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A video of a heated argument between a taxi driver who didn’t have change and an Ateneo student with a P500-bill is the latest trending topic on social media.
With over 300,000 views, 10,000 shares and almost 10,000 likes on Facebook, the video posted by Ateneo student Mark Buraga has quickly gone viral.
On Saturday, December 6, Buraga rode a “Red Angelo” taxi on his way to Ateneo de Manila University to take his final exam. Their argument started when Buraga informed the taxi driver that he only had a P500-bill for his fare.
Since he had no change for the bill, the irate driver insisted that the Ateneo graduate student should have informed him earlier about it. On the other hand, Buraga pointed out that the taxi driver should have been prepared for it.
Here is Buraga’s narration of the incident:
I was late for my Final Exam in Ateneo because of this guy from RED ANGELO taxi. I’ve been calling the company but no one is answering.
He didn’t have change for my 500 so we had to go to the nearest gas station (petron jupiter) to break my 500. In Petron he took his fare and didn’t take me back to Ateneo, he left me there.
Kindly share, I want to make sure that the only thing he’ll be driving for the rest of his life is a pedicab. I want his license suspended.
Maraming Salamat Po!
In my opinion, the point of argument by the student is valid. It is proper that any public transportation should have anticipated that there is a probability that their customer would pay cash of higher value so in return, the driver can provide a change in excess of the amount that should have been paid.
On the other hand, the argument made by the driver is non sense since as a customer it is enough for us that we have the money to pay that is really due regardless of the our available cash. It is then the driver’s obligation to return any change to the customers in excess of the amount due against the cash paid.
As to whom should be blame, I think the driver here is at fault for the following reasons:
1. Arrogance and rudeness- considering the situation, I think the driver should be apologetic because he has no available cash in exchange for the Php 500.00 bill. But his attitude has been too rude to the point that he is calling “GAGO” the passenger.
2. Considering that the passenger is humble and considerate, to the point that they went to the nearest gasoline station to have the bill change, I think the driver as a courtesy, should have bring the passenger back from the suppossedly destination. But in this case, the driver did was left the passenger from the gasoline station after getting from the passenger the amount of the metered fare. In addition, the metered from from the original destination to the gasoline station, for me should not be billed by the driver but in the argument, the passenger is obliged to pay for said additional metered fare.
Mr. BLOOMBERG1980. I partially disagree with your opinion.
It is true that it was improper for the driver to be profane. However, we cannot completely rely on that as the student was provoking him. As a student of Ateneo, which I graduated from, we are taught to be “men for others”; To have a more mature understanding of the situtation. It is also true that it was unprofessional to leave the student at the gas station. However, I think that it was the better (not good) move for the driver as he might have done something that would make the situation worse for him. He was being intentionally provoked by the student and being put into video hoping to catch some gruesome act.
As for your argument, we cannot expect taxi drivers to have change all the time. Remember that this type of business is not like a convenience store that will always have change for whatever amount. They have to meet their daily boundaries, pay the gas they used up and, luckily, have something to take home to their family. How would you expect one to have spare change the next day?
If you’ve been riding a cab like I have for most of the time.
You’ll know for sure that it’s common courtesy to ask if the driver has change for a large bill ergo the student’s 500.
We should all be aware that maybe. JUST MAYBE. The driver just got out and started his day with nothing but a couple of hundreds in his pocket.
The driver got pissed with the student that’s why he left him there.
And that’s where he went wrong.
And for the love of God.
Do we really need to make this viral?
Do we even need to post this on social media? Lol.
dapat ma educate ang mag taxi driver sa kanilang trabaho . I wish na ma sample ang driver dahil masyadong arrogant
Both parties are at fault. No further explanation.
sir driver ang bobo mo po..d mo alam mas gago ka…nakapag aral ka ba? kung oo namn pls gamitin rin pag may time ha!!! un lang ..tama si bloomberg..
WOW naman. Pasensya na pre kung ikaw nakapag-aral at sinumbatan mo rin yung driver dito. Pinoint out mo pa talaga yung edukasyon noh
Both have their faults. There are still instances to think before judging on the side of the student.
