Monday, July 27, 2015

Uber Driver Accused of Crime Speaks Out

Image courtesy of www.wheninmanila.com


Just yesterday, a post by Mrs. Borja about a scary incident with an Uber driver started making rounds on social media. Uber users were taken aback by the story and began sharing her post to warn others.

Her status makes complete sense. If I were in her daughter’s situation, I too would be scared silly. With all the crime and modus happening, we can’t blame her for freaking out when the driver stopped at a dark area and 2 men got in the car. ANYONE would freak out! Though the driver tried telling her that he just needed to go to the hospital, it’s not really that easy to just randomly trust someone today.

Mrs. Borja’s post went viral making several riders or would-be riders afraid to now use Uber.

A few hours later however, the driver of the said car, Kelvin, also took the social media to explain his side.

Image courtesy of www.wheninmanila.com

In hopes of clearing his name, Kelvin also posted photos of himself in the hospital to prove that no harm was intended.




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We completely understand Mrs. Borja’s fear for her daughter’s life upon hearing of the incident, however let us also take note of the driver’s side in all this. He suffered from a possible stroke, something no one can anticipate. We’re pretty sure that both Mrs. Borja’s daughter and Kelvin were scared out of their wits with the whole fiasco. While Kelvin’s plan of having strangers drive his car to take him to the hospital may NOT have been the best idea, we are no place to judge what people might do when fearing for their lives. He may have thought this was the fastest/easiest way instead of waiting for an ambulance. At least now we know that what Kelvin told his passenger was the truth.

You’ve heard both sides, now what do YOU think of this?

93 comments:

  1. Madam, yan po ang explanation. Sana intindihin. Misunderstanding lang po.

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    1. Nako gets na para sa kapakanan ng anak ang reklamo pero may mga dinagdag bawas ang anak niya sa kwento. Maayos pala siyang pinababa ng taxi para madala siya hospital. Kung emergency at may chance kang atakihin sa puso, ihahatid mo pa ba ang sakay mo?

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    2. dapat hindi sya nagsakay ng 2 tao na hindi nya kakilala... bawal po un...

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    3. @1:45 sna binasa mo maigi! mka comment lng!

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    4. 1:45 are you nuts? Aatakahin nga sya eh maiisip pa ba nya un?

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    5. 1:45, if you're in Kelvin's situation, I doubt na iisip mo pa ang bawal at hindi. It's a life and death situation, and it is a very valid excuse. Hello?! Kung ang taong nanghihingi sayo ng tulong eh aatakihin na, pagsasamantalahan mo pa ba? Eh talagang wala kang puso nun.

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    6. Balot kailangan sumama ung mayari ng tindahan e hindi naman sya matunong mgdrive??? Uummmm

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    7. Pano kung pinilit nya mag drive at naaksidente sila? Eh di mas malaking problema diba?

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    8. How come the name of the hospital was withheld? Date and time of checkup? Was it immediately after the incident?

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    9. Buti nakuha pa ni kuya driver magpicture picture sa ospital na sabi niya sobrang masama na pakiramdam niya? Naisip niya pa magpicture? Naisip niya kagad na kelangan may proof siya? Di naman guilty si kuya driver!! Hahaha...
      -nyax

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    10. VRP, nasa explanation ni Kevin. That's Victor R. Potenciano Med Center at Edsa near Boni.

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  2. Mapaparanoid din ata ako pag nangyari yan sa anak ko. At least hindi totoo.

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  3. Juice ko pong pineapple eh may emergency naman pala. Kung makareact naman si mader. Bumili ka ng sarili mong caru at maghire ng sariling driver kung puro ka reklamo!

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  4. Let's see the pictures. If it's true that he had an emergency, kalma ka naman mommy. Baka maw alan ng work si kuya because of you

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    1. O ayan na ang proofs na kagabi mo pa iniintay! O ngayon, ANO NAMAN ANG REACTION MO?

