Ang mga hinawayong totyal ninyo nga nandaot sa non-air taxis diri gipamata nga hilas-hilas manaway sa ila diay motorela gasaba-saba. and ilang gipahambog brand new taxi gakalata naglisod na ug pasahero maong pirme wa'y sulod. Pakaulaw. now you're pretending Davao gauna-una panaway? what hypocrisy labang 100x sa pulang hagdan sa rebulto dinha and repent.
Sayang panahon pasabot sa di gusto mosabot, mag-share na lang ko experience with Davao taxi drivers apil na tong mga gilait sa mga hinawayong totyal kay non-aircon lang daw kuno unlike nila brand new branded (menos pasahero nga lang).
Just last night I rode a recent model, brand new taxi and after paying the fare, it so happened that the taxi driver nagkulang ug piso nga sinsilyo kay imbes na more than P50 sukli, 49+ (20's paper bills and 9 coins) ra available niya. Ok lang, but suddenly nibusina na pud siya kay nakabuhat paagi he was able to get 50 peso bill and handed it to me to which I returned the 49. Admirable.
Ok pud nako non-air I had a nice conversation with a senior driver and he talked about his life, his son whom he was so proud kay achiever sa iyang school. Bisan init to nga panahon wala'y problema because our conversation is rich on what really matters. Then when i got off he made sure i get the right change to the last peso. always gyud na and I thank and congratulate these Davao drivers informing them that their honesty is well honored kay mga local and foreign visitors I sometimes read on internet and papers commented on the nobility of these Davao taxi drivers.
there's another taxi driver nagminaro hinawayon pa gyud, akong gisita and gipangutana, " taga Davao ka ba kay sa akong nahibaloan mga taxi drivers sa Davao dili man pareha nimo?" Admit siya dili taga Dabaw (ambot taga-asa kaha to hinawayon man sa Dabaw) akong giingnan "wala ka'y plano mobalik sa inyo? Mas maayo pa siguro mobalik na lang ka." Haha.
Naa pud taxi driver akong gi-ingnan kabalo ba siya hinawayon uban taga CDO sa iyang non-air, inform siya aware siya sa saway nila kay naa siya kaila taga CDO manaway daw, pero akong gi-ingnan mas mo-prefer ko naa gihapon non-air for practicality and also to show support to him for his dignity nga gilait sa mga hinawayong totyal from CDO. Ok lang pud sa iya by next year daw phase-out na sila, mangita na lang sila'g paagi, good luck to him. As usual, as most taxis drivers in Davao do, he gave the change to the last peso.
Davao peeps with good experience on the honesty of local taxi drivers here, it would be interesting to hear also your stories, we should not allow the hinawayong totyal from that place nga basta laiton lang mga honest Davao taxi drivers bisan pa non-air lang na sila.