Maybe he should address more urgent transportation woes first.
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“During a dinner with editors of The Philippine Star last August 13, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Winston Ginez said that they will be summoning Uber Philippines for its ‘colorum’ operations upon the complaint of the local taxi industry,” reports Victor C. Agustin in his Cocktales column on InterAksyon.com.
According to Ginez, “the Philippine National Taxi Operators Association had admitted to experiencing a shortfall of drivers on account of the income-crippling gridlock that now daily besets Metro Manila.”
The report noted: “Uber is a transportation network in San Francisco, California that makes mobile apps that connect passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire and ride-sharing services. The company arranges pickups in over 110 cities around the world, including Metro Manila, wherein cars are reserved by sending a text message or by using a mobile app.”
However, the report said that, according to Ginez, “Uber’s service has been limited to the Makati and Ortigas corridor.”
The report added: “The move in Metro Manila to place Uber under the regulatory framework comes amid Berlin voting this week, following Hamburg, to ban the app-enabled taxi service for failing to provide adequate insurance for drivers and their passengers and for hiring uncertificated drivers.”
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