1. Before taking a cab make sure you have smaller bills or inform the driver that you have the bigger amount so he can break it earlier.
2. You have your point, the driver can take you back where you wanted only if you didn’t argue that much
3. On the contrary, what if he was the first passenger of the taxi?
On the side of the driver
1. It is right that you should have your wallet ready for a change.
2. You shouldn’t say bad words. that made it worst.
Of course the passenger would be humble, hello sya kaya ang nagbivideo,yes masyadong rude yung taxi driver kasi nagmumura sya, well in my opinion they both been wrong.. naman masyadong obvious…
Sana nag tanong student kng may change b sa 500 ang agaga daw gago tanga pala eh late ka kala mo ang galing mo. Kng magaling ka di ka sana na late kc urgent ka. Nag tanong ka sana kc hasle un kng wala tanga lng. Busy ba? Txt2 video2. Sense of urgency. Tanga
Kamag anak mo ba yung driver?? Pareho kasi kayo ng argumento, at pareho kayo ng asal. Ngayon pala obligasyon na ng mga kustomer na magbayad ng barya. Di ba mas obligasyon ng mga driver na may handa silang pang sukli? At kung pareho silang walang barya, dapat ba ganon ang maging asal nung driver? Kung sabihan nya ng GAGO yung pasahero ganun na lang.
hnd lahat ng costumer always right po…pag cnapak ko ba ung taxi driver always right ako??gnun po ba ibig nyong savhn sa cnav nyong costumer is always right??tsaka syempre malumanay magsalita tlga ung pasahero kinukunan nya ng vid. ung driver ehh sempre pag nakipagsagotan cya dun edi cra na ung plano nyang i upload 2ng video…dba make sense po…
Kpag malapit na akong malate TAXI sinasakyan ko… atsaka pag buo din ang pera ko madalas nag tataxi din ako kasi sa lahat naman ng nasakyan kong taxi guamagawa sila ng paraan para masuklian ako at never akong sinabihan ng gago… kaya tama lang ginawa nya at nag taxi sya… pero actually mas may kasalanan yung driver… DI OBLIGASYON NG PASAHERO NA MAG TANONG KUNG MAY PANUKLI SYA!! TAXI DRIVER SYA AT DI SYA JEEPNEY DRIVER… DAPAT MAISIP NYA NA ANG PASAHERO NYA EH NASA MIDDLE AT UPPER CLASS… AT KADALASAN MALALAKING PERA ANG DALA!!! KULANG SYA SA PAG HAHANDA… DAPAT KUNG ALAM NYANG WALA SYANG PANUKLI SA MALALAKING BILL NAG TANONG DAPAT SYA AGAD…. NAKAKAHIYA NAMAN SA DRIVER NA TO.. MINURA PA ANG PASAHERO NYA…
sObra nman ung estudyante suspended agad ng license at gusto maging pedicab driver nlng ung taxi driver the rest of his life.. simple mistake lng suspend ng license agad, samantalang ung maserati driver na naging comfront ng MMDA enforcer na kung tutuusin kitang-kita sa video ung ginawa niya at paglabag sa batas ng pinas till now di pa napatawan ng kaso or nakulong.. kaw may PUSO ka ba??, di mo man lng naisip na may pamilya din clang binubuhay tapos sa simpleng argument niyo gusto mo tanggalang cya ng license.. porket atenista ka mayaman, feeler ka na agad.. eh kung sau kaya yan nangyari sa mga magulang mo.mawalan ng trabaho din at ng ikinabubuhay niyO, saan ka kaya pulutin di nganga ka.. what if nga naman kung kakalabas niya lng sa garahe at wala pa siyang barya, dapat ikaw na pasahero responsible ka rin sa sarili mO, atenista ka pa nman.. masaya ka na im sure kasi may napahiya ka na kapwa mo Filipino at naging viral pa daw ang video mo,.. pasikat, EPAL 😛
korek, dahil atenista siya ganun na lang kung kumuha ng video… simasadyan niyang maging magalang kasi no-rerecord niya ang pangyayari… para lumabas na siya ang mabuti at ang driver ang walang modo… alam kung maypagkakamali din yung driver dahil inasal niya. pero mali din yung atenista dahil hindi siya naghanda nang small bills para pambayad. inerecord niya at ipinost pa para magmukang kawa at laitin ang ang driver sa social media. @#%#%^%^@@#$#.
