“Always think before you click,” beauty queen Pia Wurtzbach was quoted as saying during her reign as Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2015. Some online users reminded fellow netizens about this saying amid the viral issue between a moto-taxi driver and a passenger that escalated into a legal case. Vicente Young Jr .
, a rider of motorcycle ride-hailing app, Move It, stated that he would pursue a case against his passenger, Jay Anne Gadiane , who accused him of harassment and robbery. On May 30, Gadiane made a now-deleted lengthy Facebook post alleging that Young robbed her during their transit. She also went to the Pasay City police station to report the incident.
As news about Gadiane’s complaint circulated online, Move It then placed Young on preventive suspension. Shortly thereafter, however, the rider brought his complaint to Sen. Raffy Tulfo’s show “Raffy Tulfo In Action,” revealing a new aspect to the story.
Young defended himself in a series of videos posted on the program’s YouTube channel, stating that Gadiane’s claims were false and had cost him his job. Eventually, Gadiane admitted that her accusations against Young were not true, prompting the Move It rider to file a lawsuit against the former. On June 15, Pasay City Police Station chief Samuel Pabonita also stated that Gadiane would face an additional case for providing false information to the officers.
Because of Gadiane’s admission, online users interjected on social media with some raising their.