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    2. anong if it's true ka pa dyan eh totoo nga ayan yung pictures diba? chusera hahaha

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  5. Nakhu it was an emergency naman pala. Pero di din natin masisi yun mom kasi sa panahon ngayon. Sana bago mag start ng trip make sure ni driver na they would be able to bring the passenger safely. Pag uber driver ko pa naman sana dad ko kasi gusto niya talga. Parang ngdadalawang isip tuloy ako.

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    1. It was one of those rare times na bigla na lang sumama pakiramdam and heart problems are like that kung dadating, out of nowhere. Pag ikaw parang feeling mo mamatay ka na or with that impending doom, makaka-isip ka pa ba ng ibang bagay? Ni hindi nga nya kilala ang nag-drive sa kanya, ganun kasama pakiramdam nya.

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    2. Sa bagay, may point ka 3:12. -12:35.

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  6. Chineck ko FB ni kuyang driver! May itsura siya! lol! at mukhang may kaya sa buhay, di niya kelangan mangholdap!

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    1. i know him personally, and yes to all your comment/opinion hehe

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    2. Shunga dyan ka madadali sa pagiging judgemental mo. Sa panahon ngayon teh kahit sino possibleng gumawa ng karimen! Panget, pogi, mahirap o mayaman. Tandaan mo yan ha!

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  7. Ayun naman pala. Cge nga manong upload mo na para malinis mo name mo. Pag wala kang naupload eh sorry ka na lang at walang maniniwala syo.

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    1. Ayan na nga may picture diba? Ano pang kinukuda mo jan?

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    2. warfreak si 5:00! eh wala pa pic nung una lumabas itong post ni FP eh. Shunga! kuda ng kuda! comment on the article not on another's comment lalo na kung walang sense! - not 12:38

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  8. Kung may proof naman pala si mamang driver at tlgang emergency lang nangyari eh kawawa naman at nasira pa pangalan nya.

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  9. Hard to trust anyone and anything these days. The girl acted out of her gut instinct and had good reason to.

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    1. Dapat kasi si mader sa UBER office nalang deretsong nagreklamo hindi sa FB sana naklaro agad ano talaga nangyari walang pangalan ang nasira. Natural lang na nag alala sya para sa anak nya pero mali naman na basta nalang sya post ng di kinuha side ng driver o ng uber office

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  10. Verify din nga muna and kung me health condition na dapat hindi na nagdadrive...

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    1. hindi mo naman masasabi kung kailan at saan ka magkaka stoke or biglang tamaan ng heart attack anuveyy

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  11. Suspicious nga naman yung bigla nalang hihinto kung saan saan sa dami ba naman ng nangyayaring masama ngayon na involve mga taxi. To kuyang driver get well soon

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    1. Better to be safe than sorry!!! If i were her, i'd do the same thing. Malay ko ba kung kakuntsaba nya yon o scripted. These days, you'll never know who to trust.

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  12. Kahit ako iyong rider magfrefreak out dn ako... besides u dont just ask random people to drive ur car. Kung ako iyong rider I won't even allow u you na bumili ng tubig kung saan saan. Alam nyo naman cguro kung gaano ka dami ang modus ng mga drivers. U can't blame the girl kung mag panic sya. As for u d kapanipaniwala ang reason mo. Nilagay mo sa alanganin iyong sakay mo..so irresponsible! Dapat maalis ka na sa uber.

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    1. Alam ba niya na aatakihin sya? Magisip ka nga!

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  13. Well i i were the passenger, siguro yun din una kong maiisip. Sa dinami dami ba naman ng mga modus sa panahon ngayon, better safe than sorry. Hindi na kasi natin alam kung sino yung mga genuine na tao at yung mga modus lang eh.

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  14. the driver, Kelvin and Uber already apologized.i read her recent post. in my humble opinion, she should apologize too now that she knew what really happened to the driver. wala namang masama kung magpakumbaba tayo paminsan minsan lalo na kung may pagkakamali.

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    1. Nag post agad si ate "we complained last night". Gusto may sagot agad syempre kelangan muna imbestigahan kung ano ngyari talaga. Maybe she should have waited before posting.

