Public Transportation and Intermodal Terminals

[VerticalSingapore]

Originally Posted by ^SoMeGuY^

Having said the negative...i think they also need to do more to protect the drivers....many of them are easy holdup, or robbery targets..alot of taxis get stolen...They should put those cab barriers for the drivers & have the cabs monitored (thats how it is here in Sydney)...& realistically as i said early...the taxis's are old & not veyr well equiped...well thats my 2 cents

These are really major concerns. Cashless payments in public transportation from buses to trains to taxis will really curb robbers. Students, bus & taxi drivers, and all commuters for that matter will have peace of mind on the road. And then there's GPS systems and car tracking devices for stolen vehicles. These are examples of technology keeping criminals & frauds at bay.

[Sinjin P.]

OT: Where is MirageBistro?

[Ady001]

About Davao Taxis... I have to say...

[ergit222]

MMDA should junk all unsightly and old taxis off Manila street already.


Look at these "chedeng" taxis in China. Kainggit....naka"tuxedo" pa mga drivers.

[tigidig14]

damn just like germany lol

[habagatcentral1]

Buhay pa ba ang non-aircon taxis sa Davao? I think that's the only major city sa Pinas na merong option sa non-aircon (except Baguio of course)

[Ady001]

bernie mack, i think there are more non-air dito than aircon, because sa hirp ng panahon. And about the comments i made about Davao taxis, indeed, our Kia Pride is no pride at all... sorry guys... :'(

[Ady001]

but, let's face it. Why need taxis when we have Jeepneys? just tell the foreigners: "YOU CANNOT EXPERIENCE THE PHILIPPINES WITHOUT RIDING THE JEEPNEY"

[Dvorak]

are those the 2.0 yuan taxis?? wow..

Originally Posted by ergit222

Look at these "chedeng" taxis in China. Kainggit....naka"tuxedo" pa mga drivers.

[marites4]

jeepneys would suffice. They just need to enclose it and put ac. and also control the nasty emissions.

[WawaY[625]]

here in davao..we have non-air taxis..pero i wont compain kasi mura lang..26 ang flag down and a 10Km ride woiuld only cost me around 70 pesos compared to a/c taxis na aabot ng more than a hundred pesos..

its just sad that theyre gonna phase out the non-air taxis by 2008..

[FrancisXavier]

Originally Posted by berniemacksouthcentr

Buhay pa ba ang non-aircon taxis sa Davao? I think that's the only major city sa Pinas na merong option sa non-aircon (except Baguio of course)

I guess most of the taxis in DVO are non aircon(KIA), for i only saw 2 Toyota corola taxis during my 4 day trip there. What caught my attention is the many "MALIGAYA" taxis.. i liked it. And, Taxi drivers there are nice.. Very friendly to the customers. Unlike in the other citis(to include CDO), magaganda nga taxi(Altis or Nissan sentra) pero rude and mga drivers, gaganchohan ka pa minsan...not all taxi drivers though...

[junax]

yeah, cdo taxis are new ones and very nice...

in davao, the old ones that are running are mostly mga pioneers pa yan, nung nagsimulang magtaxi ang davao if i'm not mistaken mga 1991. naaalala ko pa noong P.U. pa ang parang taxi namin noon, maliliit na kotse hehe used as parang tricyle. those P.U.s are pushed into extinction by holiday (kia prides) and avis taxis (mostly mitsubishi), maligaya (nissan), and other taxi operators... i remember pa nga minsan na we have everything around 1995-1998 davao city have tamaraw fx, nissan sentra, kia pride, toyota corolla, mitsubishi, daihatsu and suzuki yung parang loafbread, as taxis. we also introduced to the philippines yung pwede tawagan ang taxi, papuntahin sa location mo na free of charge coz most taxis have radios controlled by the operators. until now pwede pa rin tawagan most of davao taxis.

non aircon taxis are my favorite too, it's cheaper at hindi namimili ng lugar, unfortunately wala nang franchise na ibinibigay ang LTO region XI umpisa last year. so lahat ng nakikita natin na kia is running until this year or part of them next year nalang. if you notice lahat ng bagong taxi ngayon are mostly brand new na. next year and so on, wala nang non-air kia taxi ang davao hu hu hu, i will miss them. i have my own car pero pag hindi ko dala, hindi ako nag fa flag ng aircon unless i'm on a date nuon hehe. current aircon taxis in davao are stationed usually at DIA, hotels and malls kaya kia ang most visible. i hope kahit wala ng kia, meron paring option for non-air ang davao, at saka dapat piso piso parin per km unlike aircon na 2 pesos per km.

[tj_brewed]

waaaaa.... i'll miss the NON-AIRCONDITIONED Taxis! Davao will never be the same again without 'em! ahihihihihihihihi...

[ikra]

oh well.. car taxis are not very friendly to disabled person.

china, they got MERCEDES taxis omg!!! those cars cost a bunch....

[rockwell baller]

i'll agree if taxis in the philippines are all toyota vios! now that's comfort and luxury(not much) pwd na! hehehe..

[habagatcentral1]

Originally Posted by Gravy_addict

here in davao..we have non-air taxis..pero i wont compain kasi mura lang..26 ang flag down and a 10Km ride woiuld only cost me around 70 pesos compared to a/c taxis na aabot ng more than a hundred pesos..

its just sad that theyre gonna phase out the non-air taxis by 2008..

Nakupow! Wa na affordable taxis?! From Airport to Downtown was just P60 to P75 lang sa non-aircon; P100 hangtud Matina Crossing via Diversion//

Pag aircon na yan...buslot bulsa! Goodness, daku kaayo ang Davao oi. Wahahaha!

[Sinjin P.]

I miss the old days wherein the flagdown for airconditioned taxis was just P20.00 and on the other hand, P14.00 for non-airconditioned taxis... Plus, back then, it was just an additional P1.00 per 200 meters of travel... Now, non-airconditioned taxis are extinct (here in Cebu) and travelling with the taxi is simply so expensive having P30.00 as the flagdown rate and an additional P2.50 per 300 meters of travel..

[IAMME]

Originally Posted by IsaganiZenze

anywho, i was just wondering, what is the usual rate for taxi fares in manila, i know they meter, but how many peso/km?

Flag-down rate is P40 or P30. Here in Iloilo it's 30, but I think it's P40 in MM. That's good for the first 300 meters. Then, for every 250m after that, they charge P 2.50.

[IAMME]

Travelling around the Philippines, you'd notice numerous variations of the Jeepney, the Tricycle, and the Pedicab. Show us your own local version of these Pinoy vehicles. What other forms of transport can we identify to be uniquely Filipino?