Age is relative, after all, even for trucks. After drawing protests last week, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) agreed to let operators of old trucks prove their roadworthiness and skirt a year-old policy that…
A P2.2-BILLION project to illuminate the City of Manila with 10,000 solar-powered street lamps kicked off with the operation of the first 10 units on Friday. Switched on in ceremonies held at Rajah Sulayman Park across Malate…
MANILA, Philippines—After buses, the Manila city government is now eyeing limits to the entry of trucks in a bid to ease vehicular traffic. The city council passed last Tuesday on first reading an ordinance amending the capital’s…
The government came under fire on Monday for allowing the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) to hold a medical mission in Metro Manila that snarled traffic across the metropolis, shuttered schools and forced the suspension of work in…
MANILA, Philippines — Next time you drive over a yellow box in the City of Manila, don’t be surprised if you get your traffic violation ticket through mail. The local government will soon install cameras at major…