Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento, chairman of the House of Representatives’ transportation committee, urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to allow Angkas to operate and not cut the number of its riders. He made the call after a technical working group (TWG) composed of representatives of transportation agencies cut the number of Angkas riders from 27,000 to 10,000 to open the ride-hailing market to new players Move-It and Joy Ride. “Cutting the number of motorcycle taxis under Angkas will economically dislocate thousands of Angkas riders and would certainly deny commuters a well-tested alternative transport especially at a time when Metro Manila’s traffic is getting worse every day,” he said. They are stalled for four hours in the morning and another four hours in the evening due to congested traffic,” Sarmiento said in a radio interview on Sunday. We cannot stop this because the people and the passengers will complain,” the lawmaker added.

Source: Manila Times December 31, 2019 22:52 UTC