MANILA -- Ride-hailing firm Angkas' food delivery service observes safety measures such as wearing protective gear, physical distancing and contactless payments to halt the spread of the coronavirus, an official said Thursday.

Angkas doesn't take commission from the deliveries, a temporary service, while Luzon is on lockdown due to the pandemic, said its chief transport advocate George Royeca.

Since its launch early this week, Angkas Food has expanded to 80 food outlets. It secured approvals from transport and local government officials, Royeca told ANC.

Guys legit to, gumawa kami ng food delivery service oha. But this isn't for us. Para to sa mga bikers at sa inyo. We will NOT take any commission in this initiative. Sa kanila lahat to.

For the list of restaurants: https://t.co/dl1b8EYi7M pic.twitter.com/ZK7o2xIAfw

— Angkas (@angkas) March 23, 2020

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Angkas riders wear gloves and face masks. They are constantly reminded to wash their hands, avoid touching their faces and practice physical distancing. They are told not to open food packages, Royeca said.

"We're trying to see how to tweak the app a little bit to accommodate the service. This is just because of the lockdown. This is not a core business. Anything we can do to help the community," he said.

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Motorcycle deliveries are exempted from the Luzon lockdown, which required half of the Philippines' 100 million to stay at home and restricted transportation to food, medicine and frontline workers.