THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has reiterated its proposal for schools to implement a shuttle service for their students to prevent heavy traffic in surrounding areas. “If we insist on having one vehicle per student, there…
A QUEZON City court has denied a transport group’s petition to put off the enforcement of memorandum circulars (MCs) issued by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) requiring the installation of Global Positioning System (GPS)…
Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI), Honda’s automobile business unit in the Philippines, gears up as the first batch of the All-New Civic finally arrives on Philippine shores. With the first shipment of All-New Civics, HCPI starts the…
The administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has placed Metro Manila’s traffic woes in its crosshairs with a plan to rapidly deploy infrastructure projects aimed at dramatically cutting road congestion in two to three years. Incoming Public Works…
ILOILO CITY—A plan by one of the country’s biggest companies to build a 1.9-kilometer bridge to make it easier to go to Boracay is facing opposition from the local government and community leaders in the world-famous island…
MOTORISTS and commuters in the capital like to joke that “forever” exists, when you consider Metro Manila’s traffic-strangled roads. So it’s safe to say there are massive expectations for Arthur Tugade, the incoming head of the transportation…
School service vehicle operators will greet the opening of classes with fresh protests against the government-ordered phaseout of units that are more than 15 years old. The National Alliance School Service Association of the Philippines (Nassap) said…
FROM conducting rescue training for barangay officials to unclogging waterways, everything possible has been done by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to prepare for the coming of the rainy season. “We believe that we are already…
THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced that it will be reassessing all its accredited towing companies after it suspended one firm last week for its personnel’s alleged involvement in a failed extortion try. During the…
DAVAO CITY—Once he assumes power, incoming President Rodrigo Duterte will immediately tackle two critical problems that confront, if not hurt, Filipinos daily: crime and poor public transportation. “I have to declare a crisis in the war against…
