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(Eagle News) — Cashless transactions will now be implemented in taxis and transport network vehicle services to further curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019. The Department of Transportation made the announcement as it and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board partnered with various digital payment providers for the public vehicles, which are so far only allowed in general community quarantine areas. One of the first to tie-up with the government for this […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab said on Wednesday it has secured $1.5 billion in fresh financing from a fund run by Japan’s SoftBank and will use a significant portion of it to expand in Indonesia. Grab has seen its business grow rapidly since it bought US-based rival Uber’s regional ride-hailing and food business in March last year. Uber received a 27.5 percent stake in Grab in return. The fresh investment from the […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish taxis late on Wednesday called off their days-long strike against online ride-hailing services like Uber after Madrid agreed to let regional governments regulate the sector. The strike began in Barcelona on Wednesday last week and spread to Madrid at the weekend as drivers demanded action against what they believed was poor enforcement of regulations on VTCs (tourism vehicles with chauffeur). On Monday, it spread even further to cities across […]
by Daniel Bosque © Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) – Taxi drivers across Spain were set to keep striking on Tuesday against ride hailing competitors such as Uber and Cabify, which they say unfairly threaten their livelihoods after government negotiations ended without a deal. The strike began in Barcelona last week and spread to Madrid at the weekend as drivers blocked main thoroughfares, demanding action from the government. Strikes or partial stoppages were also called […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has asked Hype Transport Systems Inc. to explain why it should not be sanctioned for supposedly imposing additional charges on its passengers. In a show-cause order dated July 13, the LTFRB gave Hype five days to explain why it why it should not be suspended or why its franchise should not be canceled for its alleged charge of P2.00 per minute of travel time. The LTFRB said the […]
by Robin Millard Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London’s first electric-powered black cabs hit the streets on Tuesday, the British capital’s iconic taxis getting a facelift for the modern age that should help cut pollution in the city. The new-look cabs will meet the strict new emissions regulations required for all new London taxis from 2018. They are replacing the old diesel cabs, with more than 9,000 electric taxis — around half the […]
METRO MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Tuluyan nang pinako ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa 40 pesos ang flagdown rate sa mga taxi na bumibiyahe sa Metro Manila at sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa. Subalit ayon sa LTFRB, hindi kasama rito ang mga taxi na bumibiyahe sa Cordillera region. Kasunod nito, pinapayagan din ng ahensya na magpataw ng P13.50 na dagdag sa kada kilometro ang mga taxi, at dagdag na dalawang piso […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Yellow taxi cabs have significantly fewer accidents than cabs of a darker hue, according to research that scientists say could end up saving lives and money. A study published Monday in the journal PNAS showed canary yellow cabs in Singapore were nine percent less likely to get into fender-benders or serious smash-ups than taxis that were deep blue. “Yellow taxis are safer to travel in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A taxi with the plate number TYV 388 suddenly combusted on Vito Cruz St. Cor. Chino Roces Avenue in Makati City, around 7:40 AM. The fire was successfully extinguished by firemen. The driver and the owner of the taxi cab fled the scene so the cause of the fire is not known.
(Eagle News) — Naaresto na ng kapulisan ang suspek na diumano’y nangangarnap, nagpapanggap na taxi driver, at pinagnanakawan ang kaniyang mga babaeng pasahero habang ginahasa pa nito ang isa sa mga biktima. Kinilala ng mga awtoridad ang suspek na si Ricky Ramos na anila’y nangangarnap ng taxi units at kadalasang binibiktima ang mga call center agent sa ilang mga lugar sa Quezon City, Pasay, at Makati. Napag-alamang positibong tinukoy ng mga biktima ang naturang suspek […]
AGOSTO 24 (Agila Probinsya) — Sa layuning makapag-ingat sa masasamang loob at mapagsamantala, nagpalabas ang San Jose City, Nueva Ecija – Philippine National Police (PNP) ng anim na mga dapat gawin habang nakasakay sa taxi. 1. Ipaalam sa iyong pamilya at mga kaibigan ang mga impormasyon tungkol sa taxi na sinasakyan gaya ng pangalan ng taxi, plate number, at bosy number nito. 2. Palaging magtext sa mga kapamilya at mga kaibigan ukol sa kalagayan habang […]
Pumasada na ang sampung taxi sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan na naging atraksyon dahil nagsilbing simbolo ng pag-unlad ng naturang lungsod.
