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Double the fun in air-con double-decker jeep with videoke, ref

Who can resist riding a sleek double-decker jeepney—air-conditioned and with videoke aboard to boot?…

MMDA expands truck ban coverage from Dec. 13-20

In anticipation of the traffic buildup that comes with the holiday season, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has removed the window hours for trucks for the next eight days, starting Friday. From Dec. 13 to 20—including…

MMDA sends teams to Leyte for rescue, relief, clearing operations

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has sent four teams to Tacloban and Ormoc in Leyte and Borongan in Eastern Samar to help in the ongoing rescue and clearing operations, particularly areas hit the…

Candidates told: Motorcades on major roads banned

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reminded candidates in the Oct. 28 barangay (village) elections to refrain from holding campaign motorcades on major thoroughfares in the metropolis or face a poll-related offense. “There is a total…

INC medical mission paralyzes metropolis

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…

Update: DepEd suspends Monday classes in Metro due to INC event

In what can be a measure of how vast and potent a force the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has become, the government has suspended elementary and high school classes on Monday in all the 17 local government…

Bag thrown at bus snarls traffic on Edsa

MANILA, Philippines —Traffic on Edsa was at a standstill on Wednesday night after a backpack feared to contain explosives was thrown at a passenger bus while it was at the corner of FB Harrison and Edsa in…

MMDA: Create bureau to monitor Metro drainage system

The chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has pitched another idea to solve the worsening flooding problem in the metropolis, this time by creating a new department that will be in charge of managing the…