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Chevrolet PH launches upgraded service app

The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (TCCCI), the exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet automobiles and parts in the country, continues to drive innovative aftersales service solutions to provide customers with smart and convenient ways to take care…

DOTr taps PayMaya for cash-free payments for PUVs

The Department of Transportation has tapped PayMaya to provide digital payments for taxi cabs and ridesharing vehicles, formally called Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) in the country. The move comes as strict quarantine measures to curb the…

Public warned vs app offering rides, haircuts

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…

Lalamove to pay its drivers via GCash

LOGISTICS provider Lalamove Philippines will pay their “partner drivers” via mobile wallet GCash. In an announcement made on May 28 Lalamove Philippines said the move comes as a result of its new partnership with GCash as it…

What’s ‘app?’ MG Philippines launches Mobile Gadget

MG PHILIPPINES now has an app for its after-sales services and inquiries. Called Mobile Gadget, the free-download app is designed to “make owning and maintaining an MG even more convenient,” according to the company. Included in the…

PH startup firm unveils ‘Jojo’ to turn time wasted in traffic into cash

MANILA, Philippines — Who would have thought that being stuck in metro traffic can still bring cash into one’s pocket? Makers of the innovative “Jojo” mobile app did. Eyed for takeoff later this week, Jojo aims to…

Ride-hailing firm Grab secures $1.5 billion in funding

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab said on Wednesday it has secured $1.5 billion in fresh financing from a fund run by Japan’s SoftBank and will use a significant portion of it to expand in Indonesia.…

Bangko Sentral grants e-money license to Grab

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has granted an e-money license to Grab, which will enable the ride-hailing company to provide its consumers a number of additional payment services, aside from rides and express delivery. With the…

Chevrolet launches Call Me Out app

It's available to download for free now from the Google Play Store for Android users.…

LTFRB to impound Uber, Grab cars lacking franchise

Before the end of the month, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will start apprehending drivers accredited by ride-hailing companies and impound their cars if they continue to operate as public conveyances without franchises. After…