CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) defended its recent enforcement actions against riders of Maxim. LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario said the agency is launching a broader crackdown on illegal transport services and is not singling out Maxim riders. "We are not...
BAGUIO CITY – A 62-year-old taxi driver was found dead inside his vehicle at the parking lane near City Hall on Thursday morning, July 31. The driver was a resident of Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet. Police said the driver was unresponsive when a security officer conducting a routine check of the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group–Negros Island Region (CIDG-NIR) arrested a 39-year-old taxi driver in Barangay III, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Thursday, six months after allegedly killing and raping a 31-year-old call center agent in Talisay City, Negros...
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...
