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Don Mariano Transit bus firm loses franchise for death of 21

The government imposed the “heaviest penalty” and cancelled the franchise of a 20-year-old bus company over the Dec. 16, 2013, highway accident that killed 21 people and injured 24 others in Taguig City. But while the order…

MMDA upgrades traffic system

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched a P295-million digital traffic signal system, one that can automatically calculate vehicular volume and tell which lane in an intersection needs “more green-light time.” Under the first phase of…

Traffic altercation leaves 1 dead, 2 others wounded

Violence broke out in Barangay (village) La Huerta, Parañaque City, on New Year’s Eve, leaving a man dead and two other people wounded. Barangay La Huerta executive officer Armando Concepcion died after he was shot by Barangay…

Bus driver in Skyway accident is 20th fatality

MANILA, Philippines–The driver of the ill-fated Don Mariano bus that fell off Skyway died in the hospital early Monday night, becoming the 20th fatality in the December 16 accident. After a week in the Paranaque Doctor’s Hospital (PDH),…

Wife warned husband about Skyway accident

The Tolentino family from Barangay (village) Pembo, Makati City, was the first to know a loved one was killed in a bus accident on Monday. An anxious Mercy Tolentino, accompanied by her two sons, arrived on Monday…

Operator, driver of bus in Skyway accident face criminal charges

The operator and driver of the bus that plunged off the Skyway and fell onto a van in Parañaque City early Monday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 16 others, are facing criminal charges, police said.…

Number coding, truck ban lifted for relief haulers

To speed up the delivery of donations from Metro Manila to typhoon-battered areas in the Visayas region, trucks being used for relief operations will be exempted from the number coding scheme and truck ban. In a memorandum…

Kin of roadside heart attack victim seek probe after cash went missing

Tragedy struck twice for the family of a man who recently died of a heart attack while driving in Mandaluyong City, after some valuables he had in his car allegedly went missing right after authorities responded to…

Makati grows impatient over DPWH road repairs

Echoing complaints from across the metropolis, the Makati City government expressed impatience over the ongoing road repair projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which particularly irked motorists who passed through Edsa on Saturday.…