Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago recently proposed a law called the "Taxi Passenger Bill of Rights Act" that aims to protect commuters from abusive taxi drivers and operators. 1206, Section 3, taxi passengers in the country shall have the right to: A. Taxi drivers and operators who violates these rights shall be fined ranging from Php500 up to Php10,000 depending on the frequency of the offense. By doing so, we would establish better public perception to the taxi service industry in general." said the Senator on the Bill's explanatory note. Based on experience, Mabuhay Taxi drivers noticed that there were unavoidable instances that they don’t have change for big amounts and/or passengers sometimes doesn’t have cash with them when they leave their flats so they ask drivers to do a quick stop at a near ATM. Read more in our articles including "Sen. Miriam files Taxi Passenger Bill of Rights Act" and "Davao taxis now accept fare payments via on-board ATM".
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Jun 29, 2026Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago recently proposed a law called the "Taxi Passenger Bill of Rights Act" that aims to protect commuters from abusive taxi drivers and operators. 1206, Section 3, taxi passengers in the country shall have the right to: A.
Taxi drivers and operators who violates these rights shall be fined ranging from Php500 up to Php10,000 depending on the frequency of the offense. By doing so, we would establish better public perception to the taxi service industry in general." said the Senator on the Bill's explanatory note. Based on experience, Mabuhay Taxi drivers noticed that there were unavoidable instances that they don’t have change for big amounts and/or passengers sometimes doesn’t have cash with them when they leave their flats so they ask drivers to do a quick stop at a near ATM.
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