Regulation of taxis vs.

Uber and Grab considering the purposes of regulations

I. Overview of public land transportation situation in the Philippines

a. Common forms of public land transportation (with emphasis on cabs)
b. Issues: Traffic, costs, quality of service, customer experience
c. Passenger rights
d. Regulatory body: LTFRB – statutory basis, powers, functions, composition

II. Regulation of taxis

a. CPC application
b. Pricing
c. Passenger safety
d. Issues: Old units; isnabero drivers; tampered meters; kontrata; salaries of drivers; colorum

III. Emergence of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs)

a. The Uber model
b. Differences between TNCs and traditional taxi operators
c. Public opinion

IV. Regulation of TNCs

a. CPC application
b. Pricing
c. Passenger safety
d. Issues: Price surging; cancelled trips; accreditation of TNVS

V. Conclusion

Comment:

Outline is ok, but indicate either in part I or part V the thesis statement. For Part I, you might want to
indicate the purpose of this article Is the article merely to provide information on the latest
developments on TNCs or does it intend to argue a particular position. For Part V, you may want to
briefly mention/discuss the “benefits” of TNC (i.e., how is TNC “better than/or an improvement over”
traditional taxis) by way of conclusion.