Grab Philippines and Move IT rolled out comprehensive assistance programs to support their driver partners who were affected by Typhoon Carina.
GrabCar and Move IT established Malasakit calamity assistance programs that provide financial aid to qualified drivers.
More than P2.4 million was disbursed under the programs, with more claims being processed.
Grab and Move IT also implemented a loan payment holiday, temporarily suspending daily loan collections to further ease the financial burden on their partners.
The initiative is designed to alleviate the financial burden on their partners, enabling them to better navigate through the challenging time.
The Motorcycle Taxi Community, Habalyeros, TNVS Community Philippines and One Goal Rider Community, whose members are driver-delivery or rider-partners of the TNCs, said in a joint statement the measures put in place by Grab and Move It allowed them to prioritize their safety while continuing to provide services on the on-demand platforms, thereby striking a balance between their financial needs and personal well-being.
“In our ranks, it is not an easy decision to stop our daily livelihood of delivering passengers, even if the weather conditions change. This is our main source of livelihood,” Romeo Maglunsod of the Motorcycle Taxi Community said.
“That’s why we greatly appreciate the support of Move It and Grab because we feel that we can count on them to make sure that we can somehow still make money while traveling safely on the road,” he said.
Community leaders from various Grab and MOVE IT driver and rider communities also launched a series of relief operations in disaster-affected areas throughout Metro Manila.
The volunteers, composed of dedicated drivers and riders, visited Caloocan, Montalban, Rizal, Malanday, Navotas, Pasay, and Marikina to distribute more than 2,500 relief packages.
More than 3,800 cleaning kits and hygiene sets were donated to various organizations and local government units.
