Senator Grace Poe said the absence of a law should not result in the loss of jobs of over 60,000 motorcycle riders in the country, since the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has the authority to allow their continued operation. Poe stressed this in a statement on...
(Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says the recently approved measure regulating the operation of motorcycle taxis assures the safety of commuters with this increasingly popular mode of public...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) A commuter safety and protection advocate failed to hide his frustrations during a recent House Committee on Transportation hearing when he practically described as “useless” the Motorcycle Taxi-Technical Working Group...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (PPAB) House Committee on Transportation Chairman Rep. Romeo Acop has castigated Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III for its protracted pilot study on motorcycle taxis, which has...
Angkas riders (MANILA BULLETIN) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has reiterated the need for Congress to pass a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire amid the seemingly endless pilot study on them that's being conducted by the Land Transportation and Franchising...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is not keen on imposing a limit on the number of motorcycle taxis that would ply the country’s road once Congress approves the proposal to regulate and legalize motorcycles-for-hire. A representative of the PCC who participated in the recent joint...
If the recent public utility jeepney (PUJ) strike showed anything, it's that having alternative transportation like motorcycle taxis can be a lifesaver for Filipino commuters. Angkas riders (MANILA BULLETIN) According to Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita "Migs" Nograles,...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued a stern warning to riders of the pilot participants of the Motorcycle (MC) Taxi Pilot Study Program of the government to refrain from asking for fares that exceed the guidelines of the technical working group on MC taxis and the Land Transportation...
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation is prodding transportation authorities to answer the complaints of motorcycle taxi users who fell victims to "overcharging" and even resorted to illegal “habal-habal” for their commute. Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) This,...
The push to legalize and regulate motorcycle taxis has formally begun in the House of Representatives. Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) This, after the House Committee on Transportation chaired by Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop tackled in a hearing on Monday, Dec. 12 several...
The operation of motorcycle taxis should be legalized to open the industry to more players for the benefit of the commuting public, Grab Philippines stated Thursday, Nov. 24. Grab issued the statement following a House Committee on Metro Manila Development public hearing where regulators, lawmakers...
Move It has welcomed a Department of Transportation (DOTr) order reconstituting the technical working group (TWG) on motorcycle (MC) taxis, calling it a “win-win” solution for commuters and industry drivers. “The reconstitution of the TWG ensures the continuous operation of MC taxis pending...
