The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said as much as ₱2.7 billion in financial assistance for transport network vehicle service (TNVS), motorcycle taxi, and delivery drivers could have been lost to duplicate or questionable entries if payouts were coursed through e-wallets...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, April 20, ordered a review of the city’s fuel subsidy system after a motorcycle taxi rider died during the distribution of assistance amid extreme heat. Belmonte expressed condolences to the bereaved family and said the city government would strengthen...
Long queues of motorcycle taxi and delivery riders formed in Quezon City and Makati City on Saturday, April 18, as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released ₱5,000 cash aid to transport workers. The financial assistance was provided to riders who were not included in...
Angkas Chief Executive Officer (CEO) George Royeca committed in front of House of Representatives members on Wednesday, April 15 that the popular motorcycle ride-hailing company would be slashing its commission from 20 percent to 18 percent. Royeca--speaking during the third hearing of the...
The Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III-led House of Representatives has committeed to pass the long-sought Motorcycle (MC) Taxi Law in the current 20th Congress. This assurance was made during the hearing of the House Legislative Energy Action Development (LEAD) Council on Wednesday, April 16, where...
Motorcycle taxi drivers in the National Capital Region (NCR) are scheduled to receive ₱5,000 cash relief assistance from March 26 to 28 under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The DSWD said the official list of...
CEBU CITY – Amid the worsening traffic congestion, a motorcycle taxi platform rolled out its brand promise that would help Cebuanos navigate through daily gridlock here. Move It recently launched Keep Moving, which underscores a people-led, technology-enabled approach to reliable bookings, safe...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) defended its recent enforcement actions against riders of Maxim. LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario said the agency is launching a broader crackdown on illegal transport services and is not singling out Maxim riders. "We are not...
Sen. Grace Poe called for the passage of the bill to legalize and regulate motorcycles-for-hire as a safe mode of transportation. "The motorcycle-for-hire bill has been through the long and winding road to passage. Our tank is full," Poe said during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino hailed the indefinite suspension by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) of its controversial order prohibiting the use of temporary license plates beginning January 1, 2025. “A victory for motorcycle riders,” he said. “The suspension of its December...
The number of motorcycle taxis operating in the National Capital Region (NCR) remains at 45,000 since three years ago, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said as it denied reports of uncontrolled increase in its number. LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III was reacting...
A transport group has asked President Marcos to intervene in what it described as an uncontrolled surge of motorcycle taxis that is now affecting the daily income of legitimate operators and drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs). Boy Vargas, president of the Alliance of Transport Operators and...
