MANILA, Philippines — The government's interagency technical working group blamed motorcycle hailing app Angkas for terminating the operations of motorcycle taxis. Gardiola told reporters that all motorcycle taxis cannot operate anymore starting next week as they are illegal. The TWG chair admitted that their data on the safety of motorcycle taxis came from Angkas ." Gardiola then added that the TWG initially recommended the extension of the study and added guidelines to monitor the motorcycle hailing apps. Garcia added that if tricycles are banned on national roads, it should be the same with motorcycle taxis.

Source: Philippine Star January 20, 2020 07:30 UTC