Tag: U-Hop

TNCs agree to mandatory opening of passengers’ packages

(Eagle News) – Transport Network Companies on Wednesday agreed to the mandatory opening of the packages of their passengers to ensure they do not contain any contraband. Grab, Uber, and U-Hop also agreed to ask their passengers for any identification, based on a memorandum of agreement the companies signed with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. “It’s mandatory, kahit anong klaseng package ‘yan dapat buksan…Io-open nung driver sa harapan ng sender…Bago niya open, please give me […]

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Grab at Uber, gagayahin na rin ng mga taxi operator

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Gagaya na ang taxi industry sa mga app based transport network company (TNC) tulad ng Uber, Grab at U-Hop. Ayon kay Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chief Martin Delgra, tinatrabaho na ng mga operator ng taxi na lumikha ng isang mobile application na puwedeng gamitin ng sinumang taxi driver sa buong bansa. Sinabi ni Delgra na nakipag-dayalogo na sila sa mga taxi operator at nagkaisa na ito na […]

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LTFRB allows affected Uber drivers to operate under Grab, U-Hop temporarily

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has allowed Uber drivers affected by the one-month suspension on the transport network company to operate under other TNCs in the meantime. In a resolution issued on Thursday, the LTFRB said Uber’s Transport Network Vehicle Services could be “accommodated” by either Grab and U-Hop, subject to conditions–that the drivers produce proof of accreditation issued by Uber; and that they produce proof of insurance as coverage […]

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