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    FRIGHT NIGHT IN RETIRO
    Coed abducted by angry cabbie

    By Nancy C. Carvajal
    Philippine Daily Inquirer
    First Posted 00:45:00 11/27/2008

    MANILA, Philippines – When Valeria (not her real name), an 18-year-old University of Santo Tomas student, got into a taxi cab at 2 a.m. last Saturday after attending a school activity, she had no idea that she would be in for a harrowing ride.
    After telling the cab driver to take her to Sta. Mesa Heights in Quezon City where she lived, the young girl settled in the back seat for what she thought would be an uneventful ride.
    When the driver of the KUL taxi cab with license plate TWC 897 pulled up in front of her house, Valerie took a P1,000 bill from her bag and handed it to him.
    To her surprise, the cab driver casually dropped the bill on the floor of the vehicle and took three P20 bills from his pocket.
    When Valerie asked for her change, the driver protested, telling her that she gave him only P60.
    At this point, Valerie’s mother, who was wondering why it was taking too long for her daughter to get out of the cab, came out of the house and asked what the problem was.
    The driver promptly assured her that nothing was wrong although Valerie protested, saying that the man had yet to give her her change.
    As Valerie started arguing with the driver, her mother went to the barangay hall from across the street to ask for help from the tanod (watchmen).
    Sped away
    As she walked into the barangay hall, the taxi driver suddenly stepped on the gas and sped away, with Valerie still inside the vehicle.
    The mother immediately ran back to their house, woke up her husband and told him about the incident.
    Alarmed, the man got into his car and gave chase. When he failed to find the taxicab, he went back to their house to pick up his wife.
    The mother later received a text message from Valerie, telling them that she was near a gas station from across the Lourdes Church on Retiro Street.
    The couple rushed to the area and found their daughter, with blood on her face, knees and clothes.
    After making sure that she could walk, the couple took Valerie back to their house where, in between sobs, she narrated her experience.
    She told them that after the cab driver drove away with her still in the back seat, he started ranting and repeatedly threatened to kill her. At the same time, she kept pleading with him to just let her out of the vehicle.
    Grabbed her hand

    When the taxicab reached Retiro, Valerie said she opened the door and tried to jump out of the vehicle. The driver, however, reached into the back seat and grabbed her hand. With half of her body out of the car and her hand held by the taxi driver, Valerie said she was forced to run alongside the cab in order not to be run over by the vehicle.

    When she finally managed to free her hand from the man’s grasp, she fell on the pavement and skinned her hands and knees. A truck suddenly appeared but luckily, it swerved and avoided hitting her.
    A checkup showed that Valerie sustained multiple cuts on her chin that needed stitches. She also suffered injuries on her knees, face and foot.
    Quezon City Police District chief, Senior Supt. Magtanggol Gatdula, said that based on their investigation, the taxi cab’s license plate was originally issued to an Isuzu jeep belonging to Nicolas and Wilma Perez who live in Pagasa, Quezon City.
    He added that he has ordered operatives of the QCPD Criminal Investigation and Detective Unit to probe the case in coordination with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.
    “We are coordinating with other government agencies to get the identity of the taxi driver and arrest him,” Gatdula told the Inquirer.
    HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO

    The father of Valerie has these tips to parents and children:
    Tell your kids to be very careful when riding cabs.
    Note down the name and plate number of the taxi he/she rides on.
    Bring extra bills or loose change for the fare.
    Keep extra load in one’s cell phone to be able to call for help in case of emergency.
    Kaya ingat lang sa pagsasakay ng taxi!

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    Maitim ang buto ng taxi driver na yun a na nakakagawa ng ganyan. kawawa naman yung bata, naka-uwi na ng maayos napasama pa. naabala na gagastos pa sila sa pagpapagamot niya. Sayang at di nahuli sana mga ganung klase natatapat sa mga deadly holdaper.




