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MMDA to sue bus personnel who mauled its men

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is bent on filing charges against the bus driver and conductor who attacked three traffic constables for apprehending them on Edsa on Monday. Jojo Garcia, MMDA chair Danilo Lim’s chief of…

The 5 vaguest traffic violations, and why you must question them no end

If you’ve been driving in the streets of Metro Manila for some time, you’ve probably been apprehended at least once for any or a combination of these violations: “Overspeeding” or “speeding,” “swerving,” “abrupt lane change,” and “reckless…

Bato orders QC cop who mauled motorist restricted to Camp Crame

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Monday placed “under restrictive custody” in Camp Crame the police officer accused of illegally detaining and mauling a motorist in Quezon City after a traffic altercation.…

P300 per kilometer?! Cabbie charging ‘kilo-kilo’ fare nabbed

A taxi driver reportedly involved in the “kilo-kilo” modus operandi in which he forces passengers to pay him P300 per kilometer for a ride from the airport has been arrested. Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager…

‘We can’t tolerate this behavior on the road’

A day after the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority charged three bus drivers and a conductor with assault and bribery, another bus driver ended up in the news after he was caught on video doing a counterflow and…

LTFRB sets probe of bus driver in viral video

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was set to issue on Tuesday a show cause order against a bus driver caught on video counterflowing on Monday and attempting to hurt the motorist who refused to…

Uber-frustrated over red tape

If you think the roadblocks that ridesharing firms like Uber and Grab face have gone away after they meekly complied with regulators’ demands for surge pricing ceilings over the holidays, think again. As it turns out, being…

MMDA, NBI making it tougher for parking violators

Motorists with unpaid fines for illegal parking may find it hard to apply for a clearance with the National Bureau of Investigation  starting in March. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is currently in talks with the…

Naia keeps list of ‘banned taxis’ based on passenger complaints

Hundreds of regular taxis are now banned at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) because of mounting complaints from passengers, ranging from overcharging to rude drivers. In July last year, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) started allowing…

‘Welcome to the club, Petron’

One cannot help but feel a little sorry for large corporations that, every now and then, fall prey to enterprising individuals who lodge complaints with authorities alleging some environmental or health law violation and leveraging off populist…

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