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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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Take your pick, JoyRide or Angkas?

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 08:37 PM

Motorcycles belonging to competing ride-hailing firms ply EDSA in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Angkas scores 72-hour TRO vs motorcycle taxi cap

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 07:22 PM

Under the revised guideline, the 30,000 cap on riders would be equally divided to 3 players namely Angkas, JoyRide and MoveIt with 10,000 riders each. It was supposed to take effect Monday, Jan. 6. Read more »

JoyRide seeks Angkas, Move It cooperation in motor taxi trial run

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:14 AM

The largest of the trio, Angkas, earlier protested the cap on riders at 10,000 per platform since it currently has 27,000. The extended pilot will run until March 23.   Read more »

KILALANIN: 2 motorcycle-taxi operators na humahamon sa Angkas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 07:55 PM

Sa unang pagpapakilala ng JoyRide, itinanggi nila agad ang mga agam-agam na may kapit sila sa gobyerno. Read more »

JoyRide says Bong Go 'never been part' of ride-hailing firm

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 03:55 PM

The owners of the motorcycle ride-hailing app are the families of Ralph Nubla Jr and Bea Chua who are “low-key and reputable businessmen,” JoyRide Philippines vice president for Corporate Affairs Noli Eala said in a press briefing.    Read more »