ANGKAS, whose drivers were apprehended by authorities for operating even if they were not included in the master list of riders for the pilot study, encouraged its members to “wait for a few more days” before they are allowed to ply the roads of Metro Manila.
In a social-media announcement, George Royeca, the majority stakeholder in Angkas, told riders to stay put, as the government regulators finalize the master list of riders for the motorcycle taxi program, explaining that the unfilled slots for its competitors will soon be reallocated to Angkas.
“You have waited for this for years, and now, I am asking you for a few more days,” he said. “It’s decision of the technical working group to start colorum crackdown operations earlier than the deadline of February 12.”
The BusinessMirror sought a further explanation from Royeca, but he was not responding to mobile phone queries.
Friday saw the technical working group issuing “a stern warning” against the transport network companies participating in the pilot program, as it found five Angkas riders operating even if they were not included in the master list.
“Those who will insist to operate in the guise of a participant of the study and is not registered in the master list will be apprehended as colorum. We will not have second thoughts to penalize those who defy the authority. I also appeal to our participating players to please register your participants with the TWG and submit a daily ridership report,” Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Member Antonio Gardiola Jr.
Gardiola, who also chairs the technical working group, said his group has so far apprehended two riders from app-based ride-hailing company Sampa, and five belonging to the ranks of Angkas. Unfortunately, the five Angkas riders are unauthorized to operate, as they are not included in the list of Angkas riders.
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade asked other motorcycle taxi companies to wait for the conclusion of the study and the subsequent results of congressional deliberations, which both aim to legalize the operations of the motorcycle taxis in the Philippines.
“The TWG and the players in the pilot study have been working hard to push for its smooth implementation. ‘Wag kayong makisawsaw sa maayos na pamamalakad sa pag-aaral [Don’t disrupt the orderly conduct of the study]. Do not make livelihood as an excuse to put the lives of our riding public in jeopardy,” Tugade said.
Right now, motorcycle taxis are allowed to operate under the pilot study. Based on a decades-old law on traffic and road usage, motorcycles are not meant for public conveyance. But with the development of technology and vehicles and road congestion, motorcycles are now being used as public transport means in different parts of the world.
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