Are women safe taking transport network vehicles (TNVs) in the Philippines?
I thought so. In my extended family, we are overwhelmingly female — sisters, cousins, nieces. It has been more convenient for most of us to take a TNV around the metro. I also know of some female friends who gave up their cars in favor of TNVs. My kids took Uber until they closed shop. We had no issues then with Uber. These days, with Uber gone, they have no other option but to use Grab. The newer TNV companies, while an option, are not as established as Grab which has a wider network of vehicles. I was confident they were all safe taking this mode of transport.
It had to take an incident with my daughter a few weeks before Christmas, involving a Grab car, for me to sit up, pay attention, and ask the hard question. Just how safe are women passengers in TNVs?
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