Modern jeepney driver, tinikitan pagkatapos magpasakay ng bulag; CCTO, nag-explain
- A traffic enforcer in Cebu City issued a ticket to a modern jeepney driver
- The video of the act of the traffic officer went viral, with many netizens pointing out that the officer allegedly issued the ticket following the allowance of the driver of a blind person to board the vehicle
- Brigada News Philippines stated that Cebu City Transportation released a statement on the matter, saying that the ticket was issued because the driver allegedly stayed on the pedestrian lane for a long time, and not because the PWD boarded the vehicle
- The traffic light has allegedly turned green four times, but the modern jeepney did not move
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A recent incident involving a traffic enforcer and a modern jeepney driver in Cebu City has sparked online debate after a video of the event went viral.
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The footage appeared to show a traffic officer issuing a violation ticket to a jeepney driver shortly after he allowed a blind passenger to board the vehicle.
Many netizens criticized the move, assuming the penalty was tied to the act of helping a person with disability (PWD).
However, Cebu City Transportation Office quickly clarified the issue through a statement reported by Brigada News Philippines.
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According to the agency, the ticket was not issued because the driver allowed a blind man to board, but rather because the vehicle remained stationary on the pedestrian lane for an extended period.
Officials added that the traffic light had allegedly turned green four times, yet the jeepney did not move.
The delay, they said, caused traffic obstruction.
Transportation Officer Chief Raquel Arce noted, “It’s possible that the blind man was the last to board, and that the driver was merely using that as an excuse for staying too long on the pedestrian lane.”
Further investigation revealed that the jeepney driver has a history of traffic violations amounting to around P6,000.
His most recent offense was recorded in January of this year.
News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable to just about simply everyone around.
In other news, thirty-one policemen are in hot water after they were accused of robbing a Chinese in Las Piñas. The personnel concerned are from the Eastern Police District Special Operations Unit. Based on the video shared by ABS-CBN News, empty cases of expensive watches were left strewn on the floor and that the CCTV inside the home of the Chinese who was served with a warrant were allegedly destroyed. The alleged sum of the items, including cash, that were allegedly taken by the policemen was at P85 million.
Meanwhile in news abroad, Chinese state media aired footage of three Filipinos allegedly confessing to spying for the Philippine intelligence agency. ABS-CBN reported that Manila asserts the individuals are civilians and suspects the arrests are retaliation for its crackdown on Chinese spies. NSC spokesperson Jonathan Malaya questioned the validity of the confessions, saying the agencies mentioned don’t exist. Palawan officials said the accused were former government scholars under a China-Philippines educational exchange.
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