Based on surveys and discussions done with Grab’s existing women driver-partners, it is found that women are usually deterred from joining the platform due to a mindset that driving is not suitable for women, that they have sociocultural roles at home they need to fulfill, and a general lack of confidence.
The ride-hailing company held a virtual media session last Aug. 25 to provide a sneak peek into the coming updates that will help drivers optimize every minute on the Grab Driver app.
Aiming to become an asset for SE Asia’s tourism resurgence, mobile app Grab has released a slew of fresh features, updates, and partnerships to make new normal travel in the region hassle-free.
Social protection programs and services from the Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and Pag-IBIG will now be available onsite at Grab’s partner center located in Marikina, as part of its reinvigorated campaign to raise social welfare awareness amongst its driver and delivery partners in the country.
Two groups sent letters to Congress rasing concerns that the acquisition allegedly circumvents the Department of Transportation’s technical working group motorcycle taxi pilot study guidelines.
Building on the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Free Bisikleta (FreeBis) project back in the height of the pandemic, Grab Philippines issued brand new bicycles to thirty out-of-school youth beneficiaries who were also onboarded and trained as the company's newest delivery partners.
Grab Holdings Limited has announced the launch of GrabMaps, a new enterprise service that will allow the company to tap into the $1 billion market opportunity in Southeast Asia per year for mapping and location-based services.
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has ordered Grab to immediately release the remaining P19.3-million refund to eligible users after finding the ride-hailing app’s low disbursement of the refunds from previous fines.
In a virtual town hall, representatives from tech giants Netflix, Amazon, Google, Grab, and Mynt discussed the technologies and steps they adopted to cope during the Covid-19 digital shift.
