Uber Philippines

[amoyligo]

FYI 2 team leaders (1 in our account & 1 from another account), earning around 45-50k a month NET already resigned to drive uber full time. 1 agent still thinking about it since the 60/40 split between him and driver is good enough income for him already.

edit: yung isang team leader na yan sa account namin, di na tinuloy yung application nya for manager position (shoo-in na ito ha!). what he plans to do daw is do 8-12 hours of driving a day, then hire a driver for night driving, his car pala is toyota vios 2015.

Linawin ko lang.....

Yung team leader na tinutukoy mo sumasahod ng 50thousand a month sa call center tapos magreresign para magtaxi driver?

Kasi pag palagay ko na 80thousand a month kikitain bilang taxi driver eh for 30thousand na nadagdag magpapakapagod for 12 hours for 6 times a week of bwisit metro manila driving?

Iba kasi pag yung sanay talaga sa pagiging taxi driver, matitipid talaga mga manong

Pero galing sa call center tapos lalaban ng ganyan work eh sa pagkain pa lang baka doon mapunta half ng kikitain.

[ninjababez]

Linawin ko lang.....

Yung team leader na tinutukoy mo sumasahod ng 50thousand a month sa call center tapos magreresign para magtaxi driver?

Kasi pag palagay ko na 80thousand a month kikitain bilang taxi driver eh for 30thousand na nadagdag magpapakapagod for 12 hours for 6 times a week of bwisit metro manila driving?

Iba kasi pag yung sanay talaga sa pagiging taxi driver, matitipid talaga mga manong

Pero galing sa call center tapos lalaban ng ganyan work eh sa pagkain pa lang baka doon mapunta half ng kikitain.

oo, uber and grab car daw.
problema na nya yun kung tamarin sya mag maneho, at manghinayang sa iniwanan nyang trabaho.

[dct]

Ang mga incentive ba ay per driver o per car?

[dreamur]

I think like any other fad in the Philippines (sari2 store, internet cafe, bakery, carenderia, etc.), this uber or grabataxi thing will fade away or become saturated there wont be any substantial savings to the driver/owner. Nothing beats fixed income.

[dct]

I think like any other fad in the Philippines (sari2 store, internet cafe, bakery, carenderia, etc.), this uber or grabataxi thing will fade away or become saturated there wont be any substantial savings to the driver/owner. Nothing beats fixed income.

Eto rin iniisip ko. At alam nyo naman ang ating gobyerno. Urong sulong sa mga batas. Hanggang ngayon may mga kumokontra sa uber

[ninjababez]

Eto rin iniisip ko. At alam nyo naman ang ating gobyerno. Urong sulong sa mga batas. Hanggang ngayon may mga kumokontra sa uber

sa tingin ko rin ito magiging downfall ng uber, gobyerno natin

[dave01]

Hi,

Is there anyone driving grabcar?

[dreamur]

From James Deakin's blog.

When you’re not feeling Uber good in a car | James Deakin | Philippine Car News, Reviews and Motorsports

When you’re not feeling Uber good in a car

JUL 30 •*ADVOCACY,*BLOG,*FEATURED,*NEWS*• 11398 VIEWS •*NO COMMENTS

Last week, a post went viral on social media about an UBER driver who was accused of either trying to hold up (or do something worse) to a female passenger.

Elisa Borja, who would otherwise remain nameless except for the fact that she set her post to public and cried out to her followers to share it,*posted this on her wall:

Pretty scary stuff. But even though I must have been tagged a hundred times (or forwarded at least) I didn’t share it because I didn’t have both sides. Besides which, even if did turn out to be true, I didn’t want to create mass panic that would shut down what is essentially the safest alternative to cabs we have ever had in this country, due solely to what I believe is an isolated incident.

