Move It helps habal-habal riders

Move It, a homegrown motorcycle taxi service provider, is taking a proactive step towards professionalizing the local habal-habal sector through a series of forums and dialogues.

 General manager Wayne Jacinto met with hundreds of habal-habal riders and leaders recently to identify the challenges hindering the transformation of habal-habal riders into professionalized motorcycle taxi servicemen. 

The initiative comes as a timely response to the government’s call to address safety, security, and pricing concerns surrounding habal-habal operations across the country. As the MC Taxi sector strives for utmost safety, reliability, and professionalization of unlicensed motorcycle taxis for hire, Move It is proactively walking the grounds towards the professionalization of habal-habal riders.

During the pilot forum,  habal-habal riders expressed the challenges they face daily – primarily related to meeting the set of requirements needed to be recognized as professional MC taxi riders. But a consensus emerged among the attendees – their commitment to safety is the driving force behind their desire to become motorcycle taxi professionals. 

“We are fostering an environment of open dialogue and collaboration with the habal-habal community to better understand their needs. By addressing the long-standing concerns that impair the sector, we can strategically work on tailored solutions and programs.” 

A key commitment made by Move It was to provide assistance to habal-habal riders in obtaining professional licenses – a crucial step towards their integration into the formal MC Taxi sector. 

Habal-habal riders who had all the necessary requirements were invited to proceed directly to the assessment area for immediate skills evaluation and validation. Those who successfully passed the assessment are expected to be officially onboarded as Move It rider-partners.