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New ride-hailing firm Go Lag vows lower fares

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 11:10 PM

Newly accredited ride-hailing firm Go Lag is aiming to launch its app and start accepting drivers 15 days from now or around the second week of May, its spokesperson said Monday. Read more »

Grab sanctions 500 drivers over unjustified cancellations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 11:22 AM

Ride-hailing company Grab on Monday said it has sanctioned almost 500 drivers last week, following complaints of cancelled bookings.  Read more »

Apela ng Grab na maibalik ang P2/minutong singil, pinag-aaralan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 10:14 PM

Pinag-aaralan ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang apela ng kompanyang Grab Philippines na maibalik ang P2 kada minuto na singil nila sa pasahe. Read more »

Grab to appeal suspension of P2 per kilometer charge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 04:32 PM

Ride-hailing service Grab said Thursday it would appeal regulators' decision to suspend the additional P2 per kilometer that it was charging customers. Read more »

New ride-hailing firm 'Hype' to allow SMS booking, now accepting drivers

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 09:55 PM

MANILA - No data connection? No problem. Newly accredited ride-hailing firm "Hype" said on Wednesday its system will allow users to book rides via text messaging. Read more »

LTFRB accredits transport firm 'Hype'

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 06:11 PM

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday issued a Certificate of Accreditation to new transport network operator Hype Transport Systems, Inc. Read more »

PCC tells Grab and Uber to explain Uber's shut down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 05:14 PM

he Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is giving Grab and Uber until Tuesday April 17 to explain why Uber was shut down despite the anti-trust watchdog's order for the platform to continue operations while its merger deal with Grab undergoes review. Read more »

Regulators order Grab to cut surge fares

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 04:53 PM

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday ordered Grab to reduce its surge pricing rate while the agency processed the accreditation of new players in the ride-hailing market.  Read more »

Grab denies jacking up fares, says rates have always been higher than Uber's

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 11:01 PM

MANILA – Ride-hailing firm Grab on Monday denied allegations that it was jacking up fares after taking over the operations of its former rival Uber in the country. Read more »

Regulators seek to 'fast-track' approval of new ride-sharing apps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 07:32 PM

New ride-sharing companies may enter the market soon even as the government reviews Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s business in the Philippines, an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Monday. Read more »

LTFRB wants Uber allowed to shut down, questions PCC order

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 09:07 PM

Regulatory agencies are at loggerheads over the Grab-Uber deal, with transport regulators saying Uber should be allowed to shut down after Sunday April 8, even as competition regulators ordered Uber to continue operations while its merger with Grab undergoes review. Read more »

LTFRB says Uber should shut down April 8 as scheduled, questions PCC order

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 02:59 PM

Regulatory agencies are at loggerheads over the Grab-Uber deal, with transport regulators saying Uber should shut down on Sunday April 8 as scheduled, even as competition regulators ordered Uber to continue operations while its merger with Grab undergoes review. Read more »

Grab, Uber ordered to continue separate ops beyond April 8

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 02:01 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) ordered Grab and Uber on Saturday to continue operating their mobile phone applications separately until the commission finishes its review of the ride-hailing services' merger. Read more »

LTFRB says TNVS rides will be more expensive after Grab's purchase of Uber

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 01:40 AM

Government regulators admits that transport network vehicle riders will really have to shell out more once Grab Philippines pulls the plug on the Uber app next week. Read more »

Grab won't get Uber customers' data

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 03:56 PM

Customer data from Uber will not be shared with Grab once the Southeast Asian ride-sharing service acquires the regional business of its US-based rival, Grab's Philippines head said Friday.   Read more »

Grab to 'closely work' with antitrust body

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 11:46 AM

Grab Philippines said it would "closely work" with the Philippine Competition Commission, which will hold public hearings on the Grab and Uber deal on Thursday. Read more »

Grab-Uber deal under antitrust investigation in Philippines

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 04:34 PM

The Philippines' antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it was investigating ride-sharing service Grab's acquisition of its rival, Uber, over concerns this would disadvantage consumers. Read more »

Uber-Grab deal faces possible antitrust probe in Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:18 PM

Grab will have a "virtual monopoly" of the ride-sharing market in the Philippines with Uber's exit until new players come in, the Philippine Competition Commission said. Read more »

Malaysia puts Grab on antitrust watch after Uber stake buy

Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 03:17 PM

Malaysia said on Monday it would monitor ride-hailing firm Grab for possible anti-competitive behavior, after rival Uber Technologies Inc offloaded its Southeast Asian operations to the Singapore-based firm. Read more »

Singapore says Uber-Grab deal may flout competition rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 09:15 PM

The sale of Uber's Southeast Asian business to Grab may have infringed competition rules, imposing restrictions on the deal while it carries out an investigation. Read more »