MANILA, Philippines — Ride-hailing firm Grab said on Friday it would offer monetary awards to its drivers who will not participate in the planned “transport holiday” on Monday, July 8. A transport network vehicle services (TNVS) group has announced plans to stage a “transport holiday” where they would temporarily stop operations and go offline for 12 hours on Monday as a protest. It encouraged its drivers to work with the firm as well as regulators and passengers through a dialogue. READ: Grab urges caution on ‘transport holiday,’ calls for dialogue with commuters, regulatorsTNVS drivers and operators have aired concerns on LTFRB’s “difficult and inconsistent” policies in terms of registration and application for accreditation, which ultimately led to the deactivation of 5,000 drivers and operators from Grab’s platform. READ: Grab illegal drivers only 5,000, not 8,000Read NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 05, 2019 09:56 UTC