CEBU CITY – A 53-year-old taxi driver was allegedly robbed and stabbed by two brothers in Barangay Bulacao here on Saturday morning, March 15. Police identified the victim as Glicerio Mier, a resident of Barangay Vito, Minglanilla town, Cebu province and driver of CTC taxi. Investigation said two...
ILOILO CITY – Anthony Barredo Aguirre, a taxi driver here, was feted for returning P2.4 million in cash left by his passenger inside his vehicle on Jan. 18. AGUIRRE (Office of Congressman Gorriceta) The passenger, a businesswoman, inadvertently left the bag in the A&A Marie Taxi driven...
Sen. Grace Poe called for the passage of the bill to legalize and regulate motorcycles-for-hire as a safe mode of transportation. "The motorcycle-for-hire bill has been through the long and winding road to passage. Our tank is full," Poe said during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public...
The Motorcycle Taxi Community Philippines, a group of motorcycle taxi riders across the Philippines, is urging Senate Committee on Public Services Chairman, Senator Raffy Tulfo, to prioritize and accelerate the legalization of motorcycle taxis nationwide. The group emphasizes that the...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino hailed the indefinite suspension by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) of its controversial order prohibiting the use of temporary license plates beginning January 1, 2025. “A victory for motorcycle riders,” he said. “The suspension of its December...
The number of motorcycle taxis operating in the National Capital Region (NCR) remains at 45,000 since three years ago, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said as it denied reports of uncontrolled increase in its number. LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III was reacting...
A transport group has asked President Marcos to intervene in what it described as an uncontrolled surge of motorcycle taxis that is now affecting the daily income of legitimate operators and drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs). Boy Vargas, president of the Alliance of Transport Operators and...
Motorcycle taxi company Move It vowed to collaborate with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to bolster safety measures to protect commuters and the public. In a statement, Wayne Jacinto, Move It general manager, noted the...
Sen. Grace Poe hailed the recent addition of newly accredited players for motorcycle taxis through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Motorcycle taxis wait for new passengers along EDSA in Mandaluyong City on Friday, May 3. The Land Transportation Franchising and...
There will be no more additional motorcycle taxis that will be allowed in Metro Manila, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said amid concerns of negative impact on traffic if the government would increase the number. Concerns were raised in the past days after the LTFRB was...
Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday, March 26, that the technical working group (TWG) studying the concept of motorcycle taxi should finish and submit its pilot study amid calls for its expansion. "Expanding the program to other locations and new players needs efficient planning and traffic...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A suspected drug pusher was arrested and shabu valued at P10,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Beckel here on March 15. Police said the suspect was a 44-year-old male taxi driver listed as a high-value individual from Baguio City. The suspect was...
