I’m happy to share a new means of transportation I discovered at Trinoma mall. Operated by MetroAsia, a queue of brand new Innova cars is located at the taxi stand near BreadTalk along Mindanao Avenue replacing what is used to be dominated by LPG-fueled taxis.
A concierge welcomes you and asks your destination. You will then pay the fee to the concierge and shall receive a receipt.
I was charged P120 and P170 going to UP Diliman and Katipunan respectively and approximately P50 on top of the usual taxi fare. I assume the difference would widen as the distance takes longer. It is implied that the customer is also paying the round trip because these Innova taxis are not picking up new passengers as they go back to the camp.
This transportation mode is a good (and last) resort when you and everyone else are in a hurry like a Friday night hysteria. Innova is spacious that you can load your packages and bring along 6 friends with you inside. Law-abiding taxis do not allow more than 4 passengers at a time. Thus, a barkada would actually save some bucks here.
I recommend you try this especially when you received your pay and want to stay away from breathing some fume of LPG. You are not always lucky to get an MGE and the like taxis.
