BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Two motorcycle riders and a child in-conflict with the law (CICL) were collared after speeding away from a checkpoint in Barangay San Nicolas III on Tuesday, Nov. 15 and yielding shabu. Bacoor City Police Station identified the suspects as Abdul Jabbar D. Didagun and...
The gig economy is defined as a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs. Throughout history, the gig economy is a vital one, with gig workers (aka freelancers) taking up temporary or project-based work. They are hired to...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) on Thursday, Nov. 10, launched the ‘’Bisdak Cop Riders” – a team of motorcycle-riding policemen tasked to curb street crimes in the region. MEMBERS of the Police Regional Office-7 ‘Bisdak Cop Riders’ demonstrate how to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, November 8 commended delivery service company Lalamove for responding to the family of one of their riders who died while he was on duty last November 1. But Hontiveros said she laments the company’s statement that rider Noel Escote was “not fulfilling orders...
Taking up the cudgels for delivery riders, Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has sought a House investigation on the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) after receiving reports and complaints from such riders that they are being slapped with enormous fees “without due...
SAN JUAN, Batangas -- A police officer was ambushed by a motorcycle-riding tandem suspects while on his way to Batangas Police Provincial Office on Sunday afternoon, August 7, at Barangay Calicanto in this town. The BPPO reported that the victim was Police Executive Master Sergeant Romel Mapa...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a bill that seeks to protect delivery riders and drivers against unjustified cancellation of orders or “no show” customers. ‘’These fraudulent acts result in a waste of time, effort, and money on the part of the delivery riders or drivers. What...
Bagong Henerasyon Rep. Bernadette Herrera has refiled a bill that would protect delivery riders from fraudulent transactions by requiring cashless payments and imposing fees and imprisonment on customers who would cancel their orders at the last minute. (Janssen Romero/ File photo/ MANILA...
The realities of the job and what motivates them In the past two years, delivery riders have become a constant fixture in the daily lives of most Filipinos as e-commerce and online shopping gained popularity in the country. Everyday, they brave the roads to ensure that parcels are delivered on time...
ENRILE, Cagayan – A motorcycle went into flames as a result of a strong impact after it was bumped off by a car, resulting in the death of its two riders in an accident along national highway in Brgy. Roma Norte, Enrile, Cagayan on Saturday. Police identified the victims as Marlon Pascual,...
CAGAYAN -- Two delivery riders were arrested by joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) of the Cagayan Provincial Police Office for selling dried marijuana leaves during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday afternoon, April 27,...
Senatorial aspirant Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he will continue pushing for the promotion of motorcycle tourism to boost the country’s domestic tourism and stimulate the country’s economy heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a motorcycle enthusiast and travel blogger,...