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    2. Yes. A simple acknowledgment of the complaint would do.

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  15. Mahirap naman kasi talaga magtiwala sa ganitong panahon. Kung ako din yun bababa ako ng cab.

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  16. nagtext naman pala yong driver. so meaning gusto humingi ng despensa sa nangyaring emergency. d ko rin naman masisis si ate kung mag-alala sa anak dahil sa mga pangyayari ngayong katarantaduhan sa ating mga paligid. dapat mag-usap.usap kayo ateh.

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    1. He should t be texting her. The operator should reprimand him for doing that. If he has something to say, through the operator na dapat. We don't give our numbers for personal communication. Hello UBER! Educate your drivers!

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    2. That's the system of uber po, may ability to contact the passenger

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  17. Dapat sa ospital na siya agad dumiretso, kaduda-duda naman kasi iyong actions niya, at masama pala pakiramdam niya nagsakay pa siya.. Kung dumiretso siya ng ospital, hindi magdududa iyong babaeng pasahero. At ang nakakaloka sa lahat, jejemon pa siya. Sales manager na siya sa lagay niyang iyan, ganern?!

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    1. Bo** kb sumama na nga pkrmdm mgtutuloy tuloy pb mgmaneho? Edi mas delikado pa for both of them. Nagpalpitate na nga oh

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    2. Ikaw ang bo** nangaaway ka pa dito. Get a life, wag sa online world lang matapang. Ganun ka ba kashunga na normal lang na sasakyan ng dalawang taong di mo kilala ang taxi mo? Intayin mo mangyari sa iyo iyon para maintindihan mo iyong takot ng batang babae

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    3. I agree with 318am. Safety first!!!

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    4. 1:00 how dare you! paano napasok ang pagiging jejemon dito. so you actually judge him for that? you should read again the side of the driver and understand it better. yes, naiintindihan natin ang reaction ng babaeng rider. But now, we know the side of the driver, sana okay na yun. Huwag ka na mag-judge pa. Kaloka ka.

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    5. 3:02 part of driving skills is presence of mind. So the driver does t have it since he wasn't able to think well. So he is already in medication? Coz he had meds he needed to drink right? He should have gone straight to the hospital since he already knew pala his sickness. Q

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    6. 8:20 how dare me? The question is how dare you to judge me without understanding my comment fully. It's not my fault you didn't get what I am saying. Go back to school jejetard na ito, kadirs

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  18. Normal na reaction ng nanay yan. Buti na lang mabilis ang kilos nung anak nya at nakalabas ng car. As for the uber driver.. May lapses sa kilos nya. Ewan ko lang ha pero pag masama na pakiramdam mo bakit ba byahe ka pa at kukuha ng customer?

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    1. Normal dn magapologize

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    2. 1:04 di pwedeng sumama lang pakiramdam while driving na sakay na nya yung pasahero? Isip isip din

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    3. 1:04 e kung pag gising palang ni driver nung umaga at feeling nya inaatake na sya, sa tingin mo magddrive pa sya? Malamang maayos pakiramdam nya bago pumasada.

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    4. Na stroke ung tatay ko more than 10yrs ago. Ni hindi nya alam that day na mastroke sya. Bigla na lang nangyari. Nagdrive pa sya nung araw na un. Kung alan ba nyang mastroke sya magddrive pa sya? Syempre hindi na dba. Same lang kay kuya driver.

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    5. 1:04 Ayan nga sinabi pa ni FP pananaw niya na baka inatake yung driver sa kalagitnaan ng byahe at wala naman may gusto nun. Kaloka ka di nagbabasa.

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    6. 3:38 he was able to get out and ask for help. But he can't text his operator or call them? My dad had a heart ailment too but he was still able to text me that he is ok and my mom is already there with him at the ER.

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    7. Well, good luck sa comment mo sana di mo maramdaman ang biglang pagsama ng pakiramdam mo while you are driving ( that is if you own a car or if you work as a driver ), while you are walking, or while on a bus or a jeep. Pag nangyari yun dapat sabihin sa iyo: " bakit ka lumabas ng bahay na masama pla ang pakiramdam mo!" Please make sure that you eat a nutritious and healthy meal before you make comments, napaghahalata kasi that your brain is not functioning.

