Senator Mark Villar has filed a resolution seeking a Senate investigation into the recent attacks on Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) drivers, saying the incidents highlight the need for stronger safety measures in the ride-hailing sector. In filing Senate Resolution No. 527, the...
A truck driver in Quezon City was arrested after allegedly selling to a junk shop thousands of carton boxes worth P433,160 that had been entrusted to him for delivery. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the suspect only as alias “Michael,” 42, who was apprehended by operatives...
Authorities are investigating the motive behind the killing of a 42-year-old tricycle driver who was stabbed to death inside his house in Rodriguez, Rizal, on Tuesday, July 7. The Rodriguez Municipal Police Station said the victim, identified as “Melvin,” was inside his house in Barangay...
A 55-year-old taxi driver was injured after the vehicle he was driving allegedly lost its brakes and hit the wall of a commercial establishment along Batasan-San Mateo Road in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Sunday night, June 28. Police said the driver was heading home to San Mateo, Rizal...
CEBU CITY – A tricycle driver was gunned down in a terminal in Barangay Poblacion, Dalaguete town, southern Cebu. Reynaldo Mercado Amamangpan, 63, died on the spot, police said. The victim was waiting for passengers in a tricycle terminal when the attack happened at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday, June...
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver here has been fined and suspended by the Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) due to reckless driving that resulted in the death of a pedestrian in April. In a report on Wednesday, the agency said the resolution was received by the respondent...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Tuesday, June 16, issued a Show Cause Order to the driver and owner of a jeepney caught in a viral video evading a checkpoint in Marikina City, citing risks to passengers, motorists, and pedestrians. The LTO said the jeepney driver was apprehended after...
A National Police Commission (Napolcom) officer was arrested in Quezon City after allegedly brandishing a firearm and threatening a Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) driver following a minor road crash along EDSA in Mandaluyong City. The incident began with a vehicular collision between the...
Police arrested a ride-hailing driver for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of a 52-year-old man in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Wednesday, June 3, while a manhunt continues for his motorcycle-riding companion who pulled the trigger. The victim was shot dead by one of two suspects...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) driver in Rodriguez, Rizal, following a road rage incident in Quezon City on May 28, which left a 73-year-old transport network vehicle service (TNVS) driver injured. The suspect, identified as alias...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is tracking down the driver of a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) involved in a road rage incident that left a 73-year-old transport network vehicle service (TNVS) driver injured in Quezon City. The incident, which went viral after being posted on a social media...
CEBU CITY – A tablet, a portable electronic device, led to the arrest of a tricycle suspected to be behind the gruesome killing of a 19-year-old woman in Alcoy, Cebu. Police said Anthony Antig, 42, admitted fatally stabbing Jeani Pyrll Oropesa Belardo before dumping her in a grassy area in ...
