At least 20 vehicles parked illegally in Talisay City, Cebu were clamped.

The respective drivers were issued citation tickets by the City of Talisay - Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA). This is in line with their renewed strict implementation of road clearing operations, based on an oder of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

The operation on Wednesday morning, January 21, 2026, took the team scouring the national highway at the boundary of Barangay Tabunok and Barangay Lagtang which is one of most complained-about areas due to several illegally-parked vehicles.

Along with apprehension of drivers for illegal parking is a reprimand on electric bike (e-bike) drivers who have no identification cards and registration. Other e-bike drivers defied the wearing of prescribed outfit.

One e-bike driver, Jonathan Jimenez, was aprehended for wearing slippers. Later, it was found out that he has no ID. The ID for e-bike drivers serves as their road pass, but this is obtainable only if they undergo a seminar. 

Other e-bike drivers were seen to have used the roadside as their terminal, or e-bike bay. According to their spokesperson, Giovanni Ledoa, they already requested the CT-TODA to use the area as their temporary terminal while a location for the said facility is being identified.

Other tricycle drivers, such as Johnlee Entienza, pointed out that the terminal at the Tabunok Public Market is packed, and that they are on the road while waiting for their turn to get inside the facility.

The groups vowed to avoid double parking, which is one of the main causes of traffic congestion in the area.

Jonathan Tumulak, chief of CT-TODA, said that since the previous week, the clamped vehicles reached 20.

Meanwhile, close to 30 vendors occupying the roadside either moved or left the area, after a meeting with CT-TODA.

Tumulak said that the road clearing is necessary because of the increase in the number of road mishaps and death toll.

In 2025, CT-TODA logged a total of 3,010 vehicular accidents, while 2,800 in 2024.

Tumulak added that the death toll rose to 12 in 2025, or higher than 2024 with seven cases.