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30 injured as bus rams flyover column on Edsa-Santolan

AT LEAST 30 passengers were injured after a bus figured in an accident on Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) in Santolan, Quezon City on Tuesday evening. Fe Carinan of Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) told INQUIRER.net in…

A year after killer bus crash, a crusade for road safety

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya —A year has passed since a GV Florida bus crashed in Bontoc, Mountain Province, but for the families of the 15 passengers who died in the accident, as well as the survivors, their search…

Bus firm faces suspension over teenager’s death

MANILA, Philippines–A bus company faces a 30-day suspension after one of its units ran over and killed a 14-year-old girl in Quezon City on Sunday. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said that the preventive…

14-year-old student killed after being pinned, dragged by bus on EDSA

MANILA, Philippines―A 14-year-old student was killed after being hit and run over by a passenger bus, a radio report said on Sunday afternoon. According to a report by radio dzBB, the student was on her way to…

Are those bus drivers Tesda-tested?

MANILA, Philippines—Here’s a scary thought to ponder while you’re driving along EDSA: are those bus drivers actually trained in how to operate their vehicles? The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) reminded bus firms of a…

How to reduce EDSA traffic? Add more buses, say MMDA, DOTC, LTFRB

MANILA, Philippines–Could adding more buses to ply EDSA help ease traffic? The MMDA thinks so, if it can convince car owners to take these instead of driving. To encourage car owners to leave their vehicles at home…

Bus Rapid Transit system proposed to ease Manila traffic

MANILA, Philippines–Could this eventually be the solution to Metro Manila’s traffic woes, particularly on EDSA? The Department of Transportation and Communications is eyeing a bus rapid transit  (BRT) system for Metro Manila, which would be the second…

Bus flattens Toyota Vios on EDSA

In the latest grave accident involving buses, a passenger bus collided with and then flattened a vehicle along the northbound lane of Edsa in Quezon City, Radyo Inquirer 990AM reported on Thursday. The report said the Dela…

Bus on EDSA catches fire

MANILA, Philippines–A bus on the northbound lane of Edsa caught fire on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said in an advisory. The MMDA said a Manrose bus caught fire at 4:45 p.m. while traversing Edsa near…

MMDA rolls out shuttle buses for mall, NAIA crowds

In a bid to help ease traffic and make commuting easier, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deploying “Christmas shuttles” to selected malls on Edsa to help shoppers get home at the end of mall…

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