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In the following report, DH.com assumed that the victim of the taxi driver was a woman. The taxi passenger precisely described the incident and noted that the cab driver was about 28-30 years old.

An unidentified passenger uploaded a 28-second video (with a short caption) which caught the attention of the public. The cab passenger allegedly took a taxi ride from Katipunan going to Tomas Morato at around 2:30p.m. Several minutes after the victim rode the cab, the passenger noticed that the taxi driver suddenly grabbed a blue towel and placed it in front of the air conditioner.

In an instant, the victim smelled something like an alcohol or a citrus mint inside the car. When the victim closely looked at the taxi driver, the passenger noticed that the driver was already wearing a surgical face mask probably to protect himself against the fume inside the cab. A few minutes later, the victim started to feel dizzy and was almost out of her senses.

The victim recalled a post on Facebook regarding the modus operandi of taxi drivers in the metro, which prompted her to send a text message to her sister and was also able to capture a video of the taxi driver. She also noted the taxi's plate number, TXJ-792. The victim decided to get off the car somewhere in GMA, where a security guard provided some assistance to her. A few minutes later, the victim's sister arrived and fetched her in the area.

Here's the video.

Meanwhile, the victim reportedly filed a complaint at the QCPD station 10 but as of press time, no further update is available online. 

Dear readers, crime rates in the metro increases when December is closing in. Please be vigilant whenever you take a taxi ride. To all women, DO NOT sleep while in the cab. Take care of yourselves, ALWAYS!