Regular taxis now allowed to pick up passengers at NAIA

In a bid to give passengers an alternative mode of transportation, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Monday opened up terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to regular taxis.

"The NAIA does not have enough accredited taxis and vehicles-for-hire to take thousands of domestic and international passengers arriving daily," newly-appointed MIAA general manager Eddie Villanueva Monreal said in an emailed statement.

According to Monreal, they are still finalizing the details, but drivers of regular taxis must strictly adhere to rules that the MIAA will impose.

"We are still ironing out details, particularly in terms of ensuring passenger safety, before going full blast with allowing white taxis to pick up passengers from the NAIA terminals starting July 18, 2016," he said.

Ride-hailing mobile application GrabCar Philippines was accredited by the MIAA to operate at the NAIA terminals in March. 

Aside from this, Monreal also announced other plans of the MIAA such as the addition of more security personnel in all security screening checkpoints in NAIA.

"We are ready to take steps to make the Ninoy Aquino International Airport into an airport that Filipinos can be truly proud of," he said. — RSJ, GMA News