Move It calls for immediate reversal of order slashing its fleet
In a statement, Move It said it filed a supplemental appeal on May 22 regarding its motion for reconsideration. Filed last month, the motion asks the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-led MCT-TWG to stay the implementation of its April 2025 order to reduce the Move It fleet by 7,826 units.
According to the LTFRB order, Move It has 14,662 riders, which is beyond its 6,836 allocation. The LTFRB also suspended the motorcycle taxi service's operations in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro.
In its appeal, Move It wants the agency to "formally declare that the motorcycle taxi company has a right to operate with 14,000 riders, including in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro."
The ride-hailing company warned that continued "inaction" on its appeal "could result in the layoff of more than 14,000 riders and could be detrimental to thousands of commuters, particularly in the face of the scheduled rehabilitation of EDSA next month."
"It is both arbitrary and unjust for the Honorable MCT-TWG to base a decision—one that effectively obliterates up to 14,000 jobs—on a single 'hearing' conducted solely by the Secretariat, without the presence of the Chairman, Vice Chairperson, the five other members of the Honorable MCT-TWG, and, most critically, without the participation of the directly affected parties, Move It and the riders," it said.
GMA News Online reached out to LTFRB Teofilo Guadiz III, no response yet has been received as of posting.
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon earlier said the order slashing the Move It fleet will not be implemented for now as the company has already filed a motion for reconsideration with the LTFRB.
Move It said the order "also equates to more than 14,000 families which are in danger of losing a source of income and users who stand to lose another option for cost-efficient, safe and convenient transportation."
The ride-hailing firm clarified that it does not question the MCT-TWG's authority to regulate the motorcycle taxi sector, but stressed that "the power of regulation should be exercised in accordance with the tenets of due process as mandated by the 1987 Philippine Constitution, wherein '[n]o person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law...'"
"The enforcement of the order–which was issued in flagrant violation of the right to due process–will displace almost 7,000 riders in Metro Manila, 3,000 in Cebu, and 3,000 in CDO who depend on Move It for their livelihood," said Move It.
"Any further delay in the resolution of the motion will not just affect 14,000 riders and their families, but also the riding public, for whom the MCT pilot study was contemplated and envisioned," it said. — VDV, GMA Integrated News
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