Grab to impose stiffer measures to avoid carnapping incidents
Grab Philippines said it ordered its driver-partners to ask riders to show personal identification card before starting the trip. File photo
MANILA, Philippines — Ride-sharing company Grab Philippines on Sunday said it would implement additional measures to prevent carnapping incidents from happening.
The Transport Network Company made the announcement after one of its driver-partners, Gerardo Maquidato Jr., was killed in an apparent carnapping incident last October 26.
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“We prioritize the safety of our driver-partners as much as we do for our passengers,” the company said in a statement.
“In critical times like this, we ask for your support as we take additional measures to prevent this from happening again,” it added.
Grab said it ordered its driver-partners to ask riders to show a personal identification card before starting the trip. The measure is to verify the identity of the rider, especially during night shift hours.
The company assured that all information shown to driver-partners would be kept confidential and would only be used for “verification purposes.”
Grab also said it is trying to develop tech solutions to avoid carnapping incidents in its ride-sharing apps.
“We are currently discussing tech solutions that would decrease, if not completely hamper, the chances of carnapping incidents involving Transport Network Vehicle Services,” Grab said.
Prior to the death of Maquidato, an October 23 Facebook post of a netizen named Carla Moreno went viral. Moreno claimed her driver informed her that he experienced a “hijacking” incident perpetrated by two passengers.
The said incident reportedly prompted drivers of ride-sharing apps Grab and Uber to ask for the rider’s valid identification cards before the ride.
“Upon reporting the incident, it was found out that the pair has set up a fake account and are now untraceable,” Moreno wrote in her post.
“Due to this incident, some Grab and Uber drivers are now asking riders if it's possible to present valid IDs before the ride. They also foresee that these culprits may target Uber Pool and Grab Share users to "hit two birds,” she added.
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