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  19. I would have done exactly what the daughter did. I am a regular Uber user also and that situation was highly irregular.

    Dapat walang iba nakasakay, lalo nang kung walang paalam.

    That said: dapat nangaling sa daughter mismo yung kwento, kasi baka kulang sa info at may tugma. Did the daughter understand or know the driver was having a heart related emergency, kung totoo man yun?

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  20. Pakita ka ng proof mamang driver dahil nakakatakot talaga yung ganung experience lalo na sa panahon ngayon.

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    1. Ayan na nga yung proof o.. may medical records at naka confined sa hospital. Nagpanic lang tlga siguro si kuya. At nahiya sa pasahero niya na magsabi kaya siya gumawa ng paraan para madala siya sa hospital. Yun nga lang namisunderstood nung pasahero niya kaya nagpanic rin siya

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    2. 1:21 hindi ka nagbasa?

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    3. ayan na oh yung pictures. kaloka

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  21. Kaht sino naman siguro matatakot in that situation. Tama lang the mom voiced out her worries.

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  22. Ang gulo ng kwento ni kuya. Tutulungan Nung may ari ng store pero d marunong mag drive tapos naka hanap na siya ng Ibang marunong mag drive pero sasama parin yun may ari ng tindahan? What for? Eh Hindi mo rin naman kilala yun. Hmmmm

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    1. para may witness. dahil kung sino lang ang magdadrive e baka itakas ang taxi kung walang ibang kasama.

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  23. Good if it's true. Pero tbh if i were the passenger, mageexpect ako na magsabi ung driver sa akin mismo na he can't make it na. Hindi yung basta may sasakay n 2 mama. And medyo questionable din sa akin yung basta ka magtatawag ng strangers to take control of your car, kahit pa lalaki si uber driver, it's still not safe. I will choose to leave my car and take a cab to the hospital.

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    1. 1:29 why would you take a cab when its more harder to find one and leave the car there (when hindi naman sa uber driver yun)? It's more logical to find someone na marunong mag-drive at gamitin na ang car na andyan na. And besides, who are you to judge the uber driver's judgement when at that time yun ang naiisip nya na tama and safe for him. He was having health problems - heck, he mostly had a minor heart attack/heart palpitations.

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    2. Mahirap kumuha ng cab elemeyen lalo na sa may tivoli gardens. San francisco lang ako pero hirap kumuha ng cab jan. Eh kung dun ka abutan? May kotse na nga eh. Kung feeling mo mamamatay kna maghihintay ka pa ba ng cab? Sows

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    3. kasi need nya ng water kaya huminto sa tindahan and siguro doon hindi na nya kinaya kaya tinulungan na ng may ari ng tindahan. pag feeling mo mamamatay ka na, hindi ka na choosy sa paghingi ng tulong.

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    4. To be honest din...I think di na naisip ng uber driver yun kasi nga baka matigok sia...I do hope u don't get in that same situation for u to realize what u jst commented is wrong.

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    5. well, 3:37 i do hope din na hindi ka o anak mo makasakay sa taxi na may same situation as this driver. Baka tawagin mo lahat ng santa pag nagkataon! tse!

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    6. aba marunong ka pa sa intuition ko! You don't just expect anyone to understand noh especially nowadays na wala ka na mapagkatiwalaan! safety first!

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    7. Goodluck sayo 3:37 pag napunta ka din sa sitwasyon na yan. eh di magpadrive ka sa 2 mama na yan. LOL

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  24. sana inutasan nya lang yung bata tumawag sa ospital!!!!

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    1. Tapos ano gagawin sunod? Saang hospital? Alam ba nung bata number ng hospital? Papasundo pa sila ng ambulance? He already had a car with him ready pero kailangan lang mag drive kasi di na niya kaya.

