And progress continues as planned Both GrabCar and Uber has had their fair share of legal battles in the country lately, namely against transport groups complaining about their unfair advantage over more traditional means of public transport. Well, the two ride-sharing apps can now rest easy, for the time being anyway – the Land Transportation […]
No more motorcycle rides for now Grab has officially announced that they are temporarily stopping operations of their GrabBike service effective today, Feb. 4. If you recall, the company’s GrabBike service has been singled out by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to halt their operations of the controversial service a week ago […]
TRO comes on the busiest time of the year The Quezon City Regional Trial Court had issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the processing of applications for vehicles applying to become Transport Network Vehicle Services, which is required to become part of Uber or GrabCar. The TRO, granted in favor of the Stop and […]
MIAA: You Need to Update Your Policies! Two steps forward, one step backward for Uber, LTFRB, and the Philippines. While it’s awesome that Uber is now officially legal in the country, they’re also now subject to regulation by the government and the powers that be. One of the stupidest regulations is that Uber drivers can’t […]
Is this why the LTFRB has been overly critical of Uber and other ride-sharing apps? A few days ago the LTFRB has been clamping down hard on ride-sharing apps like Uber, who they claim have been operating without the proper franchise. Well, it seems there was a reason for the crackdown, at least according to […]
Uber’s not out of the woods yet Even though Uber’s managed to settle its little tiff with the LTFRB, the innovative start-up isn’t out of danger yet. Solons in the House of Representative’s committee on transportation and committee on Metro Manila development insisted that Uber immediately cease its operations while the government figures if and […]
Here’s a timeline of Uber’s turbulent history in the PH Yesterday, the LTFRB conducted a sting operation against one of Uber’s drivers, impounding the vehicle for three months and levying a steep Php 200,000 fine. The hi-tech service was hounded by the LTFRB from its inception in the PH up to the actual sting operation […]
And still the government does nothing Many of us commute using the MRT everyday to get to work. I personally use the MRT to go to events in Makati (I’m based in the North) because it allows me to avoid driving in perennially congested EDSA. I know how bad the lines can get sometimes, but […]