Eventually, through the Uber partners group that I am a member of, we hear the side of the driver. Turns out he really was rushed to hospital and has records to prove it. Also, the good samaritan who drove the Uber driver to the hospital has also come forward and verified the same story. All three accounts are consistent with making sure that the lady passenger had the option of either riding to the hospital or being dropped at a well-lit secured place to request another ride.

Many, however, agreed with the mother that the driver shouldn’t have accepted the ride if he was feeling bad and should never have invited a stranger into the car. True. But, as a person who collapsed and had to be rushed to the ER only last Saturday for a sudden drop in blood sugar, I can tell you that you don’t always see or feel it coming and you don’t normally make the most sound decisions when you are convinced you are dying.

Health scares can happen anytime. This happened to me on the same day as Ms. Borja’s daughter’s incident. Never happened before, and I never saw it coming. So let’s not be quick to judge the Uber driver that took on the ride and for making less than sound decisions when it struck. You’re not yourself when you think you’re dying

Yes, Uber is not perfect. Nothing is. But after spending a few days driving one last week for a story on CNN Philippines’ Drive, as well as the last year using it as a passenger, I believe they are as close to it as possible. I’d say 95% by the average of talking to my passengers and my own personal experience.

Regardless, as part of standard procedure, UBER has suspended the driver’s account until the investigation is completed. Now try and imagine that happening in a regular cab. Even if a reputable cab company suspended or fired the driver, I can guarantee you that he will be driving another cab the following day. This is why I do not want to see UBER, or similar services, the victim of fear mongering.

It is no different to calling for the government to ban Facebook because you were offended by one person’s post. That’s why the invented the block button, or in the case of UBER, the rating system and feedback feature. Try using it. It is highly effective and a lot faster than typing a rant on social media.

PS. if this ever happens to you, you can always call LIFELINE. They can dispatch a driver on call to get you AND your car home safely if you are suddenly unfit to drive. Just dial 16911 and they’ll get you there safely. Contrary to popular belief, it is not only for drunk drivers. It’s for anyone that feels they are no longer fit to drive themselves and cannot leave their car behind.

PPS. A friend of mine, Iza Calzado, who is one of the most responsible social media celebrities out there recently had an incident with an Uber driver. Now this was one that really did deserve public attention, as the driver was way out of line, but she resisted, and PM’d me the incident*instead. By doing so,*it was resolved in less than 5 minutes flat. The driver was suspended, and most likely by the time you read this banned from the system. Now here’s a person that could have easily used her celebrity status to destroy Uber, but she did it responsibly. And even posted a follow up to her post congratulating Uber for their swift reply. We can all learn from that.

[keto]

^^

Backread thru all 31 pages because I'm thinking of registering my newish car for Uber. James Deakin's article above neatly sums up my opinion about sharing without thinking things thru on social media.

Back to topic - IMO, the feedback system is a better way of regulating Uber compared to the efforts now being pushed by LTFRB.

ABS-CBNNews.com | ABS-CBN News

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^^

Backread thru all 31 pages because I'm thinking of registering my newish car for Uber. James Deakin's article above neatly sums up my opinion about sharing without thinking things thru on social media.

Back to topic - IMO, the feedback system is a better way of regulating Uber compared to the efforts now being pushed by LTFRB.

ABS-CBNNews.com | ABS-CBN News

[myas110]

I've used Uber twice already (one is a Black car, for free, and the other is UberX)

so far, no bad experiences from those two.

speaking of uber, nasa news na naman sila...huhulin daw sila sa Aug 20 if Uber Manila fails to comply with the LTFRB

or, mangangalap lang ang LTFRB para sa election funds para kay Mar.

LTFRB to start nabbing ‘colorum’ vehicles with Uber | Inquirer News

[machine.pistol]

My wife used uber going to NAIA 3 from Pasig (De Castro area) and back. Her fare was only Php260 each way. The car was clean and smelled nice. AC was working and driver was courteous.

With a regular taxi, fare could have been P500 (through their reservation system via voice call), car would have been dirty, dusty and smelly and AC barely working. The driver would have been discourteous and whined and complained a lot about the traffic, etc.

