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Bus drivers limited to 6 hrs per trip to prevent crashes due to fatigue

To prevent road crashes caused by “driver fatigue,” the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ordered bus companies to limit their drivers’ time behind the wheel to just six hours per trip. The order was contained in…

7 dead, 1 hurt in Batangas road crash

BATANGAS CITY — Seven people, including a 10-year-old child, died while one was in critical condition in a road crash in Santo Tomas town in Batangas province Saturday night, police said Sunday. Senior Inspector Erickson Go, the Santo…

Peter Lim’s brother sued for motorcycle rider’s death in Cebu City

CEBU CITY — A criminal complaint was filed on Tuesday against the younger brother of Cebu businessman Peter Lim whose Nissan GT-R sports car rammed a motorcycle and killed its rider at the Archbishop Reyes flyover in…

Did You Know: QC road crash cases

Quezon City posted the biggest number of road crash cases among local governments in Metro Manila in 2016, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. Of the 109,322 cases, the city recorded 33,717 crashes, 116 of which…

Fish dealer killed in vehicular crash with Cebu car racer

CEBU CITY—A fish dealer was killed after the motorcycle he drove crashed into a sports car driven by the younger brother of Cebu businessman Peter Lim around 3 a.m. on Saturday. Philip Pogoy, 26, and a resident…

Did You Know: NCR road crashes

According to the latest Road Crash Statistics Report of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Metro Manila Accident Recording and Analysis System, there were 109,322 road crashes in the National Capital Region in 2016. Of this figure, 426 were…

Motorcycle rider falls off Edsa-Buendia flyover

A motorcycle rider fell off the Edsa-Buendia flyover in Makati City on Thursday morning, according to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). In an advisory, the MMDA said the accident took place on the northbound lane of…

Crash victims’ kin to bus firm: ‘Is life worth P200,000?’

“Is a life worth just P200,000? Panda Coach, this is not yet over. We will not stop until we get justice. We leave your fate to God.” This was Army  T/Sgt. Nixon Siringan’s reply to representatives of…

DepEd: Field trips not mandatory

The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded school officials on Wednesday that educational tours and field trips should not be made mandatory for students. At the same time, it urged schools to check the registration and roadworthiness of…

4 hurt as bridge collapses in Pangasinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Four workers were hurt when an old bridge being demolished here collapsed on Tuesday (Feb. 21) Vivencio Conise, 57;  Kenneth Castro, 21; Roberto Llanillo, 38; and Bartolome Aqui, 48, were dismantling the steel trusses…

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