(Eagle News) –Angkas on Wednesday, Jan. 22, said it was withdrawing the petition it filed in court against the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis. In its petition filed before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 223, Angkas asked for a halt to the imposition of the initial 10,000 cap on the number of participating riders for each player participating in the pilot run of motorcycle taxis. It also asked the court to […]
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TWG, motorcycle taxi stakeholders to meet this week to thresh out issues on pilot study
(Eagle News)-Members of the Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis and stakeholders are set to hold a series of meetings this week to iron out issues on the pilot study, which the TWG had recommended terminated. In a statement, the TWG said it would discuss the sentiments raised by members of the Senate Committee on Public Services and other stakeholders of the industry after its announcement in a meeting on Wednesday. It said after the […]
TWG recommends termination of pilot study on motorcycle taxis
(Eagle News)-The Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis has recommended the termination of the study due to what it said were legal impediments. “We recommended for the termination of the study, Ma’am. Kasi po hindi kami makagalaw dahil marami pong legal impediments. May mga nilagay po kaming mga guidelines pero hindi po nila sinusunod,” chair Antonio Gardiola said before the Senate Committee on Public Services, which is conducting a hearing on the legalization of motorcycle […]
QC court issues TRO on TWG-imposed motorcycle taxi cap
(Eagle News) — A Quezon City court has put a temporary stop to the cap imposed by the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group on riders participating in its pilot study on motorcycle taxis. Branch 223 of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court issued the 72-hour temporary restraining order on the 30,000 cap in Metro Manila and the 9,000 cap in Cebu pending the resolution of the main case. The 30,000 and 9,000 cap was supposed to […]
Inter-Agency TWG accuses Angkas of being behind LCSP; Joyride admitted to motorcycle taxi run based on merits, TWG says
(Eagle News)-The Inter-Agency Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis has vehemently denied Senator Koko Pimentel’s endorsement of Joyride influenced its decision to include the motorcycle firm as a new player in the ongoing pilot run. In a statement, the TWG also slammed the Lawyers for Commuters Safety and Protection for making the “serious allegations” against Pimentel and the TWG, adding that with or without Pimentel’s endorsement letter, the TWG was only looking out for the […]





