Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story said the operating hours were being shortened. This has been corrected.

Grab Philippines on Wednesday, September 2, said it will extend its ride-hailing operating hours indefinitely.

Starting Wednesday, sedan services GrabCar and GrabTaxi are available for booking from 5 am to midnight in Metro Manila, Pampanga, and Cebu.

Previous operating hours were 5 am to 10 pm for Metro Manila and 6 am to 9 pm for Pampanga and Cebu.

Its GrabExpress delivery service also remains available 24/7, depending on the availability of riders.

GrabFood and GrabMart bookings, meanwhile, can still be done from 6 am to midnight as long as merchants are open and there are riders available.

Restaurants and food deliveries are exempted from curfew hours set by local government units, in consideration of frontliners who work 24/7.

So far, only Iligan City is under modified enhanced community quarantine. Metro Manila, Bulacan, Batangas, Tacloban City, and Bacolod City are under general community quarantine (GCQ), while the rest of the country are under modified GCQ.

Researchers studying the pandemic observed that coronavirus cases are still increasing at an average of around 3,700 confirmed cases per day. The projected number of cases might hit 375,000 by the end of September.

As of Tuesday, September 1, the Philippines has recorded over 224,000 cases. – Rappler.com