Cabbie slaps passenger for demanding receipt

MANILA, Philippines - The Pasay City police is hunting down a taxi driver who allegedly slapped his passenger after she demanded a fare receipt for a ride from Paco, Manila to Pasay over the weekend.

Police Officer 2 Giovannie Arcinue said Teresa Tangco, a manager of a pawnshop, and her niece flagged down a “Marco Taxi” unit in Paco and asked the driver to proceed to Malibay in Pasay.

Upon reaching Malibay, Tangco and the driver argued over the fare, and when she asked for a receipt, the driver reportedly slapped her and grabbed the P400 she was holding.

“Anong resibo ang sinasabi mo (What receipt are you talking about)?” the driver said. Tangco was able to get a telephone number of the taxi firm, and police investigators are following up the case.

Chief Inspector Raymund Liguden, who heads the Pasay police’s criminal investigation division, warned commuters to be particularly careful when riding in taxis, particularly old and dilapidated units, as the driver could be a robber in disguise.

He said they are also working on another case involving a taxi driver who took away his passenger’s handbag. When investigators looked up the license plate number at the Land Transportation Office, they found the number belongs to a passenger bus.