Food delivery riders in Davao City protest vs policies that reduce their earnings

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DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines — Riders of food delivery company Foodpanda are complaining of reduced earnings due to changes in policies that were not made clear to them.

In a protest staged by some 300 riders on Thursday, Glen Costan, spokesperson of the Davao United Delivery Riders Association Inc., said they had been complaining before the office of the delivery company in the city, but its officials had not faced them.

Chief among the riders’ complaints is that, beginning in November 2019, the company reduced their earnings by more than half. For example, a rider used to receive P75 on average for delivery. Now, the same person can only receive a maximum of P28.

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