Desperate about the Christmas traffic and the lack of rides in Metro Manila, some commuters have resorted to asking at least one app-based mover to “deliver” them to their destinations. | janebautistaINQ /PDI
“I didn’t want to take the MRT because the line was too long and it was just too crowded,” she told the Inquirer, adding that she also did not want to risk being infected with COVID-19.When she couldn’t even get a ride through motorcycle platform Angkas, Anna thought of contacting delivery service Lalamove, selecting a four-wheel vehicle.
“He then told me during our trip that I wasn’t the first to try getting a ride through Lalamove,” she said. Lalamove must have gotten wind of such resourcefulness among commuters that on Tuesday it issued an advisory informing patrons that it was “not licensed” to transport people. In the 2022 Urban Mobility Readiness Index of the Oliver Wyman Forum and the University of California in Berkeley, Manila ranked 58th among 60 cities, with Nairobi and Lagos completing that list.
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