Riders of motor-hailing app Angkas today gathered on EDSA-Whiteplains in Quezon City to protest the government’s move to limit the motorcycle-hailing app’s drivers to 10,000 from 27,000.
Earlier, Angkas issued a statement seeking help to save 17,000 riders who will lose their job following LTFRB’s decision to downsize their numbers.
But the inter-agency body denied the motor taxi app’s claim and said it actually added two motor taxi firms — JoyRide and MoveIt— to avoid a monopoly of Angkas during test run.
“Nagdagdag tayo ng dalawang TNCs (transportation network companies) upang hindi ma-monopolize ang mga datos ng mga kalahok sa pag-aaral na ito,” Antonio Gardiola Jr., chairman of the inter-agency for motorcycle taxis, told ABS-CBN News.
“Hindi ekonomiya o kita o trabaho ng mga riders ang pinag-aaralan dito kaya kailangan yung angkop sa pinag-aaralan ang kailangan talakayin sa mga usapin.”
The technical working group extended the pilot run of motortaxis from December 23, 2019 to March 23, 2020.