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Accredited cab driver ‘overcharged’ 2 foreigners

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Another taxi driver at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was accused of overcharging two foreigners, this time a NAIA-accredited Yellow cab driver. 

Shawn Gurcharran and Dil Mohammad, both tourists from the Republic of Guyana, claimed Arielano Gripo, 60, asked them to pay $50 taxi fare from NAIA Terminal 1 to Ortigas, Pasig City.

Police Investigator Monchito Lusterio, of the Aviation Security Group – Mobile Patrol Security Unit, said the two foreigners arrived on Sunday morning in Manila and immediately boarded the yellow cab (Royal Crown Transport) driven by Gripo, and asked him to bring them to Go Hotel in Ortigas.

The Manila International Airport Authority gave yellow taxis accreditation to reinforce existing transport service operating at the four NAIA terminals.

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Lusterio said upon arrival at their agreed destination, the driver demanded the tourists to pay the amount of 50 US dollars “as taxi fare from NAIA Terminal 1 going to Ortigas, Pasig City, which the victims were obliged to pay.”

He added the foreigners were able to contact Gripo’s employer, the Royal Crown Transport Co., and asked them to tell him to appear before the Aviation office in NAIA to shed light on the allegation hurled against him.

Gripo surrendered and asked the foreigners for forgiveness. Gurcharran and Mohammad opted not to file charges against Gripo as he promised to return their taxi fare. 

Just recently, Airport authorities arrested a cab driver who overcharged a lady passenger.

Ramon Leoligao was charged with swindling, estafa and unjust vexation before the Pasay City Prosecutor’s Office on the complaints filed by Suzanne Nagac, who reportedly works as one of the fashion design consultants of President Rodrigo Duterte.

While traversing MIAA Road, Leoligao asked Nagac to pay P600 plus the P45.00 skyway toll fee. The passenger tried to confront the driver why the fare was too costly but later lost an argument with the driver who was persistent on charging her with the P600 fare.

Upon reaching Terminal 3, Nagac was able to note down the taxi’s plate number TKY 962, and rushed to the Airport Police Department to file a complaint.

It was learned that the cab was unregistered since 2007 and the taxi’s plate number was registered to a Toyota Avanza.

Airport authorities this year banned white taxis from picking up passengers at the airport due to abusive drivers.

Among other infractions committed by the non-accredited taxi drivers were reckless driving, refusal to convey passengers, contracting, arrogance, no proper queuing and death threat to their clients.

Once the drivers committed grave abuse against the passengers, the MIAA will report the case with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to go against the driver and the operator of the taxi.

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