Grab Philippines needs more drivers and has rolled out a P10,000 bonus scheme, the company announced Friday, Jan. 6, as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) opens 4,433 Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) slots next week.
Specifically, Grab is offering up to P10,000 worth of driver bonuses and legal assistance for applicants with 6-seater vehicles, and up to P6,000 for those with 4-seater vehicles.
The bonus scheme applies exclusively to TNVS licenses registered through Grab.
Grab Philippines experienced a shortage of driver-partners in its platform due to mobility standstill.
Pandemic-induced challenges led to some driver-partners losing their loaned cars to repossession or driver-partners moving on to other economic opportunities elsewhere.
However, Grab Philippines is optimistic that its newest initiative will help address the shortage of driver-partners, and meet the growing demand for GrabCar services as the economy continues to re-open.
"We are fully committed to providing a much better ride-hailing experience to our passengers as we welcome more driver-partners onto the platform," remarked Grab Philippines Senior Director for Strategy and Operations Ronald Roda.
"We are optimistic that these new TNVS slots will benefit Filipinos who are back on the road on the way to their offices, families and even leisure travels,” he added.

Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading superapp based on GMV in 2021 in each of food deliveries, mobility and the e-wallets segment of financial services, according to Euromonitor.
Grab operates across the deliveries, mobility and digital financial services sectors in 480 cities in eight countries in the Southeast Asia region – Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.