LTFRB penalizes Grab, orders reimbursement for P2 per-minute charge

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<p>MANILA - Regulators on Tuesday ordered ride-hailing service Grab to pay P10 million in penalties and to reimburse its passengers by way of rebates for imposing a P2 per-minute charge.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LTFRB orders GRAB to pay TEN MILLION PESOS in penalties for overcharging and to REIMBURSE its passengers by way of rebates for imposing the P2 per minute waiting time charge <a href="https://t.co/pKDeFFpPPn">pic.twitter.com/pKDeFFpPPn</a></p>— Doris Bigornia (@DorisBigornia) <a href="https://twitter.com/DorisBigornia/status/1016586294908973056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said once it makes its decision final, Grab should pay the penalty immediately and the riders should be paid back in 20 days.</p><p>Grab will reserve comment until it has &quot;fully studied and analyzed the matter&quot; with its legal team, Public Affairs Head Leo Gonzales said.</p><p>The LTFRB suspended Grab&#x27;s extra-charge scheme in April after it was revealed that the app-based transport service failed to inform riders about it.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/18/ltfrb-suspends-grabs-p2-per-minute-extra-charge">LTFRB suspends Grab&#x27;s P2-per-minute extra charge</a></li></ul><p>The company last month said it began subsidizing fares to make up for the suspension of the scheme that hurt drivers&#x27; earnings.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/19/18/grab-subsidizes-fares-to-compensate-for-p2-charge">Grab subsidizes fares to compensate for P2 charge</a></li></ul><p>Since the suspension, drivers and operators supposedly earned only a net average of P655 per day from driving 17 to 18 hours, from P1,588 per day doing the same amount of work with the travel charge, according to one representative.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/05/18/grab-drivers-operators-seek-reimposition-of-p2-per-minute-travel-charge">Grab drivers, operators seek reimposition of P2 per minute travel charge</a></li></ul><p>In June, the LTFRB secured &quot;full authority&quot; from the Department of Transportation to regulate ride-hailing companies and their partner drivers.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/12/18/ltfrb-says-it-has-sole-fare-setting-power-over-ride-sharing-firms">LTFRB gets &#x27;full authority&#x27; to regulate TNCs, TNVS</a></li></ul><p>Grab has come under closer scrutiny from regulators since it took over the Southeast Asian operations of rival Uber in April.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/26/18/ride-hailing-firm-grab-buys-ubers-se-asia-operations">Ride-hailing firm Grab buys Uber&#x27;s SE Asia operations</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/02/18/600000-requests-vs-35000-cars-grab-explains-demand-overflow">600,000 requests vs 35,000 cars: Grab explains demand &#x27;overflow&#x27;</a></li></ul><div> <br/><strong>- report from Doris Bigornia, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>Regulators on Tuesday ordered ride-hailing service Grab to pay P10 million in penalties and to reimburse its passengers by way of rebates for charging a P2 per-minute charge.<br /> </p>

Regulators on Tuesday ordered ride-hailing service Grab to pay P10 million in penalties and to reimburse its passengers by way of rebates for charging a P2 per-minute charge.

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LTFRB penalizes Grab, orders reimbursement for P2 per-minute charge

LTFRB penalizes Grab, orders reimbursement for P2 per-minute charge

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Published Jul 10, 2018 04:44 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 10, 2018 05:18 PM PHT

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