The LTFRB has its hands full with regulating regular taxi, if it does any regulation at all. While it does a poor job regulating regular PUVs, it even took another assignment at regulating uber and the like which are self-regulating.

I understand there are some issues with respect to pricing by uber. But I guess that's the price we pay for relatively better service compared to regular taxi.

[macsd]

Brazil cabbies ambush Uber driver — report | Inquirer Technology

This is far from happening here. Ang LTFRB ang maghaharass sa Uber dito.

[CLAVEL3699]

My wife used uber going to NAIA 3 from Pasig (De Castro area) and back. Her fare was only Php260 each way. The car was clean and smelled nice. AC was working and driver was courteous.

With a regular taxi, fare could have been P500 (through their reservation system via voice call), car would have been dirty, dusty and smelly and AC barely working. The driver would have been discourteous and whined and complained a lot about the traffic, etc.

The LTFRB has its hands full with regulating regular taxi, if it does any regulation at all. While it does a poor job regulating regular PUVs, it even took another assignment at regulating uber and the like which are self-regulating.

I understand there are some issues with respect to pricing by uber. But I guess that's the price we pay for relatively better service compared to regular taxi.

Tiga De Castro ka sir? Malapit ka lang sa amin

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My wife used uber going to NAIA 3 from Pasig (De Castro area) and back. Her fare was only Php260 each way. The car was clean and smelled nice. AC was working and driver was courteous.

With a regular taxi, fare could have been P500 (through their reservation system via voice call), car would have been dirty, dusty and smelly and AC barely working. The driver would have been discourteous and whined and complained a lot about the traffic, etc.

The LTFRB has its hands full with regulating regular taxi, if it does any regulation at all. While it does a poor job regulating regular PUVs, it even took another assignment at regulating uber and the like which are self-regulating.

I understand there are some issues with respect to pricing by uber. But I guess that's the price we pay for relatively better service compared to regular taxi.

Tiga De Castro ka sir? Malapit ka lang sa amin

[machine.pistol]

Marietta Romeo po.

[shadow]

Disinformation pala ginagawa ni deakin. Tsk tsk tsk

https://m.facebook.com/doblezeta/pos...52962348855919

[CLAVEL3699]

Marietta Romeo po.

Riverside ako bro... Pati si Weapon X

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Marietta Romeo po.

Riverside ako bro... Pati si Weapon X

[machine.pistol]

Marami rami rin tayo pala sa neighborhood.

Yung location ko nakakaiwas ako ng konti sa Ortigas Ext traffic dahil puwede ako dumaan sa Eastbank road and midtown. Yun nga lang every Sunday morning, di ako makadaan doon dahil isinara ng pasig city govt ang portion of Eastbank road para kuno sa physical fitness ng nga tao. As if may gustong mag jog sa mabahong Eastbank road. So no choice but use countryside and Ortigas Ext.

[badkuk]

Guys how do you think this will affect taxi drivers/companies? imho hindi naman totally mawawala yung taxi, but definitely yung de tawag na apektado.

It should be easy for taxi operators to convert to Uber...then again, what's stopping taxi drivers from going freelance and joining Uber?

Uber payment is via credit card pa rin? i'm more comfortable paying cash instead of flashing my credit card.

[badkuk]

Brazil cabbies ambush Uber driver — report | Inquirer Technology

This is far from happening here. Ang LTFRB ang maghaharass sa Uber dito.

You know they could just break ranks and join Uber. Then again baka mga goons yan sent by taxi operators.

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Brazil cabbies ambush Uber driver — report | Inquirer Technology

This is far from happening here. Ang LTFRB ang maghaharass sa Uber dito.

You know they could just break ranks and join Uber. Then again baka mga goons yan sent by taxi operators.

[Walter]

It's actually more convenient and safe that you don't have to pull out your wallet or purse to pay for an Uber ride.