Citom aides ‘maul’ 2 men (Gi Gukod, Gidaro ug Gikulata)

[necrotic freak]

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lisod man gud kaayo ning magtama ta mag duty nya kadlawn gud, unya unsa sad kaha gisulti atong nag motor d dali kaayo na badshot ang citom aid.

[godwhacker]

^^^ Whatever the behaviour of the scooter driver will not justify the acts of the One STop deputized employee. Puede nila sundan i record ang plate number unya ipatawag sa LTO. Mosamut pa ka daku ang iyang violation. Pero kulatahon? Dili na sad maayo.Or nitawag unta sila ug police gyud to deal with the matter. Unya kanang tuyu-on ug bangga ang motor to disable the occupants is already an attempt on the safety of the riders. The riders were not a threat to the lives of the One stop tow truck so why the overkill?

[penigabz]

"Rama orders 2 probes on motorist’s mauling"


ACTING Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday promised to have the alleged mauling of a motorist by a One Stop Towing Services employee looked into.

The investigation, he said, will include the City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) enforcer who reportedly did not do anything to stop the attack.

Rama also said he is meeting Acting Vice Mayor Hilario Davide III and city councilors to come up with guidelines on the implementation of the towing ordinance, saying so many concerns have been raised before his office.

“Dugay na ni nato gi-set nga meeting, naabtan lang ba aning hitabo-a (We set the meeting long ago, but were overtaken by this incident),” he said.

A motorcycle driver who failed to wear a helmet or stop when flagged down was allegedly mauled around 1:30 a.m. the other day by an employee of One Stop. The City deputized the company to provide towing services for Citom, along with Road Warrior Towing Services.

Not service

Prior to the incident, Tinago Barangay Councilor Joel Garganera, a well-known member of the opposition, also tangled with a One Stop towing team, which accused him of “stealing” the memory card of a digital camera.

Garganera had said the allegation was false and made only after he confronted the towing team for immediately hauling away a vehicle without looking for the owner through a public address system. This procedure is required in the rules and regulations crafted for the enforcement of City Ordinance 2054.

Another One Stop towing team also figured in a confrontation with a policeman, who was accused of firing his gun after complaining about the manner in which his vehicle was towed.

In an interview yesterday, Garganera said what happened to 32-year-old Freddie Teopez, a water refilling service firm employee, showed the towing ordinance is being implemented with profit as the main motivation, instead of public service.

Place

He said that the public must act now, after he did his part in questioning the agreement between the City and two towing companies. He addressed his questions to the Commission on Audit (COA).

“It is about time we put them in their proper place,” he said, emphasizing the “arrogance” of the towing personnel, who are not government employees.

Teopez was allegedly mauled around 1:30 a.m. the other day by a certain Glencel Arnaiz, an employee of One Stop. Teopez’s mistake was not stopping his scooter when chased because he was not wearing a helmet.

A One Stop tow truck allegedly rammed the scooter, causing injuries on Teopez, who was then allegedly punched, kicked and slapped with a traffic receipt by Arnaiz.

Rama said he has tasked in-house ombudsman Orlando Secretario and Citom Executive Officer Arnel Tancinco to immediately look into the incident.

He also asked Cebu City Police Office Traffic Division Chief Mariano Batiancela to find out what happened so he (Rama) will have the “overall picture.”

On his meeting with Davide and the city councilors, Rama said it is needed so they can respond to the concerns his office received on the way the towing ordinance was implemented.

Quarrel

When he returned to Cebu City after his chemotherapy sessions in the United States last March, Mayor Tomas Osmeña blamed Rama for the “95-percent drop” in traffic fines collected in recent months.

While acting mayor, Rama, following the guidelines for Ordinance 2054, ordered that One Stop and Road Warriors should come out only when requested by traffic enforcers who discover illegally parked vehicles.

Rama also instructed that the drivers should first be given the chance to correct their mistake through a public address system.

Osmeña overturned Rama’s instructions and told the companies to again start prowling the streets and tow away illegally-parked vehicles on sight.

“I want a clear position on this. Apan dili lang kay ako, lakip na ang mga konsehal, kay maingon unya nga ako ra’y interesado (But the councilors should also speak up),” Rama told Sun.Star yesterday.

He said he is sure the other city officials also have their own stories to tell about the towing companies.

