Even booking cars via the ride-hailing Grab platform would be different under the “new normal,” as the Singapore-based company prepares its fleet ahead of its expected resumption of operations when Manila eases its lockdown to general quarantine…
MANILA, Philippines — With the ban on public transport still in place in Metro Manila due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a fledgling transport app accepting booking requests from commuters was flagged on Wednesday by…
MANILA, Philippines — While Grab Philippines is not yet implementing an increase in its fares, the ride-hailing app is eyeing an additional fee for “disinfection and cashless payment fee,” charged to its customers. Under the new safety…
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Pampanga’s first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case is a driver of ride-hailing company Grab, who had serviced routes in Clark Freeport and Pampanga. Gov. Dennis Pineda on Friday (March 13) labeled the patient Pampanga…
China’s biggest ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing is in talks with a Filipino group in a bid to end Grab Philippines’ virtual monopoly in the country, the Inquirer learned. Didi’s entry in the Philippines—potentially the latest in its…
USERS of ride-hailing and delivery app Grab can now also book salon home services, send packages nationwide, watch videos on demand, book hotel rooms, purchase tickets for point-to-point provincial buses, and pay online and in stores through…
VIETNAM is next for ride-hailing firm Grab. The Singapore-based company is set to invest “several hundred million dollars” in Vietnam where it sees its next major growth market. This comes only weeks after it unveiled a $2…
RIDE-hailing firm Grab on Friday said hatchback cars should be “permanently allowed” to operate as transport network vehicle services (TNVS). “We are grateful to Secretary Arthur Tugade for this directive. It shows his magnanimity and a deep…
RIDE-hailing firm Grab on July 5 said it would provide legal assistance to its drivers who have complete documents but were “wrongly apprehended” by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). The company called on drivers…
AS a group of transportation network vehicle services (TNVS) drivers bared plans to stage a “transport holiday” on July 8, ride-hailing service firm Grab on Thursday urged caution, asking drivers to resort to dialogue with commuters and…
