DBDOYC insisted it was not a public utility or a common carrier as transactions between their motorcycle drivers and passengers were private in nature. Online store front“[DBDOYC] is no different from an office space or store front lessor wherein a private carrier may lease out a space where patrons may go to in order to engage a private carrier. [It] provides an online store front where patrons may log on so they may engage a specific private carrier,” it added. The company said Angkas drivers were not like nor do they intend to be common carriers or public utility vehicles (PUVs) which could be hailed anytime on the street. The order, in effect, prevented the enforcement of a Mandaluyong court ruling that prevented the two agencies from stopping Angkas’ operations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2018 21:11 UTC