My wife is Filipino and I go to the "Metro Manila" area twice a years. We were married in 2020…read more Grab really wasn't a thing at that time we would just use cab and go out to eat. I join "Grab" last year and last everything went fine. This 2024 when I uploaded my US base credit card I was told that I could use the US base credit card on the platform. So I started going to 7/11 to upload funds to use "Grab". Then "Grab" blocked that as well. If you're traveling to the "Metro Manila" just be aware that "Grab" is for the Filipino "only".

Grab is reliable only on certain times of the day. When traffic is light, you can easily book a…read moreride and they will show up. We've had problems booking rides during pay days, holidays, fiestas, rush hour traffic, and when it rains or when there are street closures in your area. I gave an extra star just because it's a better alternative than taking a regular taxi in Manila. Note to Grab Management. You should fine your drivers who book a ride then decide to cancel for no apparent or unexplained reason.

Right outside my village is a Caltex. That Caltex is a hotspot for a lot of commuters who are on…read moretheir way to Makati. This is because the UV Express from Las Pinas to Makati somehow finds its way parked at the Caltex station. UV Express is the fastest way to get to the heart of Makati. Unlike other public means of transportation, it is not restricted to the routes that buses or jeepneys are restricted to. Furthermore, the nice thing about UV express is that it doesn't stop. Most of the passengers all want to go to Makati so all of them end up in the same place. The van moves at a fast pace the entire way. The downside is the cost. UV Express is by far the most expensive, barring a taxi, way of commuting to Makati. Furthermore, the van tends to get cramped as the operators like to squeeze in a certain number of people before they give the dirver the go signal.

Pano puntang Las Pinas to Mandaluyong UV xpress saan sakayan po. Ty......Pano puntang Las Pinas to…read moreMandaluyong UV xpress saan sakayan po. Ty......Pano puntang Las Pinas to Mandaluyong UV xpress saan sakayan po. Ty

While I'm already a fan of their competitor Grab Taxi, one rainy night I couldn't get a cab even…read morewhen I declared that I would tip P100. So I tried Easy Taxi. They say it's one of the biggest taxi booking apps in the world. I downloaded it on my smartphone, and hailed a taxi using that. When I tried it, they did not have a booking fee and I didn't even declare a tip. I got a taxi in 3 minutes. The driver was very nice and the taxi was quiet new. I like that the app makes a sound once a cab is assigned so I can minimize it and work on other things on my phone while waiting. Here's what I really love about them, the first time and the second time I used the app to get a cab, someone from their call center called me to check if I'm in the cab and happy about the service. This shows how good their customer service is and if I do get into any trouble with their drivers, I can call them to complain. Plus, they have promos more often which means you don't need to pay the booking fee (which is only P50 compared to Grab Taxi's P70) on top of the metered fare. Giving a tip to the driver is entirely up to you.

GrabTaxi and Easy Taxi are the same thing. As far as I can tell, Grab and Easy's only major…read moredifferences are with regard to their patron network - Grab is with Globe and Easy is with smart. However, both are fundamentally the same app - they both have the same amazing easy taxi booking functionality. And they are both very, very, very good to use in a pinch if the line in the taxi bay is insane, like it normally is on weekday nights. If I were to think about the small things that makes them different, well, Easy doesn't have that particular car-rental service that Grab has, but that doesn't really detract from my experience since I don't use those services. And Easy's booking fee is only P50 compared to Grab's P70. Both have regular zero-fee promos that are there very often, however, I notice that they normally don't happen at the same time. A savvy consumer would keep both on their phone and check out which one is free at the time. Easy Taxi is a great, albeit not exactly unique app, that should probably be on everyone's phone.

All us South commuters would be so doomed without these shuttles. Really…read more If there weren't shuttles transporting us back and forth to Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa and Cavite, we would all be taking several buses, jeeps, trikes, cabs--It's difficult, inconvenient, time-consuming and may not even be affordable. You probably won't see us ever again. These shuttles that travel to and from Makati make commuting so much more convenient. Fares are reasonably priced and relatively cheap, if you consider the time and energy you'll be saving, as well as convenience. There are a lot of specific routes to certain neighborhoods and other central locations, and from the drop off points for some people their homes are just a walk or a trike away. On a good time of the day (not rush hour) it takes me just around 15-20 minutes to arrive Makati and vice versa, thanks to Skyway. Queues can get really long during rush hour (as expected), or when there's a sudden downpour, as Metro Manila traffic does not tolerate rain too well. This station is newly built for more than a year or so already. It used to be so cramped at that station underneath the Ayala MRT (it was HELL), but this station is more spacious and even has a nice selection of food kiosks, vending machines, and a clean toilet.

