warning on WALLIS, ROMCAT, LUCKY8 taxis

[impulzz]

read this from kotse.com... also noticed on our roads these taxis drive like hell. grabe kung sumingit at makipag-gitgitan

Thursday, 13 January 2005
3:25:00 PM
Subject: for taxi riders!
WARNING!!! PLS.
READ!!! TAXI COMMUTERS!!
Just to give you a warning, avoid riding
cabs with names like WALLIS, ROMCAT, LUCKY8. All these taxis are owned by just one family and most
of its drivers are muggers, rapists or simply
swindlers. According to the driver who is the source of this information, he used to work for
the said company but lasted for only 2
days since he couldnt bear the
idea of "panggagantso". He said there is
no single unit of this company that doesnt cheat. Each and every car that they own has
"batingting" that is used to manipulate
the taxi meter.
Further, the driver also informed that the
owners hire anyone even if
the person has a criminal record. As a
matter of fact, the owners are
fully aware of their drivers' misconduct yet
they turn a blind eye on
it coz what matters most to them is the
boundary of their drivers
that's to be given to them at the end of
the day. He also said that prior to leaving, he
found out that one of his
co-drivers mugged his passenger and even
touched her private parts.
When the passenger filed a legal
complaint about it, naturally the
driver got apprehended but was released
because of bail. Immediately
the next day, the very same criminal was
hired back by their company
and was out driving his unit again.

He said you will be able to recognize the
taxi units of this company
even at night since their taxi logos on top
of their roof has a unique
lighting. Instead of the usual yellow light
on the "taxi" sign, theirs
are red.
Prior to writing this, there was a research
about the taxi company and
it was found out that they have been
featured in one of the shows in
GMA-7 (Imbestigador). Indeed they have
proven that the drivers of this
company are swindlers and muggers.
If you care about your family, friends, co-
workers, classmates and
other people close to you, pass this
information along. We can never
tell who their next victim is.

[gearspeed]

May kaklase ako laging gumagamit ng taxi papuntang school nung isang araw may nasakyan siya na taxi ang bilis ng patak ng metro shopwise pa lang 50 pesos na..Hindi lang niya alam kung anong taxi yun..
Thanks for the info impulzz

[mazdamazda]

pwede rin namang another internet hoax / smear job against wallis, romcat & lucky8.

there are the vague details, hearsay stories, name-dropping of known shows & the testimonial.

[1D4LV]

at this point, have to agree with m2. wala pang concrete proof eh.

[Altis6453]

well, in any case, alam ko kung nasan yung casa ng mga yan (wallis). it's right here in Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, Q.C. Aba, kung maka park along Kalayaan akala mo sa kanila yung daan! Anyway, madali lang 'yan. If there's any complaint against them, go directly to the LTO and file a complaint with a demand for revocation of franchise.

[CaRGirL]

actually i can say its true....

normally 100-110 lang ang taxi ko from tandang sora to eastwood.

umaabot ng 150 nung one time na nag wallis ako. eh i had no choice but to pay kasi late na din ako.

tapos 200 yung pera ko, WALA DAW PANUKLI!!! pwede ba yun?? * 5:30pm?!

[kiper]

That's a HOAX for sure. Nanjan lahat ng parts ng isang Hoax, kasama na ung concern to the readers.

Paninirang puri ang tawag jan.

Sino kayang taxi company ang may gawa nyan? Hmm...

Ganyan din ang nangyari sa Bargo Libis.. a Hoax mail circulated. Tapos sarado na sila ngayon.

[BlueBimmer]

dpat may proof sana..

[GlennSter]

there are some truth to this report, kiper.

katapat lang namin ang hq nitong company na ito.na feature na yan sa imbestigador dahl sa mga batingting nila.sira talaga ang iba jan.hindi naman lahat.kasi may nakilala akong matandang driver na mabait naman.

yung babaeng may ari niyan...josko.ayoko nalang magsalita.

[odell]

kahit na wala pang proof.. edi stay safe na lang.. wala naman mawawala sa atin mga brothers and sisters..

kips,
anu un sa bargo?hinde ko alam un ah

[vinj]

there are some truth to this report, kiper.

yung babaeng may ari niyan...josko.ayoko nalang magsalita.

Paki-expound naman chongers (na-curious ako eh).

If it is indeed true, chances are may malakas na hatak yung mga yan to keep their business running despite the supposed known irregularities.

I wonder what would happen if there was a similar company in Davao City.

[silhouette]

hmm... at least sana makapag produce ng write up from the mentioned network regarding the matter.
extra careful na lang mga peeps!

