The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will partner with Grab Philippines and other enterprises with online-driven platforms to speed up movement of food and agricultural products from provinces to consumers.
Insurance firm Manulife Philippines announced on Friday, April 24, that it will provide free insurance coverage worth P3 billion to more than 60,000 active two-wheel riders from Grab and Lalamove.
Grab Philippines said the service, currently at its beta phase, allows users to purchase grocery items and other dry goods from its partner establishments, while other products such as medicines will soon be offered as well.
Landbank started releasing on Tuesday, April 7, cash aid totaling P33.408 million or P8,000 each to 4,176 TNVS drivers in NCR to help them cope with the suspension of mass public transportation amid the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.
The company made the overtures as a group of operators and drivers that calls itself Laban TNVS appealed to Grab to provide emergency financial assistance worth P1,000 daily or P24,000 monthly subsidy.
Grab Philippines said on Thursday, Feb. 6, that it has suspended its passenger selfie feature and as the pilot study for in-car audio and video recording in compliance with an order from the National Privacy Commission (NPC).
The NPC has issued a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) to Grab Philippines after finding deficiencies in complying with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 for three personal data processing systems, which may endanger the privacy rights of the riding public.
Grab Philippines said on-demand and platform-based motorcycle taxis are “effectively competing” with Grab, as withdrawing motorcycle taxis would limit consumer choices on transportation.
The trial run will involve over 180 GrabCar vehicles, of which half will be equipped with in-car cameras and the rest with audio-recording capabilities.
Grab Philippines has temporarily reduced its surge pricing cap from 2x to 1.7x after LTFRB officials met with TNVS companies to address the mounting consumers' complaints on the issues of lack of availability and overcharging. The reduction will be in effect only until December 24.
