Call center agent has witness; LTFRB resets inquiry

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/20/2015

The call center agent who complained that he and his wife were threatened with a knife by an angry taxi driver last March 10 brought his witness, another call center agent, to the Land Transportation Franchising and…

LTFRB denies request to suspend P10 taxi fare rollback

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/17/2015

THE provisional fare reduction of P10 for taxi will remain after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) denied the request of a  group of taxi operators from Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and Panay to suspend the…

LTFRB to hold hearing on P10 flag-down taxi rate

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/17/2015

THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) central office will hold a hearing on the motion for reconsideration filed by taxi operators on the P10 flag-down rate discount today. LTFRB member Antonio Enrile Inton Jr., said…

Hearing on accused cabbie scheduled next Thursday

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/13/2015

The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) scheduled the continuation of the hearing between call center Dave Say Horca and taxi driver Joel Ramos at 2 p.m. next Thursday. Horca and Ramos were asked to present witnesses…

Cabbie threats

03/13/2015

Everyone has their bad days. If  taxi driver Joel Ramos was having one,  it became worse after his vehicle was boarded by Dave Say Horca and his wife last Monday evening. Horca’s account of a violent outburst…

TWO TAXI TALES

Apple Ta-as 03/13/2015

The taxi driver who was widely criticized in social media for violently flaring up at two passengers who asked for a P10 flag down discount in Cebu City faced his accuser yesterday. Joel Ramos, 45, was more…

Cab driver denies poking knife; passengers

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/12/2015

The Cebu City taxi driver who was accused of poking a knife and threatening  at a couple who asked for  a P10 discount on the flag down rate denied harassing them. “Dili baya ko criminal (I am …

Threatened by cab driver

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/11/2015

A call center agent and his wife got the scare of their lives when a taxi driver flashed a knife at them and shouted curses when they asked for a P10 rebate because of lower flag down…

How safe is the passenger?

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/11/2015

The ordeal of the husband and wife who encountered a hostile taxicab driver isn’t quite over. When call center agent Dave Say Horca went home to Escario Street, Cebu City  after his work shift at dawn yesterday,…

How to report an overcharging taxi driver

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/10/2015

1. Note the taxi’s body number or plate number 2. Call the hotline of LTFRB-7: 1342 (for calls only) VIBER/Text Hotline Nos. 0917-550-1342 (Globe & TM subscribers) and 0998-550-1342 (Smart, TnT & Sun subscribers) 3. Or visit…

P1,000 fine for overcharging taxi driver

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/10/2015

LTFRB also penalizes  taxi operator P5,000     It was his first offense for overcharging, but a painful one. A cab driver who’s been driving for 10 years, will be the first in Cebu City to be…

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