Grab Philippines welcomed almost a thousand TNVS aspirants in the second leg of its GrabCar-AVAN held on March 4, at the Grab Philippines Partner Center in Marikina City. GrabCar-AVAN is the app’s initiative to fill the 4,000 TNVS slots opened by LTFRB last January 09, 2023. The company attributes the surge to the removal of the Certificate of Conformity from the list of requirements of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for the TNVS franchise application. LTFRB’s Board Resolution No. 005 Series of 2023 removed the need for TNVS applicants to submit the bank-issued COC when applying for a Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC).
Among the applicants during the recent GrabCar-AVAN leg was 52-year-old Gregorio Garcia who has been a GrabCar driver-partner since 2016, paying ‘boundary’ to rent a car from an operator. But thanks to Grab’s partnership with Toyota Financial Services, Garcia was able to get his own car this January, allowing him to process his TNVS franchise as the owner. Formerly a jeepney driver, Garcia now plans on getting another unit to rent out to his fellow TNVS drivers.
“Talagang malaki ang tulong na naibibigay sa akin ni Grab, unang una sa pinansyal – halos lahat ng pangangailangan namin nakukuha namin rito gaya ng mga gastusin sa bahay, pambayad ng kuryente at tubig. Ngayong may sarili na kong unit, nag-paplano na ako na makakuha ng isa pa sa mga susunod na taon para maging negosyo ko na siya talaga. Maraming salamat sa Grab,” shared Garcia.
“We thank the LTFRB for making it easier for more Filipinos to earn an equitable living through ride-hailing – and it is clearly manifested with the outpouring of applicants from our recent GrabCar-AVAN. We are optimistic that through this development and programs such as GrabCar-AVAN, we are taking the right step towards providing more livelihood in the ride-hailing sector while offering our commuters safe, reliable, and more affordable means of mobility for their everyday needs,” said Grab Philippines Senior Director for Operations Ronald Roda.
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