Ilang taxi na nangongontrata at colorum, huli sa inspeksyon na isinagawa ng LTO sa isang mall sa Quezon City
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00:00 In front of the last-minute Christmas shopping, the Land Transportation Office carried out an operation against the taxi drivers who were being harassed.
00:09 Yesterday, several drivers were arrested and two of them were arrested for collorum.
00:15 Sujin Kim is in the center of the news.
00:18 Marlin has been waiting for a taxi for half an hour.
00:23 Since no one is responding, she agreed to hire a driver in exchange for the additional fare.
00:30 "Of course, when you're in a hurry, right? That's how it is.
00:33 That's how it is here in Manila. That's how our system is.
00:37 She said 300 pesos. I said, we're Fisherman Letters.
00:41 It's okay with us because we're also six, so I agreed.
00:46 Because we're also in a hurry."
00:48 Taxi drivers like these are the targets of the Land Transportation Office,
00:54 especially now that many are rushing to prepare for Christmas.
00:59 That's why the LTO has installed their off-lane lane
01:03 to protect passengers from the long-distance and colorum modes of traffic.
01:10 Yesterday, the LTO conducted an inspection at a mall in Quezon City.
01:15 "She said earlier that she just wanted to look good.
01:19 When I asked the woman if she knew the driver, she said she didn't know him."
01:24 "I didn't accept anything, sir. I really didn't accept anything, sir.
01:28 I really didn't accept any money. She really left the woman.
01:31 I really wanted to look good to you."
01:33 "I didn't do anything, sir. I just begged, sir.
01:36 I just brought my wife to the venue, sir.
01:40 Then I went home. I begged for the taxi fare, sir."
01:43 "The passenger wants to go with you. You're a poor man.
01:46 You know the passenger. That's our problem."
01:49 "Sir, we really don't want to ride."
01:51 According to LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II,
01:56 when passengers are blocking the taxi, they are obliged to accept it.
02:02 According to the official, taxi drivers cannot choose who to ride.
02:08 "This happens every Christmas season.
02:10 In every mall nationwide, this happens every day.
02:14 Refusal to convey, contracting of passengers, this happens every year.
02:19 If we don't stop, we won't learn.
02:22 We have to stop this.
02:24 Everyone is stopping the LTO."
02:26 According to the LTO,
02:29 in less than an hour, they have already caught 10 taxis and 2 motorcycles.
02:35 Of the last 2 taxis, 2 of them have no registration.
02:39 The off-land passage is not only for malls.
02:43 According to the LTO, it will reach port areas and airports
02:48 because OFWs and tourists visiting the country are often victims.
02:54 The LTO reminds the public,
02:57 "This is a collective effort.
02:59 We need the help of our passengers and computers.
03:03 Report to us.
03:05 Take pictures and send them to us on Facebook, LTO, DOTR, LTFRB.
03:12 We will take action on this."
03:14 Sujin Kim, for the people.