News Roundup 21 December 2019
Dec 21, 2019 • 2 min Read
Angkas protests LTFRB’s 10,000 biker cap; Sunday rally set | INQUIRER.NET – Motorcycle ride-hailing app Angkas will hold a demonstration Sunday against the decision of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to limit the number of its bikers next year. Dubbed as #SaveAngkas Unity Gathering, the assembly will commence at the Edsa Kalayaan Shrine by 7 a.m. Sunday. LTFRB earlier announced that the government has allowed the extension of Angkas’ pilot run for another three months and gave two new operators the right to participate. But the regulatory body likewise imposed a 10,000-biker limit per transport network company (TNC) for Metro Manila and 3,000 bikers per TNC for Metro Cebu. Angkas lamented the government’s decision to impose a biker limit saying it would result in the loss of livelihood of about 17,000 Angkas accredited riders.
Facebook investigating data exposure of 267 million users | PHILSTAR.COM – SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook on Thursday said it is investigating a report that a database containing names and phone numbers of more than 267 million users was exposed online. The database was made available for download last week on an online hacker forum that apparently belonged to a crime group, according to a blog post on the website Comparitech. “We are looking into this issue, but believe this is likely information obtained before changes we made in the past few years to better protect people’s information,” a Facebook spokesperson told AFP.
Robredo’s public appreciation, trust ratings improve significantly — Pulse Asia | Manila Bulletin – In the nationwide survey conducted from December 3 to 8 with 1,200 respondents, Pulse Asia found 58 percent of Filipinos appreciative of the work done by Vice President Robredo in the past three months. The latest figure is higher by eight percentage points from the 50 percent in September 2019.
Military to help police nab accused still at large | The Manila Times – The Philippine National Police (PNP) will coordinate with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in going after the 80 Maguindanao Massacre suspects who are still at large. “Yes, definitely, we need help from government agencies and the AFP that has many forces deployed in Mindanao,” PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac told a press briefing Friday.
