The insistence of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Winston Ginez to place the widely popular ridesharing service Uber under its regulatory claws isn’t really about public safety or convenience. If it were, Ginez would have welcomed Uber and other similar technologies with open arms.

Truth is, LTFRB’s battle against Uber is about a government agency protecting its turf through its franchising and regulating authority over the billion-peso public transport sector (which includes taxis, jeepneys, UV express, school buses, car rental services, etc.).

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