MANILA -- Grab Philippines rolled out on Tuesday its taxi services at the Subic Freeport Zone in Pampanga to provide transportation to residents and tourists in the area.
In a statement, Grab Philippines Country Head Brian Cu said the company has put on board 120 taxi drivers into its GrabTaxi platform on its mobile application.
“As the everyday app, we at Grab believe in the smart cities of tomorrow and introducing our technology to Subic brings it closer to its vision of building its very own smart city. With GrabTaxi now in place, locals and tourists will now have a more convenient, safer, and faster way of commuting,” he said.
Grab’s 120 driver-partners may now accept bookings after undergoing training through the Grab Academy to ensure that safety and service standards are met.
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chair and Administrator Wilma Eisma, meanwhile, said the taxi service will benefit the employees of more than 1,600 business locators in the free port.
“Having Grab as a partner to drive Subic to become a smart city is truly a blessing. We share the same goal of providing convenience to Filipinos. GrabTaxi can make a difference in the lives of locals and tourists in Subic,” she said.
Grab is now available in 12 cities across the country --Manila, Cebu, Davao, Pampanga, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Baguio, Bataan, Naga, Iloilo, Tacloban, and Subic. (PR)
