LTFRB "OPLAN SUPLADO" TO BE IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVE TODAY

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board warns taxi drivers who will refuse to convey passengers or those who do not use taxi meters but set a contract instead will face heavy penalties that may include cancellation of franchise.

The LTFRB will implement  "Oplan Suplado" starting today,  which aims to reprimand abusive  taxi drivers who violate franchising laws like refusing to convey passenger, non-usage of taxi meters or non-issuance of  taxi receipts.

Complaints from taxi commuters has been flooding LTFRB about abusive taxi drivers who would not agree to give them a ride if their destination is near, or had to agree for a certain contract first before they can take a ride. These incidents usually happen during holiday season and the prompt implementation of "Oplan Suplado" will be a great help for the commuters.

For complaints, contact LTFRB Hotline 1342.
For SMS and Viber, contact 0917-550-1342 or 0998-550-1342.

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Dominador Say, undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that talks are underway with Chinese embassy officials on this possibility. China’s five major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will soon be the destination for Filipino domestic workers who are seeking higher income.

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BE CAREFUL: TAXI PASSENGER FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ALONG THE STREET

THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE RIDING THE TAXI AT NAIA, METRO MANILA AND ABROAD

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A taxi driver named Anselmo Nava, in Iloilo returned the bag of his OFW passenger with a money worth P300,000. He said he can live with his earnings from being a taxi driver without being tempted to keep the money that is not his. 

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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates Will Introduce Tax?

In a report from The Times, and UK's Independent News, starting 2018, the GCC countries will introduce value added tax or VAT to the general public. 

Said Times: "Six Gulf states have said they will tax their citizens for the first time in a radical policy shift.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - a loose federation of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - has agreed to introduce VAT following costly military campaigns and a drop in global oil prices.

Saudi Arabia has withdrawn tens of billions of dollars from global investment funds in an attempt to reduce its budget deficit."

Oil prices have dropped to $40 a barrel and continued to go down to as low as $35 a barrel since last week - the lowest since the financial crisis.

The GCC council announced a target to introduce VAT over the next three years - 2018.  Healthcare, education, social services and 94 food items will be excluded.Taxation is considered an alternative source of income for Gulf states hoping to move their economies and populations away from dependence on oil and gas.

To limit smuggling and competitiveness, the 6 countries aim to introduce the tax at the same time, reported by The Independent.

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Even Some Taxi's Going to the Airport Are Part of the Tanim-Bala?

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) summoned the operator and the driver of the Virgil taxi with license plates UVK 190 that was allegedly involved in a laglag-bala case near the NAIA. LTFRB’s announcement was posted on the agency’s official Twitter account yesterday morning. LTFRB chairman Winston Ginez said that the board would issue a show cause order against the operator and driver of the taxi requiring them to appear at a hearing on Wednesday morning to give their side about the scam that has been circulating online.

Julius Niel Habana posted on Facebook some photos of the Vigil taxi on Oct. 30 warning OFWs who will be going abroad. Habana said that his seaman friend was on his way to the NAIA on Oct. 29 when he was almost victimized by the laglag-bala scam. He said his friend noticed that the taxi driver had placed something inside his bag. 

Habana said the seaman sent him a text message asking for his advise and he told his friend to go to his place first before going to the airport. He said when his friend arrived he took the bag from the taxi and they found a .38 caliber bullet inside. He said that because his friend was catching an international flight, they did not file a complaint against the taxi driver and the seaman took another taxi to the airport. Source: Philstar.com
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LTFRB will summon driver of taxi with Plate No. UVK 190 for allegedly being involved in "laglag bala" modus. pic.twitter.com/sacZyDjVBb

— LTFRB_CHAIRMAN (@LTFRB_Chairman) November 1, 2015

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THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE RIDING THE TAXI

THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE RIDING THE TAXI AT NAIA, METRO MANILA AND ABROAD

THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE YOU RIDE A TAXI AT:

NAIA

1.Huwag makisabay ng taxi sa hindi niyo kakilala sa airport. Maraming kaso na naghahanap ng paraang makatipid, yun pala magnanakaw, manghoholdap o nagpapanggap ang kahati sa bayad sa taxi. Sa panahon ng taggipit hindi maiwasang may mga taong magsasamantala sa mga OFW sapagkat alam nila na may dala itong pera o gamit sa bakasyon.

2.Iwasan ang taxi  na panay ang pahinto-hinto at patawag-tawag ng celpon. Maaring tumatawag ito ng kakuntsaba para sa holdap o mananambang sa daan.

3.Huwag hayaang buksan ang trunk ng taxi habang nakahinto o nagpapagasolina ang taxi. Maaring masalisihan kayo ng mga gamit.

4.Kausapin ang driver kung magkano ang singil at huwag kaagad sumakay hanggat hindi nagkasundo sa bayad. Kadalasan, ang hindi malinaw na bayaran ang dahilan kung bakit napapaaway pa ang mga OFW.

5.Mag-ingat sa mga MMDA o Pulis daw na humihingi ng pera o mga isanlibong tip o kunwari may violation ang driver o kaanak na may dala ng sasakyan.

6.Huwag magpasakay ng kahit kanino sa taxi kahit pa kakilala ng driver. Maaring maholdap kayo sapagkat nakarinig na tayo ng mga ganitong kaso.

MANILA

1.May mga nanghoholdap, yung iba nagtatago ang kasabwat sa trunk  ng taxi at tumityempo.

2.May mga gumagamit daw ng chemical spray na nakakahilo, nakakanigas ng paa at kamay.

3.May mga di tama ang meter ng taxi. Flagdown pa lang, sobra na sa kalahati ang bayad mo kapag di mo nababantayan.

4.May mga namboboso, o nagkukuwento ng mga malalaswa lalo pa’t nag-iisang babae ang sakay.

5.Pagsakay ng taxi, kunin o picturan ang plate number at name ng taxi at isend sa mga kamag-anak para ipaalam na ito ang inyong sinakyang taxi. Walang masama sa nag-iingat.

ABROAD

1. Iwasang sumakay ng taxi na nag-iisa lalo na kung malalayong lugar at madilim na o gabi.

2. Iwasan ang makipag-usap sa driver ng mga bastos o malaswang usapin.

3. Kunin ang plate number ng taxi at itext sa mga kasama o isend sa inyong kakilala upang ipaalam na ito ang inyong sinakyan.

4. Makipag-usap ng bayad bago sumakay lalo kung galing airport o papuntang airport.

5. Iwasang sumakay sa mga pampublikong taxi na naniningil ng 2SR at maraming pasahero. May mga sakay na biglang sisigaw na nawala ng wallet o pera at ikaw ang ituturong kumuha, kukunin ang pera mo sa wallet at sasabihing sa kanya iyun.

Ingat po mga KABAYAN.

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