Philippine transport regulator rejects Go-Jek’s appeal for ride-hailing licence


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019

The firm, which has launched its services in Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand in 2018, is examining whether to expand to Malaysia, Aluwi said.

MANILA: Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek lost an appeal on March 19 against the Philippines' decision to refuse to grant it a licence due to its failure to meet local ownership criteria, in a major blow to its Southeast Asia expansion plans.

Go-Jek, whose backers include Alphabet Inc's Google and Tencent Holdings Ltd, had hoped to take on Singapore-based Grab which is the dominant player in the Philippines ride-hailing sector.

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