Grab, Uber ordered to continue separate ops beyond April 8

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/business/04/02/uber-grab-rtr-040218.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>A ComfortDelgro taxi passes the Uber and Grab offices in Singapore March 26, 2018. Grab earlier announced it was acquiring Uber&#x27;s Southeast Asia operations. Edgar Su, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) ordered Grab and Uber on Saturday to continue operating their mobile phone applications separately until the commission finishes its review of the ride-hailing services&#x27; merger.“The PCC believes that Uber is capable of operating its ride-hailing app in the country, despite its claims that it has already exited the Southeast Asia market,” PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan said in a statement.Grab earlier announced it was acquiring Uber&#x27;s Southeast Asia operations in a bid to drive the former&#x27;s business towards becoming the top online-to-offline mobile platform in Southeast Asia.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/26/18/ride-hailing-firm-grab-eyes-expansion-as-it-acquires-uber">Ride-hailing firm Grab eyes expansion as it acquires Uber</a></li></ul>Uber was supposed to shut down its app on April 8 as Grab acquires its operations in the Philippines.Balisacan noted that with the merger, Uber is not truly exiting the Philippine market and would become a part-owner of Grab.&quot;This virtual monopolization of the market by Grab can harm the riding public,&quot; he added.The decision also halts Grab&#x27;s move to acquire Uber&#x27;s operations until the antitrust watchdog finishes the review.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/03/18/grab-uber-deal-under-antitrust-investigation-in-philippines">Grab-Uber deal under antitrust investigation in Philippines</a></li></ul>Both Grab and Uber have previously expressed opposition to the PCC&#x27;s recommendation to continue operating their apps separately.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/05/18/pcc-wants-uber-grab-to-operate-separately-amid-deal-review">PCC wants Uber, Grab to operate separately amid deal review</a></li></ul><div> </div>

MANILA - The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) ordered Grab and Uber on Saturday to continue operating their mobile phone applications separately until the commission finishes its review of the ride-hailing services' merger.

MANILA - The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) ordered Grab and Uber on Saturday to continue operating their mobile phone applications separately until the commission finishes its review of the ride-hailing services' merger.

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Grab, Uber ordered to continue separate ops beyond April 8

Grab, Uber ordered to continue separate ops beyond April 8

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Published Apr 07, 2018 02:01 PM PHT

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