The dance between Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Uber has been around for quite a while now with LTFRB wanting to shut down the car service company due to lack of proper accreditation, among other things. Fast forward to just recently, LTFRB announced that it will hold a consultation of sorts regarding new franchises for a car service called Premium Taxi. Premium Taxi, according to them, is a car service that requires a "four- or five-door automobile, sedan type, with engine displacement of 2000cc or higher (or its equivalent, if electric-, hybrid-, or alternate fuel-Powered vehicle)" that comes with the following operating conditions as per DOTC: 1. All vehicles must be equipped with an on-board electric taxi fare payment device capable of processing payments made with credit card or debit card; 7. Posted by LTFRB Citizen Enforcer on Monday, July 20, 2015 With these happenings, netizens can't help but think that the reason why Uber (and even GrabCar) have been under fire and are being kept under the radar of LTFRB and DOTC was because of this pending project that they were planning from beginning. The company added that it remains committed to giving players different ways to access games while continuing to improve its digital services. Read more in our articles including "LTFRB announces a new car service called Premium Taxi" and "Sony to end physical PlayStation Game Discs for new releases in 2028".
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Jul 4, 2026The dance between Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Uber has been around for quite a while now with LTFRB wanting to shut down the car service company due to lack of proper accreditation, among other things. Fast forward to just recently, LTFRB announced that it will hold a consultation of sorts regarding new franchises for a car service called Premium Taxi.
Premium Taxi, according to them, is a car service that requires a "four- or five-door automobile, sedan type, with engine displacement of 2000cc or higher (or its equivalent, if electric-, hybrid-, or alternate fuel-Powered vehicle)" that comes with the following operating conditions as per DOTC: 1. All vehicles must be equipped with an on-board electric taxi fare payment device capable of processing payments made with credit card or debit card; 7. Posted by LTFRB Citizen Enforcer on Monday, July 20, 2015 With these happenings, netizens can't help but think that the reason why Uber (and even GrabCar) have been under fire and are being kept under the radar of LTFRB and DOTC was because of this pending project that they were planning from beginning.
Our coverage of car service includes: "LTFRB announces a new car service called Premium Taxi"; "Sony to end physical PlayStation Game Discs for new releases in 2028"; "GCash cuts InstaPay bank transfer fee from PHP 15 to PHP 10". Each article provides unique insights and information.