Motorcycle taxi pilot run to go on –TWG

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:00:21 +0000

The inter-agency technical working group (TWG) on motorycle taxis maintained that it would continue with its bike-hailing service pilot implementation program amid legal hurdles thrown at them.

“The TWG is confident that it stands on solid legal ground in its administration of the Motorcycle Taxi Service Pilot Implementation program, and we remain steadfast in carrying out our mandate, especially in ensuring that the safety and welfare of the riding public is at stake,” it said in a statement.

This was after the Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court issued on Monday a three-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against the revised guidelines on the extended motorcycle taxi pilot run set by the TWG.

Under the new policy, the TWG capped the number of riders to 10,000 for each of three participating platforms namely Angkas, JoyRide, and Move It.

Motorcycle ride-hailing company Angkas has been protesting the cap since the TWG announced it last month, claiming that at least 17,000 of the 27,000 riders on its fleet are at risk of losing their livelihood.

In the three pages order signed by acting Executive Judge Ofelia Calo, in response to a class suit filed by Angkas, it stated that there is an urgency to issue a TRO citing “grave and irreparable injury that these bikers will suffer” on the new policies on motorcycle taxis.

“With the implementation of the LTFRB’s Revised General Guidelines for the Pilot Implementation of Motorycle Taxis, 17,000 Angkas riders who have been earlier accredited by
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