A mid-2023 report by the Philippine Commission on Women highlighted:
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In the sweltering heat of May 2023, a new kind of law enforcement rolled quietly through the narrow alleys of Barangay 178 in Caloocan City. It wasn’t a heavily armored SWAT truck or a police sedan. It was a brightly painted tricycle, sidecar adorned with a hand-painted logo: “Trike Patrol – Kababaihan Para sa Kapayapaan.” (Women for Peace). filipina trike patrol 40 globe twatters 2023
Across the Philippines, 2023 saw the quiet rise of community-led safety initiatives. Among the most innovative was the Filipina Trike Patrol – a movement where women tricycle drivers and operators transformed their daily routes into mobile crime watch points. By year’s end, at least 40 such patrols were active under various barangay councils, often supported by local telecommunications and social media networks, colloquially called “Globe Twatters” (a playful term for Twitter users on Globe Telecom’s network). A mid-2023 report by the Philippine Commission on
By December 2023, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recognized the Filipina Trike Patrol as an official auxiliary force for traffic and safety. Globe Telecom, for its part, sponsored a “Digital Patrol Training” for 40 women drivers at its Ayala headquarters, covering basic cybersecurity, evidence handling, and emergency tweeting protocols. Across the Philippines, 2023 saw the quiet rise
The program continues in 2025, though rebranded simply as “Barangay Digital Patrol” – the quirky “40 Globe Twatters 2023” remains a nostalgic reference point for those who witnessed its scrappy, grassroots beginning.