Trigger

Garganera said what happened to Teopez could open a “Pandora’s box” of injustices perpetrated by the towing companies against motorists.

Garganera said that what happened to Teopez was a “blatant display of arrogance”.

“Is it part of their job description to arrest (violators) or issue receipts?” he asked.

He warned that what happened to Teopez will gain public sympathy, particularly from concerned motorists who may also become “victims of abuses” of the towing companies.

He also alleged that he spoke with several traffic enforcers and policemen and was told that most of these towing companies’ personnel are arrogant and high-handed.

“There is a problem within the Citom hierarchy, since ang tig-tow naman ang nanghawod (it seemed the towing company personnel are the ones calling the shots),” Garganera said.

By: Rene H. Martel
Sun Star, Cebu

[arnie121]

Ang mga iro ni Tomas...

Imbis ang ilang duty ang pagenforce sa balaud aron maprotektahan ang publiko ug mga motorista - sila na hinuon ang nangdasmag ug nangulata!

Unsa man ang baruganan ni Tomas O aning bag-ong pagabusar sa iyang mga iro?

Pwerte naman gyud nilang pagabusar human nasuko ang demonyong Tomas nganong gamay ra ang koleksyon sa pagpanakop sa taga CITOM !

Mas daku man diay ug bahin sa multa ang kanang mga towing companies kaysa siyudad. Unsa na gud diay ni! Kinsa man ang mga incorporators aning mga companyaha ? Pila may ilang hatag kang Tomas? Wala man diay ni moagi ug bidding. OMBUDSMAN please....

Apparently, Traffic nowadays is a very lucrative business. It is no longer about enforcing and exercising police powers but milking the public. I hope the employer of Teopez and Teopez himself would sue the CITOM agents, the Cebu City Government and the tow truck operator too!

They can call for a people power rally against CITOM. I'll be there to support them.

[samsungster]

power tripping man ni sila. i hope the victims will file a case against these abusive employee of towing services.

[vw_rider80]

parehas ang victim og suspect sayop. pero mas grabeh ang sayop sa suspect. dili na to angay kulatahon or gukdon. ila lang unta gi lista ang plate number sa motor then that's it, wala unta lain pang hitabo.
kun ni hunong pa pud to ang motor wala na unta pud ni abot sa ingon adto ang sitwasyon.
another case of mga utok bolinao nag abot.

[legal_cd]

yeap.. pareho man sila na sayop.. but ang issue diri kinsay mas ni abuse sa authority... mao nang rasuna d mo asenso ang pinas coz daghan kaUng feeling dunay power...

[penigabz]

parehas ang victim og suspect sayop. pero mas grabeh ang sayop sa suspect. dili na to angay kulatahon or gukdon. ila lang unta gi lista ang plate number sa motor then that's it, wala unta lain pang hitabo.
kun ni hunong pa pud to ang motor wala na unta pud ni abot sa ingon adto ang sitwasyon.
another case of mga utok bolinao nag abot.

Sakto ka bro, mao bitaw na akong gi post pud diri na if Kama-o lang sa pama-agi si Arnaiz sa pag dakop sa usa ka Traffic Violator na ni ikyas iya jud unta to gi alarma sa mga pulis kay naa man sila radyo sa towing truck. Ang naka apan lang sad ni Arnaiz, nagpa ka aron-ingnon man sad siya. Nya kadto pud mga Violators na sila si Teopez ug Cañete, ni padaplin nalang sad unta to. Wala nalang nagpa badlong aron dili ma abot sa ingon ani na sitwasyon.

Nya bro, UTOK BOLINAO kay istoryan raba na....

hehehehehe

[joshua259]

hahayz... mas maayo pang mag patay nalang naa pay outcome... kaning kiha2x mura og wala ni padulngan...

kani nga issue dili ni about sa driver nga wala nag helmet onya nag bugal2x... issue ni sa nangulata onya nang ligis... og dili ni matarung nga issue pwede lang diay ligsan ang mga motorista og kulatahon pa og maka violated sa traffic law... ang police man gani dili man gani pwede mangulata kay unprofessional sa ilang duty nga mo serve and protect...

[thinKingMan]

too much...maau gyud ni ikiha para sad kabalo sla nga sobra ra ilang gamit og force. maau untag ma priso ng mga tawhana!!!