Cebu guv revokes backriding order after Duterte's admonition

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has revoked Executive Order No. 19, which had permitted motorcycle backriding in Cebu province.

The executive order, issued on Thursday, June 4, allowed private owners to transport one passenger under specific conditions during the general community quarantine.

This decision to allow backriding was made in response to the lack of public transportation.

However, ride-hailing services and hired 'habal-habal' remain prohibited.

Governor Garcia rescinded the order on Friday, June 5, following an admonition from President Rodrigo Duterte.

The President deemed allowing backriding in Cebu while it was banned in other areas a discriminatory move.

The national government, through the Department of Transportation and the Inter-Agency Task Force, had recommended banning motorcycle backriding during the pandemic.