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Grab to appeal suspension of P2 per kilometer charge

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MANILA - Ride-hailing service Grab said Thursday it would appeal regulators&#x27; decision to suspend the additional P2 per kilometer that it was charging customers.The additional charge is &quot;legal&quot; based on a 2015 Department of Transportation order that authorized transportation network companies or TNCs to &quot;set their own fares,&quot; Grab said.Removing the P2 component will force some drivers to move out of ride-sharing schemes, resulting in fewer cars, Grab said in a statement.&quot;This order sounds populist but is actually anti-people because it will hurt the drivers and the passengers more,&quot; said Grab country head for the Philippines Brian Cu.Citing the 2015 DOTr order, Cu said Grab was not required to file a petition on fares or inform the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board about it.&quot;Even so, we still informed LTFRB during a technical working group meeting and in an official email,&quot; he said.Grab became the dominant ride-sharing service in the Philippines after its Southeast Asian parent bought rival Uber&#x27;s business in the region.

Ride-hailing service Grab said Thursday it would appeal regulators' decision to suspend the additional P2 per kilometer that it was charging customers.

Ride-hailing service Grab said Thursday it would appeal regulators' decision to suspend the additional P2 per kilometer that it was charging customers.