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Thursday, January 23, 2O2O

Riders c p on motorcycle taxis hiked,


pilot run extended to CDO
BY WENDELL VIGILI,A companies participating in the taxl oPerator cannot come up longer blacklist Angkas as a
and fYLA IGLESIAS pilot run to continue the test run with the allocated number of motorcycle taxi operator after
uatil March this year. bikers, it can re-allocate its share the latter committed to withdraw
A TECHNICAL working goup The 45,000 riders cap will to otler players. the court cases it 6led against the
of the Departrnent of Transpor be equally divided among the Movelt gave 5,000 of its allo TWG seeLing to stop the impl'e-
ation @OTr) yesterday decided three motorcycle axi opentors cation to Angkas. giwing the lar- mentation of the riders cap.
to inctease the riders cap of participating in the pilot test rurr. re:r a rolal of 20 000 bik.n The Royeca said "cases were to
mototcycle axi operators from Also included in the agree- -o... -", byJoyRide. put in out grievance, we have
30,000 to 45,000 for Metro Ma- ment was the inclusion of Ca- Sarmiento"ppro...d
said: "We made discussed it and we ate now
nila after withdrawing its ea-tlier gayan de Oro as one of the areas sute that the people, our com- in collaboration. We've spoken
plan to cancel t}le 6nal leg of the covered by the pilot tun fhich muters will be tlte ones to benefit with secrctary (Iugade) yestet-
pilot test run because of t}te case was originally limited to Metro here. By that, I believe we have day (Iuesdal'). We also heard
6led by Angkas against it. Manila and Meto Cebu. done our jobs akeady and pro- the opinions of senators and
This was tevealed by Samar Metro Cebu and CDO will vide solution to the problem." the good congressman today. I
Rep. Edgar Satmiento, chair have a dders cap of 9,000 each, Angkas Chief Transport Ad- think everybody is involved in
of the House committee on which wiltr be equally divided vocate Geotge Royeca tl-ranked this endeavor'i
transpottation, after the panel between the three firms. Ttansportation Secretary Arthur Royeca said the agreement to
held an executive session with lWith the new cap, AngLas, Tugade and Sarmiento for medi- continue the test run tl-rat Angkas
the members of the TWG and Joyride and Moveit will have ating to end the "impasse." and the two other players struck
tepresentatives ftom mototcycle allocation of 15,000 bikers each "I am happy that everyone is with the DOTf. the LTFRB, and
taxi 6rms Angkas, JoyRide, and in Metro Manila; 3,000 each in now involved h *re test run and thg T\flG '1s an imponant win
Move It. Meuo Cebu; and 3,000 each in will be working together towards for the Philippines, particularly
An agreement has eadiet been cDo. the same goal," he said. for the commuters and the biL-
reached berween the DOTI, T!0G head Antonio Gardiola In the spirit of give and tale, ersof all thtee mototcycle taxi
TWG, and tlle motorcycle taxi Jr. said that if one motorcycle Gardiola said the TWG will no companies."

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