People want to #DeleteUber after its last tweet in the Philippines

In a miscalculated transfer, a promotional tweet from Uber on Sunday has gotten many within the Philippines shaking their fists on the ride-sharing firm.

The tweet has now been deleted, however Uber tweeted out a promotion on Sunday on the eve of a deliberate jeepney strike, providing free journeys to customers "affected by the actions tomorrow."

Jeepneys are modified minibuses widespread within the Philippines, generally utilized by the plenty for public transportation. 40 % of intra-city commutes in Manila are taken on jeepneys.

The jeepney strike was organised to protest a authorities order to part out previous jeeps, and new hoops for jeepney operators to leap by way of, Rappler reports.

Filipinos reacted strongly to the tweet, slamming the San Francisco-based firm for not studying from its current bad press when it tweeted a promo throughout a taxi strike within the U.S.: 

Not everybody was towards Uber, although, with some Filipinos indignant on the jeepney operators on strike:

By Monday morning, some Filipino customers stated they have been nonetheless receiving promo codes from Uber:

Uber Philippines additionally tweeted in response to queries that the promo codes in query have been legitimate inside Manila and Cebu, the place the strikes have been anticipated to occur. 

Uber confirmed that it is nonetheless operating the promo, however addressed the backlash in a tweet on Monday saying: "It was not our intention to undermine upcoming occasions in any means, and we apologize for showing to take action."

UPDATE: Feb. 27, 2017, four:08 p.m. SGT Up to date with Uber's affirmation that it is nonetheless operating the promo.