An official of the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) encouraged the riding public to report unscrupulous taxi drivers to the agency and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 11 (LTFRB 11).
CTTMO head Dionisio Abude issued the advisory after receiving complaints from passengers from the Davao International Airport (DIA) that some taxi drivers don’t give change and refuse to give a ride if the trip is short.
“Niabot na sa atong mayor (Sebastian Duterte) ang reklamo mahitungod aning mga drivers gikan sa airport dili na muhatag ug kambyo. Dili lang sa airport basta dunay reklamo sa atong mayor, naay ubang drivers dili muhatag ug kambyo. Gi-inform ang atong opisina sa city administrator immediately nakig-alayon ko sa LTFRB 11 para mahibal-an sa tanan,” Abude said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Thursday.
Abude added that this kind of behavior among taxi drivers is not acceptable as it will hurt the image of the city.
“Para mahibal-an sa tanan kung unsa buhaton sa atong mga pasahero nga sumasakay sa taxi, bisan dili lang sa dili muhatag ug kambyo, tanan, kay naa pud personal na miabot sa ako bahin aning masuko kung duol lang kaayo ang biyahe, naay isa ka reklamo nga gikan sa musakay unta gikan sa airport paingon sa Buhangin nasuko ang driver kay duol ra daw kaayo so gibundak ang pultahan, niabot na ni siya sa LTFRB bahin aning behaviors sa mga taxi drivers,” he said.
Abude said passengers must remember the driver’s name and the plate number. It is also best to take a picture of the plate and the body numbers as well as the name of the company of the taxi and send it to CTTMO and LTFRB.
“Kung ang pasahero nakasakay na ug nakalingkod na, i-capture nila ang PUV ID from CTTMO sa atubangan ug sa likod sa pasahero through QR code scanner ug kung na-capture na nila i-send sa Facebook Page sa LTFRB and CTTMO,” he added.
He said drivers will be penalized with P5,000 fine for the first offense, P10,000 and impounding of unit for the second offense, and revocation or cancelation of the franchise for the third offense.
In December last year, digital creator TG vented his disappointment at a taxi driver who did not give his P4.00 change.
“Hindi ko alam kung sa Davao ko lang ma experience ito o buong Pilipinas talaga. Yung nandito ako sa Davao na realize ko na ang mga taxi drivers dito sa Davao, hindi naman lahat, o halos sa mga nasasakyan ko, naniniwala ako na hindi lisensya ang pinakauna na kukunin nila. Sa na experience ko ang mga taxi drivers dito (hindi lahat), ang pinakaunang gagawin nila mag-aral ng mathematics lalo na ang plus at minus. Kasi hindi sila marunong magbigay ng tamang barya, pag ang pamasahe mo P96, hindi na sila magbarya ng P4,” he said.
He also mentioned in his vlog that he repeatedly experienced this in Davao City.