Opinyon sa opinyon.
PAREHO MAY MALI
STUDENT (may pinag aralan sa maganda at tinitingalang skwelahan)
1. Fault mo na sumakay ka sa isang pampasaherong sasakyan na WALA kang barya.
– before ka umalis ng iyong tahanan better to check ur wallet
– kung nagawa mo ung pagcheck sa wallet mo’ tiyak nagawa mo mapapalitan sa ibang pede mapalitan yung pera mo.
– kung wala ka napalitan, maaaring nagawa mo sana na nung pagpara mo sa taxi bago ka sumakay naisip mo sana itanong “Manong 500 po pera ko e, may panukli ka po ba?” YAN ANG UNANG MAIISIP NG TAONG MAY PINAG ARALAN.
2. Karapatang pantao ang nasagasaan mo habang vinivideo mo ung pag uusap pag aargue niyo ni manong
– anu rason mo ng pagvivideo? nonsense e, pinakita mo lang kung anong klaseng tao ka. nakakahiya ka bilang Ateneo ka nag aaral.
DRIVER
1. iniwan sa gasolinahan ang student (dahil na din sa bugso ng galit)
Sorry po, di po fault ng passenger na wala siyang barya, alamin mo muna karapatan ng mga pasahero. Di ba “customer is always right”. Sa mga fast food ba pag nagbayad ka ng buo, sasabihan ka ng GAGO? Ang punto dito, kung pareho silang walang barya, pwede yang pag usapan ng mahinahon, nakita mo ba yung ASAL nung driver?? Yun ang mali dito, malumanay magsalita yung pasahero, yung driver lang ang maangas.
Of course pahumble c passenger… hello sya kaya ang nagbivideo,yes masyadong rude yung taxi driver kasi nagmumura sya, well in my opinion they both been wrong.. naman masyadong obvious…
Why should the passenger will ask kung may panukli si manong? dapat yung taxi driver ang nag tanong nyan… atsaka TAXI yan mga middle at UPPER class na nag mamadali ang sumasakay jan… dapat nag hahanda sila… atsaka tama ba na murahin mo ang PASAHERO MO KASI WALA KANG PANUKLI? di ba pwedeng gumawa na lang ng paraan kuya???
Not the responsibility of passenger to ask. And i ride taxis a lot but never had to ask if they have change for big bills. Driver didn’t handle it well.. But i get how this video could possibly ruin someoe’s life unnecessarily..
Both parties may be at fault pero marami pang modus ang mga taxi driver na for sure lahat tayo naka experience na. Dapat lang maging viral yan. Daming taxi driver ginagawang palusot ang walang panukli kahit hundreds lang ang ibayad mo. Kahit 70 or 180 ang patak ng metro mo at magbayad ka ng 100 or 200 respectively, ginagawa na nila palusot ang walang panukli para mapilitan ka na ibigay sa kanila yung buo. Kapag naman naghanap ka pa ng barya kahit nasa destination na papatak yung metro mo hanggat di ka nagbabayad. Ginagawa nila yan lalo kapag nakabihis, mukhang nagmamadali, or mukhang hindi sanay sumakay ng taxi ang pasahero nila. Dapat sinususpinde yung mga ganyan.
Yes. The fact is that all of drivers should have change in any peso bill that passenger could have.
The driver is so rude to left a customer in the air like that. He should face the consequences.
Halos lahat ng driver sasabihin nila walang barya para nga naman di mo na kunin ang sukli kahit na may panukli sila…abusado talaga ang mga taxi driver na yan. Walang modo. Sana dumaan sya sa Caltex para magpasukli..
