Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said it teamed up with ride sharing firm Uber in a bid to help ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.
Under the partnership, Uber will provide San Miguel employees a convenient, affordable and environment-friendly alternative to driving or commuting alone through its new UberHop service, which allows up to six people travelling the same route to share just one vehicle to and from work.
The first-of-its-kind program was launched on Oct. 3 for San Miguel employees based in its Ortigas head office.
“We recognize the difficulty that the public—our employees included—go through everyday in traffic. We’re hoping that through this program, we can contribute to easing the situation by offering a viable way for our employees to lessen their impact—however small,” San Miguel president Ramon Ang said.
SMC has about 5,000 employees based in its head office in Ortigas. Ang said the SMC-Uber tie-up would encourage employees to leave their cars at home. Separately, carpooling is also encouraged, he said.