Motorcycle taxi app “Angkas” has secured a 72-hour Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the government policy of limiting the number of Angkas bikers to 10,000 in Manila and 3,000 in Cebu.
The Technical Working Group (TWG) on Motorcycle (MC) Taxis said records from the SEC shows Angkas is 99.996% owned by Angeline Xiwen Tham, a Singaporean, with P9.8 million in subscribed shares. Tham is also listed at the SEC as the president of the corporation.
Bagong Henerasyon party-list representative Bernadette Herrera said the PCC can act on its own (motu proprio) without need for a petition to take cognizance of the decision of the competition policies of LTFRB, including the new decisions on Angkas and two entering market players.
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The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to allow and regulate the use of motorcycles as public utility vehicle.
A bill has been filed in the Senate defining which types of motorcycles may qualify as public utility vehicles, which if approved will lift the ban on two-wheel vehicles from ferrying paying passengers.
DOTr secretary Arthur Tugade has directed the creation of the body amid the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court earlier this month to stop the operations of motorcycle ride-hailing firm Angkas.
The LTFRB says motorcycles are not allowed to operate as public transport services under Republic Act No. 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code.
