Weekend reading -- catching up on @krixiasINQ three-part series on motorcycle taxis, an increasing imperative in #Philippines given Manila& #39;s traffic mess and transportation policy that privileges private cars. Trouble is, motorcycles are not legal as public transport vehicles

Meantime, @angkas has had a several year struggle to enter the market and is now undergoing a six-month trial run (focused on safety) -- meantime, an underground ("informal" "illegal" "colorum") facebook group has 500,000 members https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1191050/traffic-mess-breeds-habal-habal-rides">https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1191050/t... by @krixiasINQ

Angkas is worried that these parallel unregulated services and their apps will damage the results of their trial period, given that @angkas is a prominent brand (the facebook group even uses the name) https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1191492/with-free-apps-bikes-for-hire-thrive">https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1191492/w... by @krixiasINQ

As the 6-month trial period comes to an end, Congress of the #Philippines hasn& #39;t yet legalized @angkas or anybody else. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1192075/bike-services-for-hire-risky-still-illegal-but-in-demand">https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1192075/b... by @krixiasINQ -- shout out to my friend @toixporay of @komyutgroup who is quoted in this series.