As reported by GMA News reporter Jay Sabale, a tricycle parked at Altura Street. A man who was later identified as a certain “Mevin,” approached the teenage tricycle driver. CCTV footage showed that the man talking to the 16-year old driver, and left. A few minutes later, “Mevin” ran towards the victim and stabbed him, and immediately walked away.
"Yung tricycle boy maingay daw yung kaniyang tambutso so habang nag-iinuman itong suspek at mayroon siyang kasama sa inuman, naingayan siya ru'n sa isang tricycle boy, agad nilapitan at pinagalitan," Danilo Espino, Chairman of Barangay 581 said in an interview, noting that the suspect was drinking with his friends at that time.
Residents who saw the incident immediately ran after the suspect, but the latter climbed to the roof of a house in the neighborhood. As of posting, the suspect remains at large. Meanwhile, a certain Pablo Canunce was said to be an accomplice to the crime. However, he denied the allegations, saying that he only climbed to the roof to avoid being involved.
Unfortunately, there is still no specific law against loud muffler. Nevertheless, there is pending Senate bill, known as the Muffler Act of 2016, authored by Senator Win Gatchalian. Once this becomes a law, both public and private vehicles (including motorcycles) will not be allowed to use any modified form muffler that would produce the output sound louder than 70 decibels.
It can be recalled that when President Rodrigo Duterte was still the mayor of Davao City, he ordered the confiscation of over 200 motorbikes in his city because of their very noisy muffler. He even went so far as to implement a ban against them. But then, non-existence of a law should not be an excuse. All of us should contribute to reduce noise pollution.
Contributed by Renato Pasayao
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