Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon and Grab tackled ways to provide Filipinos with comfortable, affordable and efficient mobility options as part of President Ferdinand Marcos’ directive to ensure a commuter-friendly environment.
Marcos has reiterated the government’s commitment to provide Filipinos with an efficient and modern transport system by actively shifting away from a car-centric model by improving transport infrastructure focused on easing the burden of commuters.
Dizon visited Grab HQ in Singapore recently where he was presented a system that will carry more passengers via a carpool or ride sharing set up, which will pick-up multiple passengers from a one pick-up point and drop-off passengers at different destinations.
The carpool sharing set-up will be piloted in the Philippines before the end of 2025.
The system will also offer multiple pick-up points and drop-off passengers to a similar destination. The carpool sharing set-up will be piloted in the Philippines before the end of 2025.
“President Marcos has stressed that we must move many commuters as possible. This system from Grab will be one of the many ways we can carry more passengers and discourage the use of single passenger vehicles,” the transport chief noted during his meeting with Grab executives at their headquarters in Singapore.
Grab will be offering a carpool service at key locations during peak hours with guaranteed departures in order to maximize car capacity and help reduce road congestion.
“We would like to thank Grab for offering to provide Filipino commuters with multiple options and ensure they have a safe and comfortable daily commute.”
“We would like to thank Grab for offering to provide Filipino commuters with multiple options and ensure they have a safe and comfortable daily commute,” the transport head said.
Grab also presented the GrabMaps-Pioneer, a multi-modal crowdsourcing for map/route forming through cameras and high-definition four-wheel vehicle data for Grab partners/drivers.
“Grab PH is the DOTr’s committed partner in providing Filipinos efficient transportation through comfortable and efficient solutions to help commuters save time,” Grab Philippines Managing Director and Head Ronald Roda concluded.
