Tag: High-occupancy vehicle

Grab to passengers: Avoid using Edsa as pick-up, drop-off points during rush hours

(Eagle News) — Grab Philippines on Wednesday, Aug. 15, urged its passengers to avoid Edsa as their pick-up and drop-off points during rush hours. “We request all passengers to avoid (doing this)” from  7:00 to 10:00 a.m., and from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., the transport network company said in an advisory. Grab made the announcement on the same day the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority held a dry-run of the drivers-only scheme. On the same day, the MMDA […]

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MMDA: Ban on driver-only vehicles during rush hours on Edsa applies to TNVS

(Eagle News)–The  ban on driver-only vehicles on Edsa during rush hours applies to vehicles of transport network companies as well, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Wednesday, Aug 15. In an interview over Unang Balita, MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago said this is according to MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia. “Tratatuhin ho natin silang private vehicle,” she said. She said if these vehicles needed to pick up passengers from Edsa, “kindly exit dun sa pinaka-unang kanto […]

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De Lima: Ban on driver-only vehicles on Edsa during rush hours may lead to “passengers- for-hire” scheme

(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima urged the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to reconsider the plan to ban driver-only vehicles on Edsa during rush hours, saying it may only lead to “passengers for hire.” “While car-pooling may be commendable, this plan prohibiting driver-only vehicles along EDSA could give rise to paid car jockeys who are more than willing to risk their own safety by getting into the cars of strangers just to earn money,” she said […]

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