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[greenlyt]

Driver of private car using Uber app nabbed in LTFRB sting | Inquirer Technology

mukhang haharangin na eto ng ltfrb

LTFRB Chair Winston Ginez said the operation stemmed from the complaint filed by the Philippine National Taxi Operators Association against Uber, a technology startup that could connect passengers with drivers through mobile application.

[crazy_boy]

^uber palang natry ko. For grab taxi, same lang naman ito sa regular taxi.

Maganda sa uber is malinis mga sasakyan, Mabait mga drivers, and safe.
Pangit, surge pricing. Pag peak hours mahal sobra. But if you are willing to pay, this is better than no taxi. And limited areas lang meron.



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[jut703]

Interesting, the MMDA is on Uber's side:



Panira lang yung "far more better" 😅


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[vinj]

Interesting, the MMDA is on Uber's side:



Panira lang yung "far more better" ��


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Wow, not often i agree with the MMDA... gotta give credit where credit is due.

LTFRB is just all crabs since a company has shown how public convenience should really be unlike those trash driving, overcharging taxis we usually encounter.

[Monseratto]

Dali lang pala ma entrap ng Uber cars... Uber drivers will have second thought now, with the 3 month impoudment and hefty fine...

[_Cathy_]

Geez!!! Uber is the only safe and reliable public transportation in Manila e tatanggalin pa nila!

[Monseratto]

Already expected this since Uber is illegal. It is a unregistered and operating outside local laws otherwise colorum siya. Only LTFRB can regulate and grant franchises to for hire vehicles. Only vehicles with yellow plate and registered with them are allowed to operate as PUVs.

LTFRB now impounding Uber vehicles; Uber ‘stands by’ their drivers
Jose Bimbo F. Santos, InterAksyon.com · Thursday, October 23, 2014 · 6:04 pm


MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is now going after vehicles operating under the Uber smartphone application as the regulatory body deems their operation as illegal.

In an exclusive interview by TV5 reporter James Beltran, LTFRB executive director Roberto Cabrera III said that Uber vehicles are classified as “colorum,” or vehicles operating as a public utility vehicle without the necessary government permits.

Uber is a smartphone application developed in Silicon Valley that allows users to flag vehicles through the app.

“Ang problema natin diyan, vehicles are not registered with the LTFRB or any agency under the DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications),” Cabrera told TV5. “The truth is napakarami na naming complaints na natanggap.”

The LTFRB and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) are now also impounding Uber-associated vehicles for a minimum of three months and penalizing owners P200,000. Yesterday, a black Toyota Fortuner with plate number WII-380 was impounded after two LTFRB agents boarded the vehicle using the Uber app.

LTFRB said public safety is their primary concern, as it is their “mission to… improve transportation options and consumer safety.” LTFRB said they have also received complaints from taxi operators about competition arising from Uber vehicles.

According to LTFRB, there are about 200 vehicles now in the Philippines operating under the Uber platform.

Mike Brown, Uber regional general manager, said in a statement that they are “disappointed” with the turn of events.

“We are disappointed that the government has taken action against a technology service that is better for riders, drivers, and the community,” Brown said. “It is our mission to work with like-minded individuals to encourage new policies that welcome innovation and improve transportation options while putting consumer safety and driver opportunity first for all Filipinos.”

“Uber stands by our drivers 100 percent,” Brown added.

This is not the first time the LTFRB has stated their intention to go after Uber, which officially launched in the Philippines last February.

LTFRB now impounding Uber vehicles; Uber ?stands by? their drivers | Motoring | InterAksyon.com

[cast_no_shadow]

here we go again government agencies contradicting each other.

baka pwede mag usap muna sila bago mag statement sa media.

kesyo wala daw sagutin pag may masamang nangyari sa mga uber clients.

as if safe na safe at walang krimen na nagaganap sa mga sumasakay ng taxi/jeep/bus.

[shadow]

Ayan nanaman tayo eh, Kung nag implement ng batas, gago, tanga, bobo pag hinde ganun din ang tawag Sa kanila


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[dct]

Pag naaksidente ba sa kakarag karag na jeep e sagot nila? Hindi rin naman. Atleast hindi marumbado magdrive etong uber

[madduck]

Will you buy a medicine not approved by BFAD because they have better security guard, nicer cashier and more comfortable store than the regular drug store?

[macsd]

Kailangan pumasok ang mafia LTFRB just for the collection , same way they did sa mga truckers. Look what they have contributed to port congestion. They don't look at the benefits, they only look at their pockets. Most of UBER cars are comprehensive insured dahil mga bago, so all passengers are covered. Besides, with all the metro traffic, how much injury can an accident get ?

Head ng LTFRB nakinabang lang sa impeachment case being the private prosecutor kaya cya nandyan. Kailangan kitain nya ang PF nya while his there and time is ticking with less than 2 yrs left for him.

[jut703]

Will you buy a medicine not approved by BFAD because they have better security guard, nicer cashier and more comfortable store than the regular drug store?

If it's approved by the FDA and other international drug agencies, and is only held back by the BFAD because of their greed, then yes.

Noone seriously believes that the LTFRB is doing this because they're concerned for the welfare of passenggers, because if they did, they would've clamped down on crap buses, jeeps, taxis, and their demented drivers long ago.

That said, if seryoso ang LTFRB sa gagawin nila, then sana magfollow through rin sila sa mga franchisers. Walang padri-padrino.


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[shadow]

Bakit ayaw ba mag apply ng franchise? Technically they're for hire so under LTFRB flags sila..and ba sabi ng uber?


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[1D4LV]

imho.

Uber is not a public utility company. Their model is sort of like a private vehicle owner and a private hiring individual. Parang nag rent-a-car ka..... Why would they need a franchise?

[jut703]

imho.

Uber is not a public utility company. Their model is sort of like a private vehicle owner and a private hiring individual. Parang nag rent-a-car ka..... Why would they need a franchise?

For me, Uber operates exactly like GrabTaxi except that you pay via credit card.

So if we say that Uber is not public transpo, then GrabTaxi isn't too.


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[leodawesome]

Uber could be a success in other countries. But here in our country where everything has a fee, well...

Maybe they should just force UBER users to apply for a 'special franchise'. Win-win. But that's daydreaming.

[Ry_Tower]

Uber could be a success in other countries. But here in our country where everything has a fee, well...

Maybe they should just force UBER users to apply for a 'special franchise'. Win-win. But that's daydreaming.

I agree, para matigil na, special franchise na lang since bago nga naman concept na yan sa Pinas. Iba din sa model nang PUV at taxi's.

[jmpet626]

Required na comprehensive insurance pagka uber. Pagka Taxi ba ano insurance niya for the passengers? Also sa Uber ang payment mo is via card. Wala pa naman taxi na nag aaccept ng card payments.

[shadow]

For me, Uber operates exactly like GrabTaxi except that you pay via credit card.

So if we say that Uber is not public transpo, then GrabTaxi isn't too.


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Nope, from what I understand grabtaxi uses existing taxis with franchises kaya ok sila, it's like sila lang naging center command.


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