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July 2, 2020

Grab, Navotas provides thousands of livelihood opportunities to help Navotenos recover from the pandemic

Grab, through its GrabBayanihan program, has committed to help Navotenos recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by aiming to provide livelihood opportunities to 500 tricycle drivers and displaced workers to be part of Grab’s delivery fleet. The partnership will likewise provide market access to at least 500 small businesses in Navotas who are greatly affected by the pandemic. Grab and the City of Navotas have shared several milestone initiatives in the past particularly in providing livelihood opportunities to the residents through the PCUP, and this initiative is additive to Grab’s agenda of working closely with the government amidst the effects of the pandemic.

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June 30, 2020

Grab launches new program to help small businesses thrive online in the ‘new normal’

The Grab Small Business Booster Program includes tools and initiatives to help offline businesses digitalize and to help Grab merchant-partners increase their visibility online and improve business operations. As part of Grab’s agenda to help MSMEs and farming communities, Grab signed partnerships with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Tourism to connect farmers and rural entrepreneurs to the digital economy, and has been actively supporting the Department of Trade and Industry’s MSME Reboot Program. Grab has also launched the 2nd edition of Grab for Good: Social Impact Report with a focus on COVID-19 response efforts. In the Philippines, GrabBayanihan was able to protect and support at least 3.6 million Filipinos from March – June 2020
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June 22, 2020

Grab, Dept of Tourism strengthens PH Harvest initiative; helps Filipino farmers through digitalization

Following the recently signed partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Grab Philippines has entered into an agreement with the Department of Tourism to support its Philippine Harvest Initiative poised to increase Filipino households’ accessibility to local food products, as the company aids agripreneurs to bring their businesses online. As the everyday everything app, Grab lends its platform to boost discoverability on the initiative and its participating merchants, and provide logistical needs through the transport of the products to their consumers. Likewise, recognizing the role it plays in supporting local businesses, including agripreneurship, especially to cope during this time of COVID-19 pandemic, and to spur the economy.
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June 10, 2020

Grab, Manila provide thousands of livelihood opportunities to help Manilenos recover from the pandemic

Grab, through its GrabBayanihan program, has committed to help Filipinos recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by aiming to provide livelihood opportunities to 25,000 tricycle drivers, displaced workers, and small business owners across Metro Manila who have been severely impacted by the pandemic. Through the partnership, Grab Philippines and the City of Manila, will provide livelihood opportunities to at least 2,000 tricycle drivers and displaced workers to be part of Grab’s delivery fleet. The partnership will likewise provide market access to at least 500 small businesses in Manila who are greatly affected by the pandemic. Lastly, Grab and the City of Manila have shared several milestone initiatives in the past particularly in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this initiative is additive to Grab’s agenda of working closely with the government amidst the effects of the pandemic.
Consumers & Drivers
June 8, 2020

Grab launches “Sagot Kita” Campaign to Help Filipinos Adapt to the New Normal

– In celebration of it’s 8th anniversary, Grab is bringing back experiences that Filipinos miss the most, and fulfilling requests they missed out on during the lockdown to help them cope with the new normal – As the Philippines embraces the new normal, Grab is also giving away over 100 deals and promos on GrabFood, GrabExpress, GrabMart, and more to help Filipinos do more and get the things they need at the comforts of their homes 
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May 22, 2020

7,000 GrabTaxis ready for cashless rides

Grab Philippines has trained and prepared almost 7,000 taxi drivers across the country to adapt to cashless payments in support of the government’s mandate for cashless transactions for public transportation. Aside from mitigating the spread of infection brought about by the exchange of cash, adapting cashless payments will also allow for improved contact tracing capabilities especially in public transportation such as taxis. Starting May 22, Grab will resume operations of its GrabTaxi services in Baguio and Naga, piloting with almost 400 drivers to help ferry workers as community quarantine guidelines relax in these cities.

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Tech & Product
December 15, 2016

Grab Beta Launches GrabRewards to Make Rides Even More Rewarding

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Tech & Product
October 25, 2016

Grab Launches In-app Instant Messaging Service GrabChat for Ride-hailing across Southeast Asia

      Step 1: After making a booking, the GrabChat icon will appear on screen. Step 2: Click the […]