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Ride-hailing app InDrive said on Wednesday that it has removed and banned from its platform the Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) driver who allegedly threatened to stab his passengers after getting into an argument with them over where they would be dropped off.

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TNVS driver who allegedly threatened to stab passengers banned from ride-hailing platform

Andrea Taguines

ABS-CBN News

<div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Ride-hailing app InDrive said on Wednesday that it has removed and banned from its platform the driver who allegedly threatened to stab his passengers after getting into an argument with them.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/16/lto-suspends-license-of-indrive-driver-for-brandishing-bladed-weapon-1043">LTO suspends license of ride-hailing driver for brandishing bladed weapon</a></div><p>In a statement, InDrive said it made repeated efforts to contact the driver involved in the incident, but he has remained unresponsive.</p><p>“With this, we have taken immediate action to permanently block the driver from our platform to ensure the safety of our passengers… We have zero tolerance for any form of violence, harassment, or threatening behavior on our platform,” it added.</p><p>The heated exchange was caught on video by the passenger, Bayan Patroller Tinne Vertudazo, and has since gone viral on social media.</p><p>According to Vertudazo, who was with her boyfriend at that time, their pinned location was at a condominium in Binondo, but the driver wanted to drop them off near a mall on the other side of their pinned location. They tried to get him to go around, but he refused and got mad at them instead.</p><p>“‘Di ko kabisado ang Binondo tsaka ba’t pa siya nagdrive kung di pala niya alam ang pinned (location)? Tapos madami kaming dalang bag… Nagalit siya sa akin, gunggong daw ako,” she said.</p><p>Vertudazo said this shocked her and her boyfriend, so she started recording a video just in case.</p><p>To avoid any more trouble, Vertudazo said they agreed to go down already. But as seen in CCTV footage from the barangay, after the driver accepted the payment from the couple and had given back their change, he went back to his car and pulled out an alleged bladed weapon and threatened to hurt the passengers with it.</p><p>According to the Manila police station, where the passenger filed a complaint, she is also looking to file a case against the driver.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>SUSPENDED LICENSE</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has also suspended the driver’s license for 90 days. He was also summoned to the LTO for a hearing next week, together with his operator and an InDrive representative, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr).</p><p>“Yung ginagawa ng mga driver nila, responsibilidad ng kumpanya yan. Clearly, meron silang kailangan gawin kung yung mga driver nila mananaksak ng pasahero, may problema doon. They will have to explain this, if not, pasensyahan tayo,” said DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon.</p><p>InDrive, for its part, said it is actively cooperating with LTO on this issue and that it will remain fully committed to working with government authorities and law enforcement as the case progresses.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>TNVS DRIVER SPEAKS OUT VS ALLEGATIONS</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>But in an interview with ABS-CBN News, the TNVS driver insisted that the passenger was the one who pinned the wrong drop-off location. He also claimed that it was the female passenger who got angry first.</p><p>As for the supposed weapon that he brandished, he said that was only a toy.</p><p>“Ang nangyari, ma’am, minura ako. Driver ka (pero) ‘di mo alam, sabi niya sa akin. (Sabi ko), nakikita mo nang wrong pin ka tapos ikaw pa may gana magalit?” he recounted.</p><p>He said he hopes the LTO and InDrive will hear him out and restore his driving privileges.</p><p>“Sana itama nila… Kulang yung detalye nila e. Hindi naman ako pumasok ng InDrive para mang-away. Pumasok ako para magtrabaho,” he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>CHERRY WHITE SKIPS HEARING</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, content creator Cherry White failed to attend the LTO hearing scheduled on Wednesday morning.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/12/driver-s-license-ng-content-creator-sinuspinde-matapos-magmamaneho-habang-nakataas-ang-paa-1753">Driver&#x27;s license ng content creator sinuspinde matapos magmaneho habang nakataas ang paa</a></div><p>Her license was also suspended last week after a video of her driving using just one foot and while dancing went viral online.</p><p>Because she was not able to attend, the LTO said her case will now be up for resolution.</p><p>“Kahit nga walang representative, kahit na magpadala ka ng sagot mo, written answer mo, okay na yun. Kung hindi mo masunod ang show cause, anong assurance namin na masusunod mo ang traffic law and regulation?” asked LTO Executive Director Greg Pua.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oB7HTkOnKqw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>But the driver insisted the passenger was the one who pinned the wrong drop-off location, and that the female passenger got angry first.</p>

But the driver insisted the passenger was the one who pinned the wrong drop-off location, and that the female passenger got angry first.

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Driver who allegedly threatened passengers banned from ride-hailing platform

Andrea Taguines,

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Published Jul 17, 2025 08:27 AM PHT

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