A taxicab driver who was on counterflow obstructed a vehicle of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of San Rafael, Iloilo.

The MDRRMO vehicle was moving in a slow pace because the taxi was already in front of it. Later, the taxi was seen rolling back.

The video was taken on the road in Barangay Magsaysay Village, La Paz, Iloilo City evening on January 21, 2026.

According to the  person who took the video, the taxi driver's act caused traffic jam.

“Susunduin na nila ang mga warriors. Una yung mga props nila. So magbabantay talaga ang mga bus. So ang taxi, alam na niyang ganun ang sitwasyon, lumusot pa rin,” Stephen Asistido Supresencia, the video uploader, said.

The taxi company launched immediately an investigation on the incident.

According to Atty. Joseph Vincent Go, general manager of Light of Glory Taxi, the driver said he was tailing a tricycle and thought that the road was clear.

However, Go said, the driver’s statement is yet to be verified.

“May pasahero siya that time and he was trying to get away from the traffic. Naniniwala kami na may kasalanan talaga siya kasi syempre, nag-counterflow siya. Sa amin, naghihigpit na kami sa reckless because it does not only involve the property of the company but syempre ang life ng public,” Go said. 

The driver may be suspended from one to two weeks, depending on the result of the investigation. He is also set to undergo a retraining on driving safety.

The taxi company has withheld the name of the driver, but disclosed that he has been with the company for over 12 years.

According to Land Transportation Office (LTO) 6, the act of the taxi driver is considered reckless driving.

The agency will issue a show cause order against the erring cabbie.

“Malaki ang possibility na kung nagmamadali rin yung emergency vehicle, baka may nasaktan. So it is a reckless maneuver para sa kanya,” Atty. Gaudioso Geduspan II, LTO 6 director, said.