Grab PH got the approval after submitting voluntary commitments which included improving the quality of its service by bringing back market averages for acceptance and cancellation rates before the merger happened, and its response time to rider complaints.
ABI Research analyzed and compared the strength of the current leading ride-sharing providers worldwide through an analysis of their market share, innovation programs, strategies, and geographical reach.
The lawmaker said that many regular TNVS users regularly compare the rates of Uber and Grab before booking a ride -- an option that will no longer be available to commuters when Grab becomes the sole TNVS provider come April 9.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said the sale of Uber's Southeast Asia operations to main rival Grab will not affect its ongoing investigation into past Uber breaches that involved Filipino users.
Users of Uber in the Philippines and the rest of Southeast Asia have only until April 8 to use the ride-sharing app before they will be required to use the platform of rival app Grab.