters: Do not pay new fare without new fare matrix

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A top official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) has advised commuters not to pay the new minimum fare if drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) fail…

Hit-and-run driver, drags motorcycle stuck under his SUV to his home 2 km away, nabbed

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The hit and run driver, who literally dragged a motorcycle stuck under his Ford Everest from Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City to his home about 2 kilometers away in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City,…

TWG: Motorcycle taxi pilot run to continue after Senate hearing

Katrina Hallare 01/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The pilot run on motorcycle taxis will continue despite an earlier decision to terminate it early, Antonio Gardiola Jr., the chairman of the Department of Transportation’s technical working group, said on Tuesday. “The sentiment…

Bontuyan killing probe: Cops waiting for crime lab’s results of taxi’s dashcam footage

Zena V. Magto 05/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Police are waiting for the results of the footage in the dashboard camera of the taxicab beside Police Captain Delfin Bontuyan when he was shot dead on his motorcycle that they…

LTFRB-7 to summon Worldwide Taxi operator on ‘isnabero cabbie’ incident involving PWD

Futch Anthony Inso 03/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) will summon the operator of Worldwide Taxi, after a post in social networking site, Facebook, went viral. In Melai Balsomo’s Facebook account,…

Taxi driver nidunggab sa tangkugo sa ex-convict na silingan, nabalhog sa prisohan

Benjie B. Talisic 02/24/2019

SIYUDAD SA SUGBO, Pilipinas — Ang usa ka 68 na anyos na taxi driver nabalhog sa prisohan human kini iyang gidunggab ang usa ka 47 anyos na ex-convict na iyang silingan sa Sitio All Season 3 sa…

Cebu’s Largest Taxi Fleet Accepting Cashless Payments thru Cell Phones

PR 01/30/2019

    Passengers of RP Corominas cabs, the largest taxi fleet in Cebu, can now avail of cashless payments using smart phones through GCash. “We partnered with GCash to provide convenience to our riders and drivers through…

Taxi drivers in South Korea to hold mass rally vs carpool service

Inquirer.net 12/12/2018

  SEOUL — The conflict between the country’s taxi industry and information technology giant Kakao has escalated to new heights after a taxi driver burned himself to death in protest. The taxi unions, which have staged multiple…

Police arrest suspect in taxi driver’s death

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/10/2018

A known robber, the suspect denied having a hand in the crime A slip of the tongue could mean the end of Eric Ramos’ days as a free man. This after Ramos, 30, accidentally told a police…

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