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'Generates chaos': Isko Moreno bans e-trikes in Manila

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/07/25/isko-mmda.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of the Metro Manila Council convene at the MMDA Headquarters. Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATE) - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Thursday said he would ban e-tricycles in the capital after the national government tagged the electric vehicles as &quot;toys.&quot;The pronouncement that e-tricycles are classified as toys originated from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), which advised the Manila mayor to disallow the battery-operated vehicles from public roads.&quot;Ako pinapa-pull out ko na. We will pull it out kasi (because) it generates chaos,&quot; Moreno told reporters after a meeting with Metro Manila mayors.(I have ordered its pull-out.)The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) could not regulate e-trikes because these are not motorized vehicles, the Manila mayor said.&quot;&#x27;Yung LTFRB binigyan ng prebiliheyo na makapag-hanap buhay &#x27;yung jeepney driver tapos inagawan ng pasahero ng e-trike na walang prangkisa pero may pagkilala ng lokal [na pamahalaan],&quot; he said.(The LTFRB gave jeepney drivers the privilege to earn, but their passengers are being grabbed by e-trikes that are recognized by the local government even if they do not have franchises.)&quot;Sabi ni [MMDA] Chairman [Danilo] Lim, baka puwedeng bigyan ng atensyon &#x27;yung mga e-trike kasi kung saan-saan na. Buti pa nga ang jeep may ruta,&quot; he said.(MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim asked us if we could look into e-trikes because they&#x27;re plying everywhere. They don&#x27;t even have routes like jeepneys.)The electronic tricycle was once dubbed as the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/29/17/look-the-future-of-public-transport-is-electric">future of public transport</a>.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/06/29/electric-vehicles-15.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>File photo: Prototypes of e-trikes on display during an electornic vehicle fair in 2017. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>With the Philippine capital set to impose an e-trike ban in the capital, Moreno said he will also urge the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to stop promoting and selling electric vehicles.&quot;Dapat bago pa ipanganak ang mga e-trike, bago pa lumabas sa mga pabrika, lagyan niyo na ng: &#x27;This cannot be used for public transport,&#x27;&quot; Moreno said.(Before e-trikes are released from factories, they should already indicate that these cannot be used for public transport.)&quot;Dapat sa planta pa lang, ang category nitong mga e-trike ay for personal use,&quot; he said.(Factories should already indicate that these are for personal use only.)Moreno raised the same issue during the meeting and asked other Metro Manila mayors to pass an ordinance prohibiting e-trikes in public roads, according to the Manila Public Information Office.&quot;It is high-time for DOTr to qualify these types of vehicles. Can they be used as public vehicles? Nakakalungkot dito (This is sad), we want to recognize LTFRB’s authority,&quot; Moreno was quoted as saying by his public information officer.Since last year, the city government received hundreds of electricity-run vehicles from the Department of Energy (DOE) as the national agency urged Metro Manila cities to use cleaner sources of energy.The three-wheeled electric vehicles sought to replace the gasoline-run tricycles, which are being phased out by the city government. Other mayors also raised questions on the safety of e-trikes.&quot;Maraming e-trike, magulo. Hindi registered. Walang maliwanag na clear-cut policy,&quot; said Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez.<div>- with a report from Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News</div>

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Thursday said he would ban e-tricycles in the capital after the national government tagged the electric vehicles as "toys."

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Thursday said he would ban e-tricycles in the capital after the national government tagged the electric vehicles as "toys."