Do not expect to a taxi driver with a higher bill everyday from morning to lunch time, most of the driver earnings that period of time is 400-500 they need to eat, they need to give theyr’e family a budget for that day na namasada siya. Ang buhay ng driver pg wala sa manibela wlng pera. So wag nating asahan na may panukli xia lagi s higher bill, maniwala p ako pgsapit ng 6 pm meron na yng panukli. I used to be a cabby driver b4 pgsampa mo p lng ng manibela klahati ng paa mo nasa hukay na, puede kng maaksidente, puede kng ma holdap, mahirap ang buhay ng taxi driver, ang di ko lng gusto ay ang manners nia. Pareho kaung my mali s kasong ito, ugaliin nating itanong sa driver kung my panukli n xia s higher bill bago sumakay. Sa taxi driver nman wg kng bastos sa pasahero, kung wlang pasahero wala kng trabaho, maging magalang po tau sa publiko, dahil pampublikong sasakyan ang dala mo.
tama ka dyan mamang tubero, may tama ka. una sa lahat ang pasahero ang may alam sa dala niyang pera, kaya siya ang dapat sisihin sa ganitong pangyayari. ang mga drayber naman sana huwag nalang natin sagutin ang pasahero na mali siya kasi nga ngyari na. dapat nakiusap kanalang sa pasahero mo na walang kang sukli sa pera niya at kailangan mong mag pasukli.
makulit kasi yung pasahero dre, pinapahaba pa yung usapan sinasabi na nga ni manong driver na papalitan na lang sa gasolinahan yung 500, pinaglalaban pa nya yung sinasabi nyang walang kwenta. tsk slow ampotek! walang diskarte yung pasahero. slow talaga.
Yun naghanap ung driver ng paraan para mabreak ung pera, its noble. Ndi lng isa ang pasahero ng mga taxi drivers. Mali ung inwanan sya sa has station. Kung sinabi ng estudyante na may exam sya, malamang hinatid pa ng driver un. May fault sila parehas. Ndi sila nagbigayan.
My two cents…I agree that the driver was rude and he was wrong for that but I can’t say for sure what happened prior to the scene we saw. The guy who took the video obviously remained calm because he knew everything was being recorded.
As a commuter myself, I know the protocols when it comes to paying fares especially during early mornings. I think the statement “Dapat handa kayo” is plainly stupid. Regardless if it’s jeepney or taxi, try to pay with exact fare or if not with smaller bills during early mornings. Or if you don’t have smaller bills let your driver know ahead of time (or pay earlier for jeepneys) so they can prepare for it before you go down or find some place to have it changed.
Alam nating lahat madalas sa umaga WALA pa kita mga drivers kaya wala pa sila panukli…kaya nga sumikat ang linyang BARYA LANG PO SA UMAGA diba?
The cab driver is wrong, but an Ateneo student who I’m sure faced this situation before has no common sense. They’re both idiots in my opinion.
Damong tanga…… kasalanan ng studyante yan… hindi porque nag aaral na sa ateneo ung tao ee kakakakakampkakampihan nio na… arroganxarrogance rude baba ubg driver?? Sa tingin nio yang ginawa ng studyante d b mas rude yan?? D nia inisip na may kasalanan din sia bago nia ipost yan??? H
paanong hndi mgi2ng nice ang asal ng tao n estudyante dw ng ateneo d2 ee xa nga ngvi2deo meaning my blak nga xang ilabas yung conversation xo pa-API epek xa d2!. .aixt. .xo c manong driver mas nahi2ghblood. .prng s jip lng yan ee. .kh8 mpuno nia ang jip kulang p din pnukli. .let’s say 10 kbilaan d 20 times 8php.fare d 160 lng. .pno kung yun lng tlga pera nia?!. .be responsible enough din kxi d nmn cla mall or fastfood chain n my nkareserbang pnukli. .VIRAL?!. .amba2w mu.
