CEBU CITY – Two men were shot dead and a habal-habal driver was wounded in Tuburan town, northern Cebu on Sunday night, Nov. 24. Police identified the fatalities as Arnold Amansing Ebo and Joey Atienza. Wounded was Jecar Sebas Rosalejos, the 37-year-old driver of the habal-habal...
CEBU CITY – A habal-habal (motorcycle taxi) driver was arrested and three kilos of suspected shabu worth P21.4 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in Compostela town, northern Cebu past midnight on Saturday, September 14. Police identified the suspect as Francis Serecon Molina, 45. The...
CEBU CITY – A taxi driver and “habal-habal” (motorcycle-for-hire) driver are facing possible penalties after they figured in a fistfight in the middle of the road in Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, on Monday, October 2. The incident was caught on video and has gone viral online. A...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Cebu has created an office regulating the operation of motorcycle taxis locally known as “habal-habal.” CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama (right) and Vice President Sara Duterte on their way to grand launching of Pier 88 in Cebu. (FB) Mayor Michael Rama issued...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued a stern warning to riders of the pilot participants of the Motorcycle (MC) Taxi Pilot Study Program of the government to refrain from asking for fares that exceed the guidelines of the technical working group on MC taxis and the Land Transportation...
Operations of motorcycles-for-hire must be regulated by government in order to ensure the safety of its patrons. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte With this in mind, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte filed House Bill (HB) No. 4470. He said that while "habal-habal" or motorcycle...
CEBU CITY – A 29-year-old pregnant woman was killed after a trailer truck ran over her in Mandaue City Thursday, June 2. Police identified the fatality as Jouana Mie Dacua, a pharmacy cashier. Police said the victim was riding a “habal-habal” (motorcycle for hire) on her way to work when the...
