Motorcycle taxi company Move It told the House Committee on Metro Manila Development during a public hearing Wednesday, Nov. 23 that its deal with Grab Philippines is above board. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) “We are happy to disclose that the acquisition complied with the law, and all...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo is prodding the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to keep a close eye on Grab Philippines' involvement in the motorcycle (MC) taxi sector, saying it could potentially lead to a surge in fare. Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson...
Move It has welcomed a Department of Transportation (DOTr) order reconstituting the technical working group (TWG) on motorcycle (MC) taxis, calling it a “win-win” solution for commuters and industry drivers. “The reconstitution of the TWG ensures the continuous operation of MC taxis pending...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay You’ll be surprised with the thousands of cases handled by documentation lawyers just to correct a wrong entry in a legal document. The most common of these is corrections in “sex” found in birth certificates. There are those born male but registered female. ...
THE RIGHT MOVE Gone are the days when there were more women than men in the country. Latest statistics show that “the percentage of female population is 49.8 percent compared to 50.2 percent male population” or that’s 55.74 million males and 55.31 million females in the Philippines. More and...
THE RIGHT MOVE As face-to-face classes have recently resumed in nearly all schools in the Philippines, the issue of bullying and teen suicide have become hot topics in various chat groups as incidents of student suicide attempts have been recently reported in schools due to bullying, albeit school...
THE RIGHT MOVE Philippine dentistry has come a long way since the early Filipinos had been practicing a crude version of dentistry pre-Spanish colonization in the 1500s. In fact, dental tourism has been a booming industry with foreigners and balikbayans choosing the Filipino dentists’ world-class...
PH natural fibers can soon be a big source of sustainable materials for international brands BEYOND PINEAPPLE FIBER Executives at Ananas Anam at a meeting with designers and resource people in Barcelona, Spain Philippine pineapple fibers are fast becoming a source of substitute leather used by...
THE RIGHT MOVE NCAP or the No Contact Apprehension Policy, is a system where cars are already ticketed for traffic violations without the intervention of traffic enforcers. Supposedly, state-of-the-art cameras with artificial intelligence technology photograph and record the conduction stickers and...
THE RIGHT MOVE Chinese Filipinos (Chinoys) are one of the largest overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia with Chinese immigration to the Philippines occurring mostly during the Spanish colonization of the islands between the 16th and 19th centuries. The most recent data on the Chinoy...
Grab Philippines has decided to make a full foray into motorcycle taxi hailing services by buying Move It for under P1 bIllion, senior director for operations and strategy Ronald Roda announced in a press briefing Thursday night, Aug. 4. However, it is not a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deal,...
THE RIGHT MOVE Social media has been abuzz the past months with warring celebrity couples giving way to “socmed lawyers” the same way we saw “socmed doctors” firing up debates during the height of the pandemic. Information is power and misinformation not only breeds contempt, but can cause...
