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Grab drivers must work 18-hour shift to get incentives, lawmaker says

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<p>MANILA - Ride-sharing service Grab gives incentives to its drivers only if they reach a quota which is not doable within an 8-hour shift, a lawmaker said Friday.</p><p>PBA Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles said, in a consultation with the Grab drivers, he was told that it was only possible to earn if they ply the roads for 18 hours, 6 days a week.</p><p>&quot;Kung ang incentive ay naaabot ng driver sa 18 hours ng pagtatrabaho, here is a moral question: ano bang ini-incentivize ninyo? Slavery? Yung magbuwis-buhay? O yung tamang trabaho na 8 oras?&quot; Nograles told DZMM radio.</p><p>(If the incentive is only reached after working for 18 hours, here&#x27;s a moral question: What are you incentivizing? Slavery? Risking their lives? Or working only for 8 hours?)</p><p>&quot;Kung imposibleng maabot ng 8 oras, ibig sabihin ay ang ini-incentivize nila ay magbuwis-buhay ka dyan sa kalsada para kay Grab,&quot; he said.</p><p>(If it&#x27;s impossible to reach it within 8 hours, it means they were incentivizing the drivers risking their lives on the road for Grab.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1432078" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Nograles said Grab, which acts only as a &quot;barker&quot; for passengers to book their rides, often receives the full payment and not 80-20, according to the drivers he spoke with.</p><p>He said he would bring this up in a meeting with the regulators on June 26, and ask that if possible, Grab would only take its share of the base fare and leave the per-minute, per-kilometer, surge or other fees to the driver.</p><p>He also wants answers to where the revenue of Grab goes, when despite a virtual monopoly of the market and spike in fares, drivers complain of losses.</p><p>&quot;Kailan pa tayo nakakita ng monopoliya na lumaki ang merkado, lumaki ang singil, tapos ang labor umaangal saka sinisigaw nila na lugi?&quot; he said.</p><p>(When did we ever see a monopoly that grew its market, increased its fare, but its laborers complained of losses?)</p><p>In a statement released on Thursday, Grab Philippines Country Manager Brian Cu said &quot;no one among Grab partners is being forced to drive long hours.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Grab&#x27;s commission is given back to the drivers in the form of incentives to supplement their income and to reward passengers with better service,&quot; he said.</p><div><strong>PER-MINUTE CHARGE</strong></div><p>Grab driver Gleen Bajamunde said he believes half of the 65,000 drivers with the ride-sharing app have quit their jobs after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) suspended the P2 per minute travel charge in April.</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>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/25/18/grab-seeks-restoration-of-p2-per-minute-charge">Grab seeks restoration of P2-per-minute charge</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Yung kita namin nawala yung kalahati kasi sinuspend yung P2. Ang problema ang lalayo ng pick-up, 5 kilometers mo pipick-up-in, ida-dropoff mong 5 kilometers ulit, P80. Saan napupunta yan? Sa gasolina lang,&quot; he told DZMM in a separate interview.</p><p>(We lost half of our earnings because they suspended the P2 charge. The problem is you would pick up a passenger 5 kilometers away from you and drive her for 5 kilometers, but you&#x27;ll only get P80. Where does that go? It&#x27;s enough only for fuel.)</p><p>A father of 3 with another one on the way, Bajamunde said he is barely able to pay his monthly dues for his car after the charge&#x27;s suspension.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung [LTFRB] board, isa dyan gusto ko bumiyahe sila para maramdaman nila naramdaman namin sa kalye,&quot; he said.</p><p>(The LTFRB board, even just one of them, I want them to drive on the roads so they&#x27;ll know how we feel.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1432080" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In the statement, Cu said Nograles caused the drivers&#x27; income to drop when he questioned the legality of the per-minute charge.</p><p>Regulators are deliberating the re-imposition of the additional payment and a fare increase.</p><p>LTFRB Board Member Aileen Lizada said the Department of Transportation is also eyeing revising a department order, which Grab insisted allowed transport network companies (TNCs) to set their own fares.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/08/18/dapat-gobyerno-dotr-eyes-revision-of-order-allowing-tncs-to-set-own-fares">Dapat gobyerno: DOTr eyes revision of order allowing TNCs to set own fares</a></li></ul>

<p>Ride-sharing service Grab gives incentives to its drivers only if they reach a quota which is not doable within an 8-hour shift, a lawmaker said Friday.</p>

Ride-sharing service Grab gives incentives to its drivers only if they reach a quota which is not doable within an 8-hour shift, a lawmaker said Friday.