car parking

Senate committee to tackle proof-of-parking space bill

The Senate is a step closer to enacting a bill that would make it tougher for Metro Manila residents to buy a new car as they will be required first to prove that they have parking space.…

De Lima files bill against illegal use of PWD parking space

Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure seeking to impose stiff penalties for unauthorized use and obstruction of the parking areas exclusive for persons with disabilities (PWDs), especially in public places. In Senate Bill No. (SBN)…

No such thing as free parking—even for car theft victim

Almost two years after Mario Mañacap’s sport utility vehicle (SUV) got stolen, he finally got it back. It was found abandoned at the parking lot of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 2. But before he could…

MMDA tows Alma Moreno’s gov’t vehicle, SUV with ‘DU30’ plate

A government vehicle reportedly being used by former Parañaque Councilor Alma Moreno and a sport utility vehicle with a “DU30” license plate were among those towed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday in its…

After viral Facebook post, MMDA looks at tow firms

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…

More anomalies in Makati parking building bared

A SPECIAL audit has revealed that the Makati City Parking Building II project was not only allegedly overpriced and its bidding rigged, but it was also riddled with various purported anomalous practices, according to the Commission on…

Lim charged over pay parking scheme

A COMPLAINT for graft was filed Monday against former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim in the Office of the Ombudsman over the allegedly “grossly disadvantageous” service contract that the city government awarded to two private firms for the…

AAP calls for more parking buildings to help clear traffic

TO CLEAR the alternative routes of illegally parked vehicles and other obstacles, the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP) reiterated its call for the construction of parking buildings in strategic places around Metro Manila. AAP president Gus…

How to not end up on online sites as a ‘$#@&’ parker

Parking a car should be one of the easiest things to do as a driver, is it not? Not true. Even though the fundamentals are the same as learning how to write (don’t go beyond the two…