Padala service: send a parcel or pick up a package the same day (hatod, padala)
“Padala” or “hatod”? Filipinos use both for sending things, and they are two sides of one trip. Here is the difference — and how to get something across town today, not next week.
Bisaya: Hatod ug padala karong adlawa.
Tagalog: Hatid at padala ngayong araw.
Padala, hatod, courier — what is the difference?
In everyday Filipino, padala means something you send, and hatod (Tagalog: hatid) means delivering or bringing it over — two sides of the same trip. A courier is a company that ships parcels, often over several days and across provinces. A local same-day errand sits in between: a person picks your item up and hands it over across town today, which a nationwide courier usually cannot promise.
What you can send
Documents, a parcel for a buyer, food for family, the charger you left at home, a package waiting at a shop or courier counter. If it fits in a bag and is legal to carry, a Hopper can bring it.
How it works
1. Choose Deliver. 2. Pin the pick-up and the drop-off on the map. 3. Say what it is and who receives it. 4. A Hopper picks it up and brings it the same day. At the drop-off, the receiver gives the gate code so you know it arrived.
What it costs
You set the price. The app suggests ₱20 for an errand inside your own barangay and ₱30 to another barangay, each covering the first 3 km of road, then ₱22 per km by day (₱27 per km from 6 pm to 6 am). Customers pay no booking fee.
Paying
Pay by E-wallet (GCash, Maya and bank apps through QR Ph) or Cash on hand.
Good to know
For something fragile or valuable, say so in the errand and take a photo before pick-up.
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