BPO employee on way to work robbed by motorcycle taxi rider

A BPO employee who booked a motorcycle taxi through a ride-hailing app has filed a complaint before the police after she was allegedly robbed and harassed by the rider.

According to a 24 Oras report by Bam Alegre on Thursday, the victim was one to her workplace on Wednesday night in Cubao, Quezon City.

Her suspicions began when the motorcycle rider drove past her drop-off point.

“’Ma’am, pwede samahan niyo ako?’, gumanon po siya. Sabi ko, ‘Saan po?’ Tapos sabi niya, ‘Diyan lang po.’ Sabi ko ‘Ay hindi, kuya, kasi may pasok ako.’ Ang dapat pong way niya is dapat magtuturn left siya, ang ginawa po niya nagdirediretso po siya tapos doon na ko nagstart magpanic,” the victim said.

(‘Ma’am, can you come with me?’, he said. I said ‘Where?’ Then he said, ‘Just there.’ I said ‘No, I still have work.’ He should have turned left, but he drove straight and that’s when I started to panic)

She was eventually dropped off at a dark area in Pasay City, which was far from her intended destination.

The rider was able to take her handbag, which had her money, ID and debit card.

“Sabi niya, ‘Sige, ma’am. Ibababa kita, pero ibibigay mo sa akin yung gamit mo.’… Before po akong bumaba, minake sure niya na hawak na niya yung bag ko para pagbaba po ng paa ko sa ano, makakaalis na po siya,” the victim said.

(He said ‘Okay, ma’am. I’ll let you down, but you have to give me your things.’… Before I left, he made sure that he was holding my bag so that when my foot hit the [pavement], he can leave)

She filed the complaint against the rider at the Pasay Police Substation 4.

“Pwede din natin itong kasuhan ng robbery, dahil itong kaniyang scheme na ginagawa maaaring ito talaga… Ito ang kaniyang modus na ginagawa sa biktima,” Pasay Police Substation 4 Station Commander Police Captain Allan Valdez said.

(We can charge him with robbery, because this scheme that he does could be… It could really be the modus that he’s doing to the victims)

In a statement, Move It said that they have placed a preventive suspension on the rider who allegedly robbed the victim.

"Patuloy ang pakikipagtulungan ng MOVE IT sa pasahero, rider, at mga awtoridad sa isinasagawang masusing imbestigasyon patungkol sa isang alegasyon ng pang-hoholdup kamakailan,” Move It said in a statement.

(MOVE IT continues to coordinate with the passenger, rider, and the authorities for the ongoing investigation on the recent robbery allegation)

“Sinisigurado natin ang mga pasahero at rider ng MOVE IT na ang platform ay may
zero-tolerance policy sa mga ganitong uri ng insidente,” it added.

(We assure passengers and riders of MOVE IT that the platform has a zero-tolerance policy on these types on incidents.) —Jiselle Anne Casucian/NB, GMA Integrated News