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Angkas urges clients to bring own caps, sanitizers amid coronavirus outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 08:49 PM

Motorcycle taxi firm Angkas urged its clients to bring their own head caps, face masks and sanitizers to protect themselves amid the COVID-19 outbreak.    Read more »

Senate to deliberate on motorcycle taxi legalization

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 12:38 PM

Bills seeking to legalize motorcycle taxi operations in the Philippines are set for debates in the Senate plenary after lawmakers on Tuesday said it is time for legislation to "cope" with "public demand" and "technology."   Read more »

Motor taxi pilot run: DOTr releases rider distribution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 11:19 AM

Angas has a total of 23,164 riders, Joyride with 15,000 and Move It with 6,836, the DOTr said in a statement. Unlisted drivers are considered "colorum" and will be apprehended, the agency earlier said.    Read more »

'Kung ang tricycle bawal': Motorcycle taxis pinag-iisipang ipagbawal sa major roads

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 09:12 PM

Pinag-iisipan ng mga transport regulator na ipagbawal ang mga motorcycle taxi sa mga pangunahing kalsada sa Metro Manila para makaiwas umano sa mga aksidente. Read more »

'Colorum' motorcycle taxi riders to be apprehended: transport dept

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 12:01 PM

Angkas, JoyRide and MoveIt are the only participants in the motorcycle taxi pilot that will run until March, the DOTr said in a statement. Groups such as Sampa and i-Sabay are “not accredited" and their riders will be apprehended, it said.   Read more »

JoyRide happy with 'good ending' to motorcycle taxi run

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 04:17 PM

MANILA - Motorcycle-ride hailing firm JoyRide on Wednesday said they were satisfied with the concessions agreed upon by the technical working group and other platforms to continue the study on the viability of motorcycles as public transport. Read more »

Walang hulihan: DOTr at motorcycle taxi firms nagkaayos na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 08:04 PM

Nagkasundo na ang gobyerno at mga kompanya ng motorcycle-taxis na tuloy ang pag-aaral ukol sa naturang serbisyo.  Read more »

Motorcycle-taxi cap raised as test run expands to Cagayan de Oro

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 04:41 PM

The cap of motorcycle-taxi drivers has been raised to 63,000 from 39,000 as a province in Mindanao was added for the pilot run of the 2-wheeled vehicle as public transportation, the official overseeing it said Wednesday. Read more »

Apelang ituloy ang motorcycle taxi pilot run ipinaabot kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 07:08 PM

Ipinaabot na kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang apelang ipagpapatuloy muna ang operasyon ng motorcycle taxis, matapos kanselahin ng technical working group (TWG) ang pilot test run ng mga ito.  Read more »

Motorcycle taxi pilot run to proceed, transport official says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 11:25 AM

The Department of Transportation's technical working group considered the "sentiments" of senators during a hearing on Monday that the motor taxi trial run must proceed. Read more »

Senators push to continue pilot test for motorcycle taxis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 10:14 PM

The pilot run will help lawmakers identify “proper safeguards” to protect both riders and the public, Senator Grace Poe said. Read more »

Pagkansela sa motorcycle taxi pilot test inalmahan sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 07:55 PM

Kinansela na ng inter-agency technical working group ang pilot test ng mga motorcycle taxi at huhulihin ang mga ito simula sa susunod na linggo.  Read more »

Motor taxis to be deemed 'illegal,' as pilot run set to end: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 04:25 PM

Motorcycle taxi services are "illegal" and may be apprehended starting next week, a transport official studying the viability of the service said Monday. Read more »

DOTr denies telling Angkas to reject rides based on passengers' weight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 04:34 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Sunday said it never told motorcycle taxi-hailing firm Angkas to deny rides to "heavy passengers." Read more »

Angkas: Weight not yet factored into bookings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 05:03 AM

MANILA—Motorcycle taxi-hailing firm Angkas said Friday that weight was not yet factored into bookings following the release of its new in-app feature, which some of its users deemed discriminatory to "heavy" passengers. Read more »

Angkas nag-sorry, nagpaliwanag sa mga umano'y paglabag

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 07:56 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin ngayong Miyerkoles ang pamunuan ng ride-hailing app na Angkas kasunod ng bantang ipapa-blacklist sila ng gobyerno sa mga naging paglabag sa pilot testing ng motorcycle taxis.  Read more »

Angkas may have violated foreign ownership cap, says transport dept

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Updated as of Jan 08 08:53 AM

The operator of ride-hailing firm Angkas is "99.9 percent" owned by a Singaporean, in possible violation of a constitutional restriction that capped foreign ownership in certain businesses, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.  Read more »

Angkas posibleng ma-blacklist dahil sa mga nakitang paglabag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 07:29 PM

Posibleng ma-blacklist ang Angkas bilang ride-hailing app dahil sa ilang paglabag na nakita ng technical working group ng Department of Transportation. Read more »

LOOK: Inside JoyRide's training facility for motor taxi drivers

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 02:10 PM

The compound is a former Happy Move facility, another brand under JoyRide’s parent We Move Things Philippines, its vice president for Corporate Affairs Noli Eala told reporters.  Read more »

Grab 'seriously considering' GrabBike relaunch

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 01:49 PM

Grab is looking into re-investing in its GrabBike service with the blessing of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), it said.   Read more »