[effone]

pwede rin namang another internet hoax / smear job against wallis, romcat & lucky8.

there are the vague details, hearsay stories, name-dropping of known shows & the testimonial.

we dont know whats gonna happen. ingat na lang sa lahat ng sumakay ng cab.

follow-up story:

No Deathcab for Cutie
— Jessel * 4:35 pm
My friends have started to refer to me as “The Vortex.” I seem to have really have bad luck when it comes to cabs and other bad elements like cellphone snatchers, bag snatchers, bag slashers–you know the drill. Countless times I’ve been taken cabs which suddenly stop in the middle of the dark part of C-5, near La Salle Greenhills where they find decapitated bodies, or at one time, stopped traffic in a busy Quezon City crossroad and pulled out a tubo with a blade attached.
My last bad cab was late last year. It was a white Wallis taxi, plate number TWX 924. From the University, we hailed a cab outside Quezon Hall. It was a Wallis cab. I told the cabbie my preferred route home, but he insisted we avoid Cubao “kasi traffic dun.” We took the Quezon Avenue route. By the time we neared Araneta Avenue, we were swaying, as in swaying from lane to lane. I made him stop at Jollibee Araneta and then rushed in and told 2 cops that the man smelled funny and insisted he was batak–a word I recently learned that week which meant to be high on shabu, supposedly the preferred drugs of cabbies. The heroic young cop guys went out and hailed the cab. I then sank myself in a deep deep corner inside Jollibee and prayed the cabbie would have been hauled off by then. When I finally emerged from inside, I learned that the cops let the cabbie go. It was only cigarette, they said. But at least they could have booked him for exorbitant rates! It was P130 from UP to Araneta, and even with the new rates in place, it shouldn’t have reached that amount.
After that, I really spent a huge amount of time waiting for the so-called reputable ones with the radios and body numbers. So this is my chronicle of the cabs I have taken in my commuter life, starting this year. I don’t want to be described as having taken a Deathcab for Cutie Kantogirl. I’m not sure if this is going to be something like the $100 cab ride, but here goes nothing.
This is not meant to indict all cab drivers for the evil deeds done by a few. There are countless e-mail forwards warning us about unscrupulous cabbies negotiating about how much we should pay them, and whenever they tell us that they don’t have change when all the while they just want to give themselves a hefty tip. Well, I’ve had my fare share. I know there are good cabs out there. So good cabs, bad cabs, forgettable rides and whatnot.

[ram]

it doesn't hurt to be extra careful...

[5Speed]

yung sa Wallis medyo totoo yan...

I experienced first hand ang kagarapalan ng mga drivers nyan...

pabalik ako dito sa HK last jan 3 at napasakay ako sa wallis na yan kasi coding ang sasakyan namin at walang maghahatid sa akin, ayaw magbigay nang sukli....kesyo OFW daw naman ako eh malaki daw naman ang kinikita ko....

but prior to that isa pang instance dyan eh nung pumunta akong megamall before new year, nakasakay din ulit ako dyan sa wallis....usually sa ibang taxi ay around 50 lang ang pasahe ko, pero dun sa wallis na taxi eh umabot nang 95 pesos, walang traffic yon, at same route na usual na dinadaanan ko....madaya nga....

Now... hindi ito propaganda o kung ano pa man, wala akong paboritong taxi company nor ni wala akong kakilalang operator nang taxi.... It is just my experience on my short vacation in our country... two hits kaagad sa akin yang Wallis taxi na yan....

[OTEP]

I don't know about them being muggers. Pero nakasakay na ako sa isa sa mga iyan.

Yung metro ang nangholdap saken! Ang bilis namfuta!!!

[Pong]

Tama po si sir glennster. Yung babaeng may-ari ng mga ito? Si Mrs. C*tolos? Feeling diva kung magbihis. Kumpleto de fashion hat, parang nasa Beverly Hills. May pagka-butangera, pero nakokontrol kapag nabobola. Previously, pulis ang asawa kaya malakas ang loob. Ngayon, ewan ko kung kanino naka-hookup. Pero kung akala ninyo malala ang ina. Lalo yung anak na nagma-manage ng DAC taxi. Sus kung magmura sa tao akala mo nabili niya pati kaluluwa! Middle of last year yata na-feature ng Imbestigador ang kalokohan ng mga taxi nila. They had evidence against them using hidden cameras. Tapos sa dulo ng segment, kasama yata ang LTO binuking ang mga batingting ng mga taxi nila. At di biro ang dami ng nahulihan ha!

[CaRGirL]

if i'm not in a hurry, i'd rather wait for R&E, MGE, EFE & ABC taxis, but never a WALLIS (or any taxi from that company)...

or not take a taxi anymore.

[Marantz]

I saw that episode in imbestigador. I think the "butingting" is true. A couple of my office mates experieced that na while riding wallis. They take a cab most of the time, but when they rode wallis the fare was more expensive by 100php ata. One guy spoke to the dsriver asking bakit ang mahal and said he knew what was going on etc. the driver gave him lessened the fare that was shown on the meter.

I've heard a lot re: these taxi companies, all I can say beware and try to avoid them. Wallis ROmcat, trocadero etc are all owned by one family. I know the names, but won't say it na lang here.

[CZintrclr]

Tama si Glennster, napanood ko dati yan sa channel 7 news regarding their batingting. Operatives went to their BiG garage and checked some of the meters and nakunan talaga sa video and pinakita sa tv pati kung paano nila kinakalabit yung batingting para bumilis ang metro. Kayalang alam nyo naman dito sa Pilipinas kahit may evidence basta may pera may lusot.