sa pasahero alam namn natin pag morning wala talagang panukli ang driver,, uu obligasyon nila yan,, pero yung kita kasi nila in other days,, naibigay na yan sa wife niya or nabigay sa mga anak na pambaon sa skwela.. kaya kng tayo ay pasahero dapat magtananong tayo muna sa driver bago sasakay kng may panukli bah sila o maglaan tayo ng barya para pamasahe.. lagi nga natin nakikita yang “BARYA LANG PO SA UMAGA” hehe… at saka di lang kasi isang tao ang sinosuklian ni mamang driver marami din pong pasahero… sa driver namn mali niya umiinit agad ang ulo niya.. dapat huminahon din sana siya.. (para sa akin kasi pag ako sumakay na kahit anong public transportation,, nagsisave talaga ako ng barya at kng walang barya,, tinatanong ko muna ang driver kng may barya ba sila para ready silang magsukli or kailangan nilang mag drop by sa gasoline station para panukli.. simple lang ang sitwasyon na yan.. di na kailangan i post.. 😛
Simple lang naman ang solusyon, dapat may COMMON COURTESY on both sides…kung alam ng driver na wala pa syang panukli dahil kalalabas lang nya or kung puro buo din ang pera nya, then he should have informed the passenger na kung buo ang pera ng passenger ay wala syang maipanunukli. Dahil idi nya maiiwasan na walang barya o buo din ang pera ng pasahero. This is just being pro-active on the driver’s part.
At sa pasahero naman, if he knows (take note the keyword “if he knows”) na wala syang barya, it won’t hurt na sabihan din nya yung driver bago pa sya sumakay. I understand na minsan di mo rin maalala kung may barya ka nga o wala sa wallet mo (which I assume is the case dito sa passenger). All of these can be prevented if there is common courtesy or respect on both sides. IBut in the video, i don’t understand why would the driver will resort to cursing. I applaud the passenger (student) dahil di na nya pinatulan yung driver by keeping his argument in a mellow tone.
I recommend na para maiwasan ‘tong mga ganitong sitwasyon going forward, dapat may mga sign (or even make it a rule) na the cab driver can not accept a bill na P500 na buo or larger kung ang metro eh less than P400. Parang dito sa ilang establishment dito sa US na may naka-paskil na sign na “We do not Accept bills larger than $20” if you’ re buying something na less than that amount. Just saying!
pinapalala pa kasi yung pangyayari…
parehas kayong may isip pano solusyunan yan..
dapat ganito ginawa nyo..
PASAHERO:sir driver pasensya na kayo buong limandaan pera ko, pabaryahan na lang natin…
DRIVER:ganon ba sir pasahero o sige punta tayo malapit na gas station…
PASAHERO:sir magdagdag na lang ako ng pasahe pakihatid na po ako sa ateneo..
alam ko mahal ang gasolina now…
DRIVER:salamat sir at nauunawaan nyo…dagdag ka na lang po ng konti..
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tapos maghiwalay kayong may ngiti sa labi..
NAPAKASIMPLENG MAGING EDUKADO AT HUWARANG TAO…
ang BOBO ng studyante walang diskarte .. yun lang.. ateneo kapa ha. push mo yan!
magmula po ng matuto akong magcommute ng mag-isa tinuro ng tatay ko na dapat lagi akong may nakahandandang barya na pamasahe anu mang uri ng transportayon ang sasakyan ko para hindi po makaabala at hindi rin ako maabala.naging driver din ang tatay ko kaya alam ko kung bakit nya tinuro ang ganung bagay sa akin.kapag nagpakita na ng magaspang na pag-uugali ang driver sila na ang may kasalanan?diba sabi nga nya wala syang ibang pera kundi yun lang.wala pong kinalaman ang pinag-aralan sa kaso na ito…respeto at paggalang yun ang dapat meron tayo…at sabi nga student sya so dapat sya ang nagpoposses ng magandang asal.ganda nga ng school na pinag-aaralan mo di mo nman isinasabuhay yung magagandang asal na tinuturo sa school mo…wag kayo magyabang sa kung anong antas ng buhay natin dahil sa bandang huli pare-pareho lang tayong nagkakamali.make sense not ignorance salamat po
not all taxi driver mayaman or may change.. kasalanan ng student dapat prepared. ako nga student dn ako pro before ako mgskay ng public transportation, may ready na agad ako na sukli.. arrogant ung student, akala mo kung sino, suspended agad ang hinihingi, porke nakapag aral lang sa ateneo kala mo sino mag asta.. gnagamit pa ang media para sumikat. negligence sa part ng student. arrogant at umaasa na may change agad ung driver. dpt bago sya mag sakay ng taxi cab eh tanungin nya muna kung may change, hndi ung huli na, isisi pa sa driver. parang katulad dn yan sa student na isisi sa teacher dhl na fail sya
iTO HA oPINYON KO LANG. Napansin ko lang parang sinasadya ng student ang pangyayari, naging magalang siya sa driver kasi ne rerecord at naka video pa. kung ikaw ang mag record sa ganung pangyayari maging magalang ka talaga kasi alam mong naka record yun. alam kung mali din yung ginawa ng driver, naging arogante siya… pero kung alam niyang naka record yun ganun din kaya ang maging mga sagot niya? sa makatuwid sinamantala ng student ang pagkakataon. so lalabas na naging mabuti, maayos at magalang siyang makipag-usap dahil alam niyang naka record yun . YUN LANG PO.