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  25. Dapat di muna nagpost ung nanay about the incident. Tinapos muna yung investigation before sya nagsalita. THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK. Premature yung issue at dapat hiningi muna yung side ng uber/driver

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  26. Madam Borja! Walang pinipiling oras ang heart attack lalo na sa panahon ngayon na mainit. My Dad passed away of heart attack na wala manlang early warning. Bigla nalang syang nahilo and hindi na umabot sa hospital.

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  27. If i am the driver, i will sue the mother. Very immature un post nya sa fb na kahit hindi pa tapos ang imbestigasyon inilabas na agad ang mukha at plate number ng driver and that's character assassination. As for me ok lang na inilabas ang story na ganito but to the extend ba papangalanan mo pa without due process. Biruin mo sinira mo agad ang pangkabuhayan ng tao at ang kayang pagkatao based only to your emotions. Meanwhile si uber driver has witnesses and substantial evidences.

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  28. Hmmm.. ndi pa nya alam may reklamo, pero nag selfie na sya? Bawat kilos may pic? Parang alam nya kelangan nya proof na may sakit sya...

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    1. naconfine sya teh,, so may time sya magpicture nung lumabas na issue

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  29. I think emergency lang talaga yung sa driver otherwise kung may masamang balak talaga yan nagtatago yan at hindi nag eexplain at nagpapakita ng evidence of his hospital stay.

    Anyway sana magkaayosan na both parties.

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    1. i think so too dahil iniwan naman nyang bukas ang bintana para siguro hindi magduda ang pasahero. i think hindi na nakapag isip ng mabuti yung driver dahil nagpa palpitate na nga.

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  30. Mas safe nga na huminto sya e...kung ngaarest sya habang ngddrive? E di wla na si daughter...

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  31. Well Di mo masisisi si mader ang daming malokong driver. Mag apologize nalang siya Kay kelvin kasi mukang may sakit nga

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  32. abswelto...kay mrs. borja..tingin ko if you are in similar position as the driver you will be asking for consideration and understanding...

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  33. Having been a taxi robbery victim, I admire the girl. If the driver wasn't really feeling well, he could have contacted his operator first. Then the operator will explain to their customer. What she did was both right and wrong. Right for she saw the chance to escape and she did. Wrong because in case of real robbery, police advice is to give up the material things because your life is more important. No one has the right to judge the mom and the daughter. If this happened to you, all you would ask for is justice and to have your sense of security back. It took me months before I got into a cab alone. Wag po tayo judgmental. Instead try putting yourself in the place of the girl and mom, not just the driver. What would you have done?

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    1. iba po ang regular taxi operator sa Uber. Sa uber, yung mga drivers completo sa requirements may nbi clearance, driver's license, car registrations atbp. Kya kampante aq sumakay sa uber compared sa regular taxi o grabtaxi/grabcar.

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  34. Life happens. I know masyadong madaming manloloko sa pinas kaya ang instinct ng mga tao is to assume the worst in people. Naiinggit lang ako na I can be compassionate and receive compassion in a country that is not my own. Sana may konting awa tayo sa isa't isa.

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  35. Para sa mga nagsasabing bakit ipinagkatiwala yung sasakyan sa di kilala: emergency na yun, buhay mo ang nakataya. May sasakyan na available, bakit di ka magtatanong kung sino pwedeng mag-drive sayo? Anong gusto nyo? Maghintay ng ambulansya?


    Buti nga may mabubuting tao pa na nagmagandang loob na tumulong sa kanya kahit di naman sya kilala.

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  36. I know of a driver na inatake and namatay While on route! May passenger pa siya nun who asked for help kaso di na umabot sa hospital yun driver. So di po impossible to.

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  37. it was a narration, not an accusation. And kulang ung pagkakakwento. Did you even bother to know kung ano ba ung tinext ng driver which made the mother post this? And it's uber's fault for not replying within the day.

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    1. Day di nman agad makikita yun post sa kadamidaming nagpopost sa uber fb

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    2. It's an accusation pa pinost sa fb then asking people to make it viral

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