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Angkas rider wait for their passenger aong Buendia Avenue in Makati on November 15, 2019.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

Agkas rider wait for their passenger aong Buendia Avenue in Makati on November 15, 2019.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Angkas

Victoria Tulad

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173381691676320191115-angkas-riders-makati-JC-00001-IG.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Angkas rider wait for their passenger aong Buendia Avenue in Makati on November 15, 2019.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Angkas rider wait for their passenger aong Buendia Avenue in Makati on November 15, 2019.  <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Motorcycle ride hailing platform Angkas has implemented a sanitation protocol to clean the helmets of their riders after some passengers complained of allegedly getting lice. </p><p>Committee Chair Senator Raffy Tulfo brought up the issue during Tuesday&#x27;s hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services, which he chairs. </p><p>&quot;Ito maliliit na reklamo pero dumarami na. Yung helmet ng mga rider niyo paminsan linisin niyo kasi paminsan mapanghi, mabaho, may kuto. Hindi — totoo &#x27;yan, mga ganyang reklamo that [has] to be addressed. Meron pa ngang sumakay [na] kakilala ko, hindi ko na babanggitin, after a few days may kuto na siya: &#x27;Sir, may kuto na po ako.&#x27; Paano yan?&quot; Tulfo said. </p><p>In response, Angkas Chief Executive Officer George Royeca said: &quot;Nag-establish na po kami ng mga charcoal sanitation para sa mga helmet.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Tapos, we also released, of course, mga subsidized brand new helmets. Meron din po kaming mga helmet cleaner na ginagamit po sa iba&#x27;t ibang stations,&quot; he added.</p><p>Royeca also said that shower caps are required. </p><p>&quot;Minsan hindi sinusuot ng customer kasi po mainit. Yun po ang rason nila, but required naman po yung shower cap most of the time. Almost all the time, meron po tayong shower cap. Siguro may instances na nauubusan but that&#x27;s more the exception than the rule,&quot; Royeca explained. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/5/20/angkas-boosts-emergency-response-team-with-better-equipment-training-1110">READ: Angkas boosts emergency response team with better equipment, training</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABRiGC2MsiYeiELt&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script>

<p>A motorcycle ride hailing platform has implemented a sanitation protocol to clean the helmets of their riders after some passengers complained of allegedly getting lice. </p>

A motorcycle ride hailing platform has implemented a sanitation protocol to clean the helmets of their riders after some passengers complained of allegedly getting lice.

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Lice from helmets? Ride-hailing app implements sanitation to address complaints

Victoria Tulad,

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Published Dec 10, 2024 04:06 PM PHT

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