Thursday, 30 January 2020
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Houie seeks laws 0n motorcycle taxis
MEMBEBS ol various transport groups express support to government's modernization of public transportation through the i\4otor Vehicle
lnspection System that is aimed at ensuring the public's safely.
Gardiola admitted the TWG has failed to coordinate with law enforcement agencies, such as the
MMDA and the Highway Patrol Police, rega"rding apprehensions and said they are correcting this
with a new set of guidelines
tuun HgB l service has recently been granted to
submit a weeldy report on the operation
of motorcycle tfiis to the panel.
Operation of this new transportation
several companies on a temporary basis
while tests are being run.
The move was made upon the
motion of Quezon City Rep. Arthony
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Peter Crisologo after he explained that
it is necessa-ry for the agencies to aid
the House in crafting a law regulating
motorcycle taxis.
'Th e DoTR, MMDA (should)
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submit, if possible, has failedto coordinate with law
weekly data io this enforcement agencies; such as the
committee regarding MMDA and the Highway Patrol Police,
the apprehensions, regarding a.pprehensions and said they
compliance,'the number are correcting this with a new set of
of vehicles and drivers of guidelines.
the three companies, n Manuel Lopez, the panel's
.Crisologo said. chairman, reminded Gardiola that itl
was the committee on Melro Manilai
The nation i,s Developmenl which crafted the
requiringlus to'amend resolution creating a TWG to conducl
a Law. llow can we study on operation of motorcycle for
do thal? We hwe no hire. But wiihout empirical data, thq
basis. job of the panel to craft a law an{
dssess the viability of motorcycle taxis
"So that while the law wonld be difficult.
nThe
is being crafted - I think nation is requirine us to amendj
there are House bills being a law. How can we do that? We havd no
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cra.fted we can actually basis," Lopez said,
'nYou
move parallel with the are only given 90 days, we are
technical worHng group,' so worried. What will happen io the
he added. commuting public?o he added.
Gardiola assured the panel TWG will I
Without empirical submit a coriclusive report in months'
data, the job of the time.
panel to cro,ft a IsW According to him, the group is
and assess the via.bility now listing the names of riders frolt
of motorcycle toxis the players, to be submitted io law
would be diffictrlt. enforcement agehcies so that accidentc
would be monitored.
The panel grilled the
DoTR-TWG for relying commission a survey group to
on data provided by the determine consumer feedback and
' players participating in the is now working on a sysl,em to allow
pilot tesi, saying it is the TWG which government to haye access to ridehailinp
was tasked to conduct the study on the applications.
viability of motorcycle ta-tis. Earlier, the TWG extended the pilot
TWG chair Antonio Gardiola Jr. l,esiing for motorcycle taxis operation
admitted the initial study ofthe group to March. 'l
has data from only one player -Angkas, It
allowed lhe entry of JoyRide an{
and it states that motorcycle taxis Movelt to promote competitioR, but also
operation i3 99 percent safe. put a cap on the number of riders at
Gardiola also admitted the TwG 16,000 foi each player.\p.
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