Grab Philippines eyes resumption on June 1

May 29, 2020

Grab Philippines said it is eyeing to resume operations by June 1 with the introduction of GrabProtect for enhanced safety and hygiene standards.

“Safety has always been at the core of what we do at Grab and while we understand that the public health situation remains to be fluid and ever-changing, we will continue to introduce innovations and policies that would protect and support the lives and livelihoods of every Filipino,” Brian Cu, Grab Philippines president said Thursday.

Given the public health situation on COVID-19, Grab Philippines is implementing a set of policies supporting the government’s health and safety regulations.

The company also  introducing GrabProtect- a robust set of initiatives and features, which include online health and hygiene checklist, a mask selfie verification tool, safety and hygiene certification, hygiene kits, mandatory deep disinfection of vehicles - all in the aim enforcing higher safety and hygiene standards for public transport in the country.

Following the government’s mandate for cashless payments on all public transportation, Grab’s mobility service offerings will be simplified to either GrabPay or through credit or debit cards. DMS