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House panel backs legalization of Angkas, motorcycle taxis

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 09:57 PM

Advocates for the legalization of motorcycle ride-sharing services scored a victory at the House of Representatives on Monday after a House panel backed calls to allow these services to operate.  Read more »

Grab reveals how much users spent on rides in 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 12:41 AM

Grab also said that the platform has served over 920 million kilometers worth of rides to its customers. Read more »

DOTr studies possible legalization of motorcycle taxis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 05:28 PM

Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade asked various agencies to form a technical working group (TWG) to discuss issues related to the use of motorcycles as public transport. Read more »

Angkas may face contempt rap if it defies Supreme Court - LTFRB

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 02:14 PM

Ride-sharing platform Angkas may be cited for contempt if it snubs a Supreme Court order to stop its operations, regulators warned Monday.  Read more »

Angkas, motorcycle groups hold protest motorcade on EDSA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 16 07:03 PM

Angkas riders and motorcycle groups held a motorcade on EDSA Sunday to protest the ban on motorcycle ride-sharing and a proposal to put license plates on the front part of motorcycles.  Read more »

S. Korea cab driver sets self ablaze in carpool protest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:11 PM

SEOUL - A South Korean taxi driver burned himself to death on Monday in protest at an Uber-like ride-sharing service being introduced by the country's largest mobile chat app, reports said. Read more »

Uber aims to go all-electric in London in 2025

Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 07:07 PM

Uber plans for every car on its taxi app in London to be fully electric in 2025 and will add a clean air fee to each trip from early next year, its boss told reporters in the British capital city on Tuesday. Read more »

Motorcycle service 'Angkas' benefits from high fuel costs, heavy traffic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 06:00 PM

Angkas CEO, Singaporean national Angeline Tham said people who would not normally choose to ride motorcycles have become more receptive to commuting by motorbike.  Read more »

P2/minute singil ng ilang TNVS, ibabalik

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 09:02 PM

Pinayagan na muli ng LTFRB ang mga Transport Network Vehicle Services tulad ng Grab na ibalik ang P2 dagdag kada minuto na singil nila. Read more »

LTFRB affirms P10-M fine on Grab in 'partial' grant of appeal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 09:32 PM

Transport network company Grab still needs to pay a P10-million fine over the P2 per minute charge which regulators suspended last April, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Tuesday. Read more »

Brazil Uber driver accused of kicking out blind woman

Marcelo Rochabrun, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 08:13 AM

SAO PAULO - A blind woman said an Uber driver abruptly left her on the side of a Rio de Janeiro street last week after loudly berating her over her request that he turn down the car's air conditioning, the latest safety incident involving the ride-hailing firm. Read more »

Pagbabalik ng P2/minuto sa TNVS charge, itinutulak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 08:28 PM

Muling umaapela ang mga TNVS driver sa LTFRB na ibalik ang P2 dagdag kada minuto na sinisingil nila mula sa mga sumasakay. Read more »

Ride-sharing drivers demand restoration of P2 per minute charge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 04:41 PM

More than a hundred drivers of ride-sharing services gathered in Quezon City on Sunday and held a motorcade and noise barrage to demand the restoration of the P2 per minute charge that regulators suspended in April.  Read more »

Toyota pours $500 million into driverless car tie-up with Uber

Anne Beade and Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 28 12:02 PM

The deal, which reportedly values Uber at about $72 billion, aims at 'advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale,' Toyota said in a statement. Read more »

LTFRB penalizes Grab, orders reimbursement for P2 per-minute charge

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 05:18 PM

Regulators on Tuesday ordered ride-hailing service Grab to pay P10 million in penalties and to reimburse its passengers by way of rebates for charging a P2 per-minute charge.   Read more »

Uber wins London license but with conditions

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 02:45 AM

Uber overhauled its policies and personnel in Britain after Transport for London refused to renew its license in September. Read more »

Grab drivers must work 18-hour shift to get incentives, lawmaker says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 04:21 PM

Ride-sharing service Grab gives incentives to its drivers only if they reach a quota which is not doable within an 8-hour shift, a lawmaker said Friday. Read more »

Grab drivers, operators seek reimposition of P2 per minute travel charge

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 06:33 PM

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board's (LTFRB) decision to suspend Grab's P2 per minute travel charge has significantly reduced the net income of drivers and operators, a TNVS partner-driver group leader on Tuesday said. Read more »

Grab insists on legality of P80 'minimum fare'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 05:42 PM

Ride-hailing company Grab again defended its P80 minimum fare as legal on Wednesday and alleged that the lawmaker who criticized it was doing so for "political ends." Read more »

Study finds Uber's growth slows after year of scandal; Lyft benefits

Reuters
Posted at May 15 09:07 AM

Uber Technologies Inc's growth has slowed as a series of scandals has allowed the ride-hailing company's chief US competitor, Lyft Inc, to grab more market share, digital research firm eMarketer said in a report on Monday. Read more »