    O.T. Share ko lang we have one employee here that was victimized by motorcycle riding bag snatcher right in front (E. Rod. Sr. Ave.) , ayun nakaladkad that resulted to serious injuries / severe bruises and dislocation to her left arm, thigh, hips dahil pumulupot ang bag niya kaya nakaladkad ng almost hundred meters while begging na ibibigay naman niya.

    She underwent series of operation that costs more than 200K pwera doctors fee (kung babayaran) dito sa min. buti nalang free siya. Ang problema dun is paano kung sa iba nangyari yun? na-agawan na, naabala dahil di naka pasok ng ilang months at magagastusan pa ng daang libo.

    Good thing nahuli yung 2 MC rider snatcher at pina meryenda muna dito ng malamig :aray: sa office ng security before turning over to galas station. :injured:
    Last edited by XTO; November 27th, 2008 at 12:25 PM.

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    Baket di nalang sinundo ng tatay si Valerie?

    nasa bahay naman yung tatay

    may sasakyan naman

    nagbigay pa ng tips ang tatay

    The father of Valerie has these tips to parents and children:
    Tell your kids to be very careful when riding cabs.
    Note down the name and plate number of the taxi he/she rides on.
    Bring extra bills or loose change for the fare.
    Keep extra load in one’s cell phone to be able to call for help in case of emergency.
    ang dami sinabi

    Tip number 1 sa tatay - FETCH YOUR DAUGHTER!

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    Quote Originally Posted by uls View Post
    Baket di nalang sinundo ng tatay si Valerie?

    nasa bahay naman yung tatay

    may sasakyan naman

    nagbigay pa ng tips ang tatay



    ang dami sinabi

    Tip number 1 sa tatay - FETCH YOUR DAUGHTER!
    +1 dito... galeng ng tips, wala naman yong pinaka-importante. eto yong something wrong nung una kong binasa yong report.

    2AM wala pa teenage daughter nya, tulog na tulog yong tatay. Ewan ko lang, ganun na ba kalayo ang UST sa Sta Mesa Heights na hindi man lang masundo?

    Buti na lang, ganun lang inabot ng bata, buti hindi dinala sa kung saan, ni-rape at pinatay, just like yong mga nababalitaan natin.

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    lapit lang ng Sta. Mesa hts. sa UST

    kung 2AM, walang traffic, 5 minute drive lang to UST

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    Quote Originally Posted by uls View Post
    lapit lang ng Sta. Mesa hts. sa UST

    kung 2AM, walang traffic, 5 minute drive lang to UST
    Oo nga dapat sinundo na lang ng tatay.

    May isang thread na pala dito si Jvdejesus regarding this taxi with plate TWC 897, but different victim... pa merge na lang

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    ako na lang susundo kay valerie

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeus View Post
    Oo nga dapat sinundo na lang ng tatay.

    May isang thread na pala dito si Jvdejesus regarding this taxi with plate TWC 897, but different victim... pa merge na lang
    same plate ba sila? amf according to the news (Phil Star) originally registered daw yung plate sa isuzu passenger jeepney. e malabo nang mahuli yun. oo nga si erpat naman kasi madaling araw na hinahayaan pa ang dalagang si valerie

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    was it an authorized school activity?

    the school must regulate the activities of its students...kung anak ko yan, kesehodang wala siya extra curricular o co curricular activity, wag lang magabihan sa daan.

    whenever i am in Manila for training, i won't go out of the dorm or hotel after 5 pm...there was one time, ala ng pagkain sa dorm...tinulog ko na lang...sa sobrang gutom ko around midnight, naalala ko ang tirang crackers sa bag ko na bigay ng PAL...

    yeah, sana sinundo ng tatay...naalala ko tuloy tatay ko...kahit nagtatrabaho na ako noon at tuwing umuulan, expect him to be at the gate of my workplace with umbrella and raincoat...probinsiya pa lang tong lagay na to ha?...

    Loveyou, 'Tay!!!

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