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Grab expands to payments, groceries, food delivery with 'superapp'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 08:07 PM

The "Everyday Superapp" offers "hyperlocalized to hyperpersonalized" content depending on the user's location. Read more »

'Because I can': ride-hailing app welcomes Saudi women drivers

Natacha Yazbeck, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 25 01:44 PM

Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem. Read more »

MiCab, Hirna, Hype, Grab Taxi can curb 'choosy' drivers, says LTFRB

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 08:17 PM

Newly accredited ride-hailing apps using metered taxis can curb "choosy" drivers as online bookings are done through the app where faces and plate numbers of drivers are seen, a transport official said on Tuesday. Read more »

Grab challenger ditches booking, surge fees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 10:54 AM

A new ride-hailing company MiCab will not have booking fees, price surges, or trip cancellations, its co-founder said Monday. Read more »

KILALANIN: Mga TNVS na tatapat sa Grab

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 08:54 PM

Papasok na simula nitong Mayo ang ilang transport network company na binigyan ng accrediation ng LTFRB at makakatapat ng Grab. Read more »

Grab to hide passenger destinations from drivers upon booking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 06:00 PM

Drivers of ride-hailing service Grab will no longer see a passenger's destination before accepting the booking starting Friday, April 27. Read more »

LTFRB official wants rating mechanism for all taxis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 05:36 PM

MANILA - All taxis in the Philippines should be registered with a mobile app so that passengers can easily book rides and rate drivers, a Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) official said Friday. 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 »

Grab blames high fares on demand spike

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 01:46 PM

Ride-hailing firm Grab on Wednesday said fares increased as the company could not meet the rise in demand after it acquired erstwhile rival Uber's Southeast Asian operations.   Read more »

Uber shutdown a 'clear breach' of PCC order: commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:40 PM

The shutdown of ride-hailing service is a "clear breach" of the Philippine Competition Commission's order asking the company and erstwhile rival Grab to operate separately until a review of their merger is completed, the regulator said Tuesday.   Read more »

Disruptor gets disrupted: Uber's rough ride in the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 08:15 PM

Was it a case of the disruptor being disrupted? As the Philippine operations of Uber end today, April 16, let’s look back at Uber’s bumpy journey in the Philippines. Read more »

Travis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 21 06:15 PM

Uber said Wednesday that its embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick had agreed to step down from his job, as the company tries to clean up a corporate culture that has sparked charges of harassment and discrimination. Read more »