Cabbie hit for spraying perfume inside vehicle

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2016

A TAXI driver is under investigation for reportedly spraying chemicals on his vehicle’s airconditioning which made a female passenger dizzy early on Sunday morning. Driver Rodger Castro of M and J taxi was summoned to a hearing…

Motorcycle rider, taxi in collision near motel

06/16/2016

A MOTORCYCLE rider collided with a taxi near a motel in Barangay Calambam, V. Rama Street Thursday noon. The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) said the motorcycle driver Kirby Baculad and his rider Josephine Andaya sustained minor…

Digong to lead Congress to restore death penalty

05/17/2016

Tough-talking Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte yesterday did not mince words when he talked about his plans to restore death penalty for heinous crimes. “I would lead Congress to restore death penalty,” the presumptive President said…

Taxi catches fire in Kamputhaw

Apple Ta-as 05/16/2016

A TAXI unit caught fire while passing through Escario Street in Cebu City at 11 a.m today. Driver Reynaldo Conson of M and J taxi said he asked his three passengers to get out when he noticed…

Resolution of taxi flag-down rate to be tackled after Duterte assumes office

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/13/2016

THE resolution of the final taxi flag-down rate may be addressed only after President-elect Rodrigo Duterte assumes office in June. Reynaldo Elnar, assistant regional director for Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7), also said yesterday that…

Provisional fare rate

04/07/2016

So what else was new with last Monday’s rally by a handful of taxi operators and drivers in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board regional office? Those who joined the rally led by the…

Cabbie robbed of P3,000 earnings

Chito O. Aragon 03/29/2016

A TAXI driver was robbed by three men posing as passengers at a darkened portion in sitio Oppra, barangay Kalunasan in Cebu City at Tuesday dawn. Taxi driver Danny Sakayan said the three men flagged down his…

Traffic at Natalio Bacalso Avenue as concrete post hits taxi

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/22/2016

HEAVY traffic congestion occurred along the national highway at Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Cebu City at noon Tuesday after a concrete post hit the passenger side of a taxi. The taxi driver Rodulfo Erias said he and…

Cabbies see lesser earnings as P30 flag-down rate starts

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/19/2016

Lidio Concepcion, 57, shook his head as he counted his P360 earnings for three hours of driving a taxi in Cebu City yesterday, which was the start of the implementation of the  P30 flag-down rate for taxis.…

Cuizon vows to look into drivers’ woes

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/17/2016

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 director Ahmed Cuizon assured that the grievances of taxi drivers will be looked into. Cuizon said they have already filed a motion for reconsideration against the taxi fare rollback…

Operators in Cebu seek P5 cut

Edison Delos Angeles 03/17/2016

A taxi operators’ group in Cebu is seeking a lower P5 reduction of the flagdown rate instead of the P10 cut to be implemented on March 19. “Ug P10 ang reduction luoy kaayo ang mga driver. Alkansi…

Cebu drivers protest reduction of flagdown rate

Edison Delos Angeles 03/16/2016

More than 100 taxi units blocked a portion of L. Briones Street in front of the Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) to protest the reduction of their flagdown rates. Some drivers carried…

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