If you’re on Facebook regularly, then you might have seen this viral video of a ‘birthday hulidap prank.’ It’s basically a hold-up prank on a supposed birthday celebrant that was in a ride-hailing car, and it’s been making the rounds on the Internet.
Unfortunately, it’s found its way to the Land Transportation Office (LTO), and suffice it to say that the agency is not amused. LTO chief Markus Lacanilao has now issued a subpoena against the registered owner of the vehicle.
The LTO has determined through the video that the staged holdap involved the participation of the taxi driver. The agency reiterated that these types of pranks should not involve public transport vehicles and should also not be conducted in public spaces wherein the said prank could cause alarm. As for the content creators behind the video, the LTO didn’t have any comments.
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“Hindi dapat gawing libangan o content ang mga sitwasyong may kaugnayan sa krimen,” said Lacanilao. “Ang paghoholdap ay isang seryosong usapin na maaaring magdulot ng takot at pangamba sa publiko. Ang anumang content na isinasagawa sa pampublikong lansangan ay dapat isaalang-alang ang kaligtasan, kaayusan, at kapakanan ng iba.”
The original video was uploaded by the page Da Siblings and Da Siblings 2.0. We’ll not link out to the clip here, as it might accidentally trigger trauma for some readers. But you can easily scour Facebook if you want to see the original footage. What we’ve embedded below instead is the LTO’s official statement. But what about you guys: What do you think about this decision from the LTO?
