Angkas is a Singaporean-owned company conceptualized by its founder and CEO Angeline Tham

sometime in 2015 after she claimed that she got late for several meetings after spending six hours in
traffic.[2] DBDOYC Inc. was set up as Angkas's operator.[3]
The legality of Angkas' operation has been challenged by the government. The Land Transportation
Franchising and Regulatory Board (LFTRB) suspended Angkas' operation in November 2017 over
lack of a business permit and safety concerns regarding the usage of motorcycles in ride-sharing
services.[4] This lead to Angkas to introduce parcel delivery service dubbed as "Angkas Padala" in
December 2017.[5] LFTRB's move was still challenged by Angkas before the Mandaluyong Regional
Trial Court which made a decision on August 20, 2018 which barred LFTRB from arresting Angkas
drivers. Angkas resumed operations the following month.[4]
On December 2018, the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order which put on hold the
implementation of the Mandaluyong court's decision.[4] Despite of the high court's TRO, Angkas
continued operations risking its drivers to arrest since it believe that the ruling didn't concern the
legality of the company's operations itself.[6]
The government through the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced in May 2019 that it
would provisionally allow Angkas to operate again.[7] Pilot operations of Angkas' motorcycle taxis
in Metro Manila and Metro Cebu were allowed by the government for six months from June 2019 so
the firm's operation could be monitored by the state[8] as part of a study regarding the legality of
motorcycles as public utility vehicles.
During the pilot operations, Angkas would be serviced by its 27,000 riders and could not add more
motorycles to its fleet.[9]
The pilot operations which was originally set to end in December 26, 2019 was extended by the
technical working group of the DOTr until March 23, 2020 with the inclusion of two competitors,
JoyRide and Move It. A cap of 30,000 riders in Metro Manila and 9,000 riders in Metro Cebu was
imposed with the allocation of riders equally shared between the three motorcycle taxi service
providers. Angkas would have to cut down its fleet of 27,000 riders to comply with the cap. Angkas in
response sought a temporary restraining order from the Quezon City Trial Court against the
imposition of the cap. It withdrew its bid in January 2020 after DOTr's technical working group
increased the cap for of Metro Manila riders to 45,000.[10]

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