MANILA, Philippines — Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte on Thursday asked colleagues to pass when it resumes its session a bill that would regulate motorcycle-for-hire operations and lift the cap on allowed riders for companies to ensure the safety of commuters.

Duterte cited the need to pass House Bill No. 4470, or the proposed Motorcycles-for-Hire Act, which seeks to streamline the application of companies involved in such businesses, registration of riders, and the creation of standards and specifications for motorcycles used in these operations.

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte on Thursday asked colleagues to pass when it resumes its session a bill that would regulate motorcycle-for-hire operations and lift the cap on allowed riders for companies to ensure the safety of commuters.

Duterte cited the need to pass House Bill No. 4470, or the proposed Motorcycles-for-Hire Act, which seeks to streamline the application of companies involved in such businesses, registration of riders, and the creation of standards and specifications for motorcycles used in these operations.

Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has reiterated the need for Congress to pass a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire amid the seemingly endless pilot study on them that's being conducted by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

In a statement Thursday, July 6, Duterte noted that the LTFRB pilot test on so-called motorcycle taxis is on its fourth year, with no immediate prospect of a conclusion or the release of the agency's recommendations to the public.

Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has reiterated the need for Congress to pass a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire amid the seemingly endless pilot study on them that's being conducted by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

In a statement Thursday, July 6, Duterte noted that the LTFRB pilot test on so-called motorcycle taxis is on its fourth year, with no immediate prospect of a conclusion or the release of the agency's recommendations to the public.

Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte has called for the swift passage of a measure that will regulate the operation of motorcycles-for-hire.

Duterte made the call after a transport advocate urged the government to lift the cap on the number of motorcycle taxis allowed to operate.

Following a recent call by transport advocates for the government to lift the cap on the number of these vehicles allowed to ply the country’s roads, a lawmaker called on Congress for the speedy passage of a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire when session resumes this month.

Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte said the pilot study authorized by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on the viability and safety of motorcycles-for-hire as a mode of commuter transport has dragged on, continuing on its fourth year in 2023, with no certainty on when this would be concluded and its recommendations released to the public.

Pinamamadali na ni Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte ang pagpasa sa panukalang batas para sa regulasyon ng motorcycles-for-hire.

Kasunod ito ng panawagan ng transport advocates, na itaas ang cap sa bilang ng mga motorcycle taxi na maaaring mag-operate salig sa pilot run program kung saan nasa 45,000 participants lang.

A lawmaker has pressed anew for the speedy passage of a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire following a recent call by transport advocates to lift the limit on the number of these vehicles allowed to ply the country’s roads.

Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte also noted that the pilot study authorized by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on the viability and safety of motorcycles-for-hire as a mode of commuter transport has dragged on, continuing on its fourth year in 2023 with no certainty on when this would be concluded and its recommendations released to the public.

A lawmaker has pressed anew for the speedy passage of a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire following a recent call by transport advocates to lift the limit on the number of these vehicles allowed to ply the country’s roads.

Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte also noted that the pilot study authorized by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on the viability and safety of motorcycles-for-hire as a mode of commuter transport has dragged on, continuing on its fourth year in 2023 with no certainty on when this would be concluded and its recommendations released to the public.

Pinabibilisan ni Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte ang pagpasa ng panukala na magre-regulate sa operasyon ng motorcycles-for-hire sa bansa.

Ginawa ni Duterte ang pahayag sa gitna ng mga panawagan sa gobyerno na alisin na ang limit sa bilang ng motorcycle tax na maaaring pumasada.

DAVAO City Representative Paolo Duterte reiterated his call for the speedy passage of a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire.

Duterte said that the pilot study authorized by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on the viability and safety of motorcycles-for-hire as a mode of commuter transport has dragged on, continuing on its fourth year in 2023 with no certainty on when this would be concluded and its recommendations released to the public.

MANILA – Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte on Thursday pushed for the immediate approval of a proposed bill regulating the operation of the motorcycles-for-hire.

Duterte and fellow co-authors of House Bill 4470 -- Reps. Eric Yap (Benguet) and Edvic Yap (ACT-CIS), made this call after various advocacy groups asked the government to lift the cap on the number of motorcycle taxis.