Angkas Instructs Commuters to Buy Own Helmet The country’s top motorcycle-hailing apps Angkas advised the commuters to buy their own helmet as the government allowed the resumption of their operations. The National government announced that they would allow the resumption of operations of motorcycle taxis including the popular ride-hailing service “Angkas”. However, the government set … Read more
Road Safety Group Suggest the Use of Disposable Headgears for Motorcycle Passengers ROAD SAFETY GROUP- A safety advocacy group has suggested the use of disposable headgears when riding to ensure safety amid pandemic. The Lawyers for Commuters Safety and Protection said those motorcycle passengers should wear disposable headgears to ensure safety of drivers and commuters … Read more
Ride-Hailing App Proposed Plastic Shield Between Rider & Passenger as Protection The ride-hailing app ‘Angkas’ has proposed a plastic shield between the rider and the passenger as protection to allow back riding amid pandemic. As the physical distancing is strictly implemented due to the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), back riding in motorcycles has been … Read more
Angkas Launches ‘Angkas Food’ Amid Community Quarantine ANGKAS – Motorcycle taxi company Angkas has ventured into the food delivery service to help its riders amid the community quarantine. Lots of people consider food delivery services godsend because it saves us time and helps people who don’t have time to cook or prepare their food. Due … Read more
Photo of Angkas Rider Riding at the Back of Passenger Instead of Driving Goes Viral A photo of an Angkas rider who is riding at the back of the passengers instead of driving his motorcycle goes viral on social media. Because of traffic congestion and overpopulation of cars in Metro Manila motorcycle-taxis have been popular … Read more
Angkas Possible to be Backlisted in Motorcycle Taxi Program Amid Violations The Angkas motorcycle taxi company may be blacklisted and will not be allowed to operate for violations of some of the provisions in the government’s ongoing pilot study for motorcycle taxis. “Meron kasi kaming sinet na guidelines at nandun sa guidelines ‘yung provision for … Read more
Publicly shamed Angkas driver goes to Raffy Tulfo program. ANGKAS DRIVER – This viral Angkas driver who was publicly shamed by a commuter shares his side of story in program Raffy Tulfo In Action. In a previous article, a certain video of a raging commuter became viral where he was recorded shouting at and harassing … Read more
Video Of Two Angkas Passengers Doing Sweet Moment Goes Viral ANGKAS PASSENGERS – A video of two angkas passengers, both from separate motorcycles, who made a sweet moment went viral on social media. A netizen named Hafid Caballes posted a video on Facebook. Gaballes recorded the scene inside the car. In the video, there were … Read more
Ankas Passenger Speaks Out About Abuse From Driver ANKAS – One of the passengers of Ankas talked about her abusive experience with one of their drivers. A user by the name of Gabby (an alias) often uses the popular motorcycle-hailing app for its convenience and affordability. However, she never thought that she’d have the worst … Read more
DOTr Needs More Time To Study the Legalization of Motorcycle Taxi DOTr- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) needed more time to study the legalization of the motorcycle taxi. Public transportation vehicles in the Philippines include jeepney, taxis, buses, van, and trains. Due to the inevitable traffic during weekdays, they added the motorcycle taxi. The motorcycle … Read more