Honest cabbie returns P300,000

• Source:http://www.mb.com.ph/honest-cabbie-returns-p300000/
• Friday, December 25, 2015

By Czarina Nicole O. Ong

The Christmas season brings out the best in people and this proved true for a taxi driver who returned a bag full of money to its rightful owner in Iloilo City.

According to taxi operator lawyer Joseph Vincent Go, owner of Light of Glory taxi service, Anselmo Nava picked up his passenger Jake Mark Nieves at the Iloilo International Airport on December 18 and drove him to Miagao, which is a good 50 kilometers away from the city.

Nava noticed that his passenger was jetlagged from his trip, so he slept for most of the ride. It was only when Nava dropped off his passenger and got near the city that he noticed that Nieves left his bag.

Without thinking twice, Nava brought the bag to the Light of Glory office. The staff there inspected the bag for identification and saw that it contained P300,000 in cash. They immediately got in touch with Nieves, who had not even noticed that his bag full of cash was missing from his belongings.

Nieves is extremely grateful to the honest taxi driver and his operating company. He revealed that he was planning to use the money to buy property in Iloilo.

“It pays to be honest. The pride and recognition you receive for doing good deeds cannot be bought,” said Go. “I hope this example of our driver will inspire many others to follow his lead.”

LTFRB Region 6 spokesman lawyer Jose Marie V. Lamparero said that they are already planning to make a special recommendation to the board to give Nava a plaque of recognition.

When board member Ariel Inton got wind of the news, he was so inspired by the tale of honesty that he gave P10,000 reward money from his own pocket to make Nava’s Christmas celebration a whole lot happier.

“I know taxi drivers have to pay the bills and care for their families, but I hope others would emulate Nava in caring for their passengers’ needs, too,” said Inton. “Let us help improve the services we give to the riding public because they will be very grateful for good service rendered.”