Transport civic groups urged the government to review the deal between Grab and Move It, claiming that it was designed for Grab to get an instant accreditation. READ:
the Department of Transportation for pushing a law that would allow the government to issue franchises to motorcycle taxi operators.
Bautista earlier said he did not see the need to review the partnership between Grab and Move It because it was a “private transaction” and that the focus of the Transportation department was safety. Move It had said the acquisition only resulted in “change of ownership and no merger of operations,” as it would continue to have its own separate mobile application.The motorcycle taxi firm said the “accreditation remains its own and does not transfer to Grab,” while stressing that the deal was concluded after “rigorous legal due diligence.”
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