Angkas has ambitious plans for 2024. Aside from being viral for its witty and timely social media posts, the home-grown motorcycle taxi app is looking to expand its services–and Angkas is thinking that Angcars might be a good alternative to other 4-wheel ride-hailing services like Grab and JoyRide SuperTaxi. READ MORE: JoyRide Challenges Grab with […]
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is set to hear the petition for fare increase of transport network vehicle services (TNVS) on June 29. Due to the non-stop fuel price hike, LTFRB recently granted the Php 1 increase in minimum fare for Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) operating in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, […]
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be deploying mystery riders to better monitor the pricing of transport network vehicle services (TNVS). This is after the agency issued a show-cause order to ride-hailing app Joyride for charging excessive fares. “The LTFRB intends to deploy mystery riders in the next few days to […]
It will not be a monopoly after all Following the recent Uber-Grab merger, commuters were initially worried at the possible monopoly by Grab. However, the thought of a ride-sharing will not happen—at least that is what the LTFRB claims. During LTFRB’s March 28 presscon, LTFRB Board Member Atty. Aileen Lizada announced that three new TNVS players—namely […]
That’s more than half the number The Land Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is decreasing the number of Transport Network Vehicles from 125,000 to just 45,000. That’s the aim of their Memorandum Circular No. 2018-03 released Thursday, January 18. Both Uber and Grab will have to share the 45,000 total allowed TNVs on the […]
It’s no secret that traffic in Manila is just bad. It’s gotten to a point now that it’s not uncommon for vehicles stuck in traffic to run out of gas since everything is at a standstill. And while the government tries to improve infrastructure by making more roads for vehicles, the sooner we come to […]
We all know that a lot of delivery services want to compete against the likes of Grab and Lalamove, while motorcycle-hailing services see Move It (which is under Grab) and Angkas as one of the main competitors. But what if we told you that there’s another service that covers both motorcycle-hailing and delivery service–and happens […]
With areas like Commonwealth experiencing heavy traffic these days, and jeepney operators worried about losing their franchises because of the ongoing franchise consolidation process, the Philippines needs good transport solutions. Grab may be the dominant player, but alternative options like inDrive and JoyRide SuperTaxi aim to give competition to the transport-hailing market. InDrive has just […]
With the holiday season being the busiest season for mobility services, Grab is confident that it will be able to meet the anticipated demand for its GrabCar services. During the media roundtable at their warehouse in Marikina on December 1, Grab COO Ronald Roda explained that they expect to see GrabCar demand for the holiday […]
Aside from the challenge to modernize our jeeps, another challenge that needs to be addressed is fare payments. While the Philippines pushes for cashless payments, fares for jeeps are still paid using cash. This is what startup DyipPay wants to solve. Founded by Enrique Tan, an ex-jeepney driver, DyipPay aims to allow passengers to pay […]
With Grab being the dominant ride-hailing service in the Philippines, one of the challenges seen is the fare computation: depending on the severity of the traffic and demand, fares can be very expensive. If that’s not enough, drivers might ask for additional tips before they accept a booking. We don’t know how “haggling for fares” […]
If you are one of those people who is booking rides via Grab, here’s some good news for you: starting June 2023, Grab users can expect a noticeable improvement when it comes to booking rides, where they claim that ride confirmations will be twice as fast compared to the last quarter of 2022. This is […]