Taxi Fare Meter and Some Stories Related to It

Its a rare occasion for me to ride a taxi. I usually ride those what I call PUBLIC UTILITY FX haha. Well, unlike those taxis that we know, those PUFX also have fixed amount of fare within a certain distance of their specific route much like a PUJ or commonly known as Jeepneys.

If you are a foreigner and you came here in the Philippines through air transport, then you must have been very familiar with some of the Modus Operandi of opportunist taxi drivers at the airport. Even our so called “balikbayans” were not spared of such cruel acts – taxi drivers asking for a much higher fare. For example, going to Makati from the airport would normally cost you around 150 – 200 pesos max depending on the traffic using only the fare meter. But some malicious taxi drivers would charge around 2000 pesos. The nerve! they will try to put you in a situation wherein you would likely give in… (like declaring the modus in the middle of the express way) and the most funny part about this is that people fell for it. Shucks even some pinoys… lols

Well enough rambling…

Good morning guys!