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Angkas can’t ride sans franchise–SC

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The Supreme Court has issued a temporary restraining order stopping the operation of the app-based ride-sharing service Angkas, which the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board had earlier ordered to stop operating because it had no franchise.

In an order dated Dec. 5, the high court’s Second Division granted the plea of the LTFRB and the Department of Transportation to stop the operations of Angkas, which is being run by DBDOYC Inc. 

The Court’s order paves the way for the LTFRB and the Transport department to proceed with the apprehension of Angkas riders.

The Court also required the private operators of Angkas to submit their comment to the petition of the transport authorities within 10 days from notice.

Judge Carlos Valenzuela of RTC Branch 213 had earlier ordered the LTFRB and the DOTr from interfering with Angkas’ operations pending the hearing and resolution of DBDOYC Inc.’s petition for declaratory relief.

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The court order also prohibited the apprehension of Angkas bikers when they are in “lawful pursuit of their work.”

Angkas had shut down its operations in November last year after the LTFRB and the Makati City government shuttered its main training center.

The LTFRB has thumbed down talks with Angkas, saying the company should talk to Congress if it wanted to be granted authority to operate as a public utility vehicle under Republic Act 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code.

READ: App-based motorbike taxi service Angkas back on road

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