both of them don’t respect each other (taxi driver) don’t care if the passenger is from a private school or not,,,,,,,,(student) don’t care for ordinary working people ,,,,,,,,,worst of all so much spitin’/HATIN’ words no chance of understanding anymore,,,,,,,,,
NAGING RUDE NGA YUNG DRIVER AT ALAM KONG MALI YUNG INASAL NIYA SA STUDENT NG ATENEO. KAYA LANG NAPANSIN KO, KAYA NAGING MAHINAHON YUNG STUDENT KASI NAKARECORD YUNG PANGYAYARI AT SIYA ANG NAGRECORD NUN. SO KAYA NIYA GINAWA YUN KASI PLANO NIYANG IPOST SA SOCIAL MEDIA ANG VIDEO PARA MAPAHIYA AT MAGMUKHANG MASAMA SI MANONG DRIVER. YUN LANG. AT SA’YO MR. ATENISTA, WAG NAMAN GANUN… PORKE BA MAYAMAN KAYO GANUN NA LANG ANG GUSTO MONG MANGYARI SA MAMANG DRIVER, PAANO NAMAN ANG PAMILYA NIYA, PAG NAWALAN NG LICENSE YUNG MAMA MAGUGUTOM ANG PAMILYA NIYA AT IKAW ANG MAY KASALANAN NUN. DAHIL LANG SA WALANG MAIISUSUKLI YUNG MAMA PATANGGALAN MO NA AGAD NG LICENSE.. WOW NAMAN. BIGAT MO PRE…
Just to share my own experience. Nag tataxi lang ako pag talagang walang ibang transportation na dumadaan sa area or I’m in a hurry. If the student is honest that he’s rushing for his exams, then, who are we to blame him for not being able to prepare smaller bills? He is in a rush and pre-occupied with his exams.
We cannot fully argue that it is his responsibility to prepare lower bills because he is the customer. I’ve rode other taxis na walang change so before I take a seat, the drivers automatically tells me he doesn’t have change just so I know. Kaya I have the chance to get another cab if I don’t have lower bills to pay them.
Upon trying to weigh both sides, kung naging magalang ang student na ito dahil lang naka record sya, irregardless of that, rude parin ang driver to say the words “gago” and even talk to someone else and say that repetitively. Kung totoo man na fake yung pagka galang ng student, it doesn’t change the fact that the driver was very rude and his behavior is very unacceptable.
Sa mga ibang nag cocomment, yes we have the right to say our opinions but let’s not drag the school name. Wag na natin sabihin pa na porke Ateneo ganito, ganyan. I’m not from Ateneo for the record but I don’t think it should be dragged to this issue.
The main issue here is the behavior of the driver towards a customer who didn’t have a change.
I believe it is not the fault of the driver na walang syang panukli. It is the fault of his company or management for not ensuring that he has money for that. But I honestly think that the student not having lower bills will never be a good reason for the driver’s attitude.
What ever! Lahat naman ng taxi drivers in manila hindi nabibigay ng saktong sukli. Sa davao pa yan, maghahanap ang driver ng way para may panukli.
obviously it”s taxi drivers fault,he should be slapped with oral defamation and his driver license should be suspended..That guy is very arrogant and dangerous..the public should be warned not to ride wt him…