After cracking down on car service provider Uber, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is training its sights on taxi service providers Easy Taxi and Grab Taxi.
“While the board is open to meeting with representatives of Uber, LTFRB chair Winston Ginez said they would not back down on their argument that such service providers should use franchised vehicles,” reports Reinir Padua in The Philippine Star.
The report noted: “The LTFRB chair likened Uber’s operation to the work of a ‘barker’ at a terminal. He noted that while there was nothing wrong with the operation, it should involve vehicles that have existing franchises, lest it be apprehended for colorum violation.”
As such, Ginez went on to explain that that “the difference between the two taxi service providers and Uber is that they partnered with franchised taxi units.
According to Ginez, “their concern over the operations of Easy Taxi and Grab Taxi is the additional charge they impose on top of the taxi fare.” They will study whether this needs to be regulated.
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