I'm not really from south but I love that they turned this place into a UV Express Terminal. UV…read moreExpress is one solution to EDSA Traffic because one van can cater up to 15 commuters inside. This place is a five minute walk from Ayala MRT station, and is near Greenbelt, SM Makati, Landmark and Glorietta. In North, we don't have much shuttle services or I am not really familiar that's why when I learned that my boyfriend rides here to his place, I got excited and we scheduled one day for me to experience being in a shuttle. From the Terminal, we just waited a few minutes until the van makes his way on the street. In less than thirty minutes, we reached parañaque without hassle. The thing is, when it reaches 6pm, this place gets really crowded and the lines are crazy. You can opt to eat your dinner first while waiting because there are food stalls and vending machine available in the place. I checked their toilet and it's still new and clean.

There are times when I am too lazy to walk from Greenbelt all the way to SM Makati to line up in…read morethe southbound taxi stand and find myself just lining up here. When I started lining up here a year ago, there was no line and everyone had their own gimmick to try and get a taxi. Sad to say, the taxi drivers just loved getting the foreigners and didn't want to drive the Filipinos around. A few months ago, someone finally had the brilliant idea of putting a taxi stand and making everyone line up. Unlike the other taxi stands, this one always has a guard and he makes sure everyone gets a taxi. Sure, there are days when I have to wait for more than thirty minutes for a taxi to come. But that's fine because the taxis do stop here and you're sure that you'll get home.

We flew Philippine Airlines roundtrip fr MNL to Boracay…read more Positives: Nice staff; Good leg and hip room in Comfort Class; Checked bag came out quickly; Negatives: The staff on the return flight were all playing on their cellphones at the gate; PAL lived up to its nickname of "Plane Always Late" on the return flight. The gate also changed; The plane on the return flight was a "twin propper". I paid for an upgraded seat, that wasn't upgraded. The flight times both ways changed a few times. I lost track of the departing time each way; The outbound flight changed gates last min. We had to walk down a long corridor, hop on a bus, and climb up a steep incline staircase to get on the plane: Not ideal. I am unfamiliar w/ the local carriers like Cebu Pacific. However, I heard that the local carriers do a good job. Perhaps I will try one of the local carriers next time for local flights.

They kept my check-in baggage hostage and charged me $500 US dollars…read more I asked if there were other options indtead of paying this hefty price and all that was recommended was to purchase a 7kg carry baggage. They could of just upgraded my ticket and resolved my issue. Muybuyah my @$$

Did you know that all the other taxi stands in Makati close at 12midnight and it's up to you to…read morefigure out how to get a taxi? Back in the day when I didn't know about Uber and I enjoyed hanging out late with my friends in Makati, the only way for me to get to the south was to endure waiting for a cab in this taxi stand. See, we'd watch a movie late at night and this was the only place were the taxis would really stop. Also because, the door to exit the mall was really near this taxi stand. In this line, the taxis go everywhere. North. South. That's why be prepared for them to say no to you and you'll just have to wait for a taxi to come along who wants to take you to wherever you're going. There is no guard or police to help you here. You're on your own. Be careful!

Yeah, I gave this bus company five stars. I've been commuting on buses for a long enough time to…read moreknow the difference between a decent bus line and a great bus line. Granted I only usually ride bus lines that ply the streets of Metro Manila, but still, I know a good operation when I've seen it. Anyway, the Tas Trans Group of Companies owns a lot of bus lines. Their names range from Bensan Trans, Saint Anthony, Tas Trans and a whole lot more. The reason why I like their bus is because their drivers always get me to my destination consistently. For anyone who has ever commuted or experienced traffic in Metro Manila, that's probably as high a praise as any public transportation business will ever get from a commuter. I can only speculate as to the way, but their buses don't really linger long during their stops. Sure they stop to get all the passengers that they can, but they never stay there for the sake of getting all the passengers that they can unlike some other bus companies. Other bus companies have a strong tendency to stay idle for what's like three to five minutes, which is a long time for a commuter, waiting for people to step on their bus, not buses of Tas Trans Group of Companies though. At the end of the day, if you find yourself waiting for a bus and see one that's owned by the Tas Trans Group of Companies, you'll be making one of the best decisions you'll ever make by riding their bus if you want to get to your destination on time. Plus, the buses fielded by the Tas Trans Group of Companies tends to be on the big side, in fact, so far as I recall, they were the ones who started the trend of using these big buses with a lot of space inside for commuters. Gives you an idea on who the leader is when it comes to ferrying people across the streets of the Metro.

The buses of this company are the ones I ride almost all the time when I'm coming from Las Piñas to…read moreBaclaran, or from Lawton or Taft to Las Piñas. The one that I remember since childhood is specifically Tas Trans, with its green and white buses, though I noticed that Bensan also looks similar. I really like Tas Trans and the other buses from this group of companies as I noticed the huge different between these buses and the buses I ride along Edsa. Majority of the buses I ride along Edsa are dirty, with litter on the floor or on the seats, and even the seats look graying, with the dirt probably settling in. These buses also look old and not well-maintained. But with Tas Trans, majority of the buses I've ridden are clean and do not look old and battered. Some even look new - I suspect they must have some new units. So it's really more comfortable for me riding Tas Trans buses.