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Ilang Grab driver, dumadaing ng pagkalugi

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 11:31 PM

Kumikita na lamang daw ang mga Grab driver ng halos P400 kada araw mula sa dating lingguhang kita na P18,000.  Read more »

'Fixer' ng pekeng lisensiya, timbog

Edgar Escalante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 08:52 PM

Nadakip sa entrapment operation ng National Bureau of Investigation ang isang fixer ng pekeng driver's license. Read more »

Quickest way to school

Romeo Ranoco, Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 03:52 PM

A man holds on to a rope as he transports students and residents on a makeshift raft across a river in Paranaque city on Monday. Read more »

Global airline body warns against protectionism, rising costs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 11:20 AM

Trade wars and protectionism are key risk factors to airline profits already weakened by rising oil prices, the International Air Transport Association said Monday.  Read more »

Bikers against plastics

Luis Liwanag, Greenpeace handout
Posted at Jun 03 05:00 PM

Hundreds of cyclists participate in the World Bicycle Day on Sunday in Manila organized by Greenpeace and the Firefly Brigade.  Read more »

Baguio celebrates first Bicycle Day

Marc Teomar Bautista II, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 02:56 PM

Some 300 cyclists pedaled around Baguio on Sunday as the city marked its first "Bicycle Day."  Read more »

LTFRB warns against unauthorized fare increases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 02:52 PM

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Sunday warned public utility vehicle operators and drivers against increasing fares without its approval.   Read more »

Biyahe ng bus mula Cubao papuntang Southern Luzon kulang

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 10:55 AM

Dagsa ang mga pasaherong pauwi sa kani-kanilang probinsiya sa Southern Tagalog sa mga bus terminal sa kahabaan ng EDSA-Cubao Sabado sa gitna ng kakulangan ng mga biyahe. Read more »

Denver police arrest Uber driver after passenger is shot dead

Keith Coffman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 09:04 AM

DENVER - A driver with the ride-sharing service Uber was arrested on Friday for suspicion of first-degree murder after Denver police said he fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle. Read more »

LTO suspends issuance of licenses amid PLDT internet outage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 02:11 AM

Transport officials temporarily suspended the issuance of driver's license and other services on Thursday after a technical glitch prompted by its internet provider, PLDT.  Read more »

Pagproseso ng lisensiya, naantala ng aberya sa internet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 10:14 PM

Aabisuhan ng LTO ang mga apektadong motorista kung kailan puwedeng bumalik para ituloy ang pagpoproseso ng kanilang dokumento. Read more »

Coming soon to BGC: Skytrain

Infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 05:26 PM

A modern skytrain is coming to Bonifacio Global City (BGC).  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 »

LRT-2 on limited operations due to damaged cables

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 08:25 PM

(2nd UPDATE) Full operations resumed at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday.  Read more »

LTFRB mulls suspending TNC accreditations over 'minimum fare'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 09:07 AM

MANILA - A Department Order allowing transport network companies to set their own fares without conducting any public hearing has put the LTFRB in a bind following the discovery of ride-hailing firm Grab's P80 minimum fare. Read more »

Philippines begins jeepney transformation

Ronron Calunsod, Kyodo News
Posted at May 29 08:24 PM

The Philippine government is overhauling the country's public transport system in a way that could transform the design of the country's most popular mode of transportation -- the iconic "jeepney." Read more »

AirAsia's new seat sale: 20 percent off all seats, all flights

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 11:41 AM

AirAsia said it was offering 20 percent off on all seats in all flights in a special sale that started Tuesday. Read more »

PCC: Higher fare, poorer quality of service after Grab-Uber deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 01:58 AM

Ride-hailing firm Grab's takeover of its main rival, Uber, has resulted in higher fare and poorer quality of service, according to the Philippine Competition Commission. Read more »

Prices up, service deteriorates with Grab-Uber merger: antitrust body

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 05:35 PM

Since ride-sharing service Grab took over Uber, fares have increased while service has deteriorated, the country's antitrust watchdog said Monday. Read more »

Makati-Taguig Skytrain may begin construction this year: Alliance Global

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 10:27 AM

Infracorp Development Inc's 2-kilometer Skytrain will cut travel time between the Guadalupe MRT station to Fort Bonifacio to 5 minutes and at no cost to the government, Alliance Global told the stock exchange. Read more »