APEC 2015

On Apec lanes: Like ‘having sex’; netizens: Like being raped

“TRAFFIC” and “sex” are two words seldom seen in one sentence, so when AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said that being in the only car on Roxas Boulevard on Monday was “like having sex,” expect netizens to…

Longest road trip of my life: 8 hours to work

IT WAS a usual manic Monday. I had no idea that the longest road trip of my life was about to begin. Two years ago, I took a plane ride to Ilocos province in lieu of the…

APEC traffic? Take a GrabHeli or Uberchopper

WITH road congestion a reality of life nowadays, it was little surprise that the local social media scene was abuzz with announcements by popular ridesharing apps Uber and GrabTaxi that they were literally taking to the skies.…

Roxas Blvd. off-limits to motorists and pedestrians

ROXAS Boulevard will be a no-man’s land starting today (Monday) until Nov. 20 after the Manila City government announced that pedestrians, aside from motorists, will be banned from the area as part of security measures for the…

Change mall operating hours during Apec meet, lawmaker suggests to MMDA

A METRO Manila lawmaker has proposed a change in mall hours during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Meeting as part of efforts to decongest traffic in the capital. Valenzuela Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian, a senatorial candidate of…

Edsa closure, Apec traffic scheme tested this weekend

Traffic schemes related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit will again have a dry run this weekend as authorities fine-tune preparations for the high-security international event scheduled for next week. In a press briefing on Thursday,…

More street dwellers rounded up in Manila as APEC nears

THE number of street dwellers rounded up in Manila’s clearing operations rose as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting drew nearer. The “rescued” persons on Monday alone was pegged at 300 — a huge leap from…

BMW completes turn over of vehicle fleet for APEC 2015 summit

Asian Carmakers Corporation (ACC), the official importer and distributor of BMW in the Philippines, turned over a fleet of BMW 7 Series vehicles to the APEC 2015 National Organizing Council (APEC-NOC). As the APEC 2015 Summit’s official…

Edsa dry run chokes traffic but MMDA declares it a success

A DRY run on an exclusive lane for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) visitors on Edsa on Monday was declared a rousing success by traffic disciplinarians, contrary to what motorists experienced. The simulation exercise to make travel a…

MMDA issues traffic advisory, rerouting scheme during Apec summit

Several roads in Metro Manila will be closed to traffic on November 16 to 20 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting in Manila. In an advisory, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued the following…