A woman passenger complained that the jeepney driver she was riding sexually harassed her. She was crying while she was being interviewed, she recalled her traumatic experience, saying she will not forgive the suspect for what he did.
It happened last May 23, after her graveyard shift work at a fast-food restaurant chain she boarded a Fairview jeepney in Cubao to get home at around 6 a.m..
"Hindi ko naman akalain na yung normal na araw na yun is magiging karumal-dumal po pala sa akin."
She sat in the front portion of the jeepney with plate number TVY 561. The back portion was already full of passengers at that time, she said.
The driver, identified as Emmanuel Escalona, later started bothering her and nag her to remove her bag that she had placed on her lap.
"Nung umaandar po, three times niya po sinabi sa akin na yung bag ko na kalong-kalong ko, na ilagay ko daw po sa pagitan naming dalawa para daw po hindi ako mahirapang umupo."
"After po nun, parang nagagalit na siya sa akin, so ang ginawa ko, nilagay na lang, kasi medyo natatakot na rin ako sa kanya."
She also said that the she saw the driver suspiciously stare at her body. Although she was scared, she remained alert and started to take a video of the driver using her mobile phone.
The video shows that the driver regularly stares at the female passenger and he was captured sticking his tongue out.
When all other passengers are gone, the driver then suddenly touched her on her private part, she said.
"May sinabi pa siya sa akin na ang sarap daw bago yun, bago niya in-ano yung maselan kong bahagi. Sa pants ko, ginanun niya."
Without wasting another second, Llacuni immediately jumped off the jeepney even though it was still in transit.
Turning emotional, she said, "Bale nung paghawak niya po sa maselang bahagi po ng katawan ko, tumalon na lang po ako. kahit napakabilis po ng takbo."
"Buti na lang po meron pong kotse na nakaparada dun, humampas lang po yung leeg ko. And then meron po kami kasing kasunod na jeep na nagalit pa po sa akin na sabi daw, bakit daw po ako tumalon, buti daw hindi ako pumailalim sa jeep niya kasi konting-konti na lang po," she said.
The 21-year-old immediately proceeded to the office of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to report the incident and file a sexual harassment complaint against Escalona.
LTFRB Chairman Atty. Winston Ginez said they will recommend to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) that Escalona's driver's license be suspended.
"Ang mahalaga ay pagbawalan kaagad itong driver na ito sa kanyang pagmamaneho," Ginez said, noting the strong evidence that they have against Escalona.
Source: http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/metro-manila/05/26/16/woman-sexually-harassed-by-jeepney-driver-recalls-trauma
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