This incident happened on 8/10/12 11:37pm at Julia Vargas St., Ortigas, right next to Home Depot. It was raining that night and as expected, there was heavy traffic on the road. It was described as bumper-to-bumper traffic when a taxi allegedly tapped the rear end of a gold Toyota sedan. The damage was obviously not that serious since all the cars were moving at a very slow pace. A scratch on the rear bumper of the sedan had to be the worst case.
Just a minor accident that two adults could solve with a simple and peaceful agreement right? Not quite. A guy wearing a white shirt (most probably the owner of the sedan) got off the car seconds after the accident and walks right to the door of the taxi driver. Assuming that he simply wanted to talk to the driver to get his contact information and driver’s license so they can sort it out, my friend just carefully watch on. Suddenly he opens the door of the taxi and starts slapping the taxi driver while yelling at him. At this point, the tension escalated to a serious level and my friend began to film the person.
In the video, you can see the frustrated person yelling at the taxi driver while continuously slapping him through the opened door. The taxi driver makes an attempt to push the person back with his leg and the other person furiously answers back with a punch. After the exchange, it seems like the taxi driver tries to go down but the other person puts force on the door and closes it. Meanwhile, another person (possibly the driver of the guy in a white shirt) has opened the door on the other side of the taxi and starts threatening the taxi driver. By this time, the guy in a white shirt already looks like his head is going to burst but he constantly barks at the driver.
So there you go. Situations like these and that of Robert Carabuena aren’t really uncommon at all. The question that needs to be answered is why are some Filipinos so short-tempered when everyone knows the situation of the traffic in Manila? Why do some people think that taking out their anger at one person can be justified at all? It’s not as if that single person is the cause of all the traffic which not only he/she is affected. One thing is for sure, people who let their anger and temper get the best of them should not be tolerated. Luckily, at the end of the video (1:14) my friend got a glimpse of the plate number of the sedan. The video taker doesn’t know what happened afterwards but we’re hoping that this incident was reported to the police.
Taxi Plate Number: TWX 656
Sedan Plate Number: ZBT 468
Source: Pinay Celebrities and everythinginbudget
