Philippines ride-hailing firm Angkas criticised for ad that trivialises incest, rape


A Twitter post by motorcycle-hailing service Angkas has set off an online firestorm in the Philippines. - PHOTOS: TWITTER/ANGKAS

MANILA, June 10 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Philippines’ largest motorcycle-hailing company has been criticised online over a Twitter post that gender and child rights advocates say trivialises incest and rape.

On Thursday, Angkas, which translates to “hitch a ride”, posted on Twitter an illustration of a girl with half her body sticking out of a car’s sunroof, a pained look on her face.

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