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Duterte approves Metro Manila’s shift to GCQ starting June 1

  MANILA, Philippines — The modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila has been downgraded into a more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ). This is after President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night approved the proposal of…

Duterte injured in bike accident

President Rodrigo Duterte was slightly injured in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday night, but the 74-year-old fan of big bikes was all right, senior officials reported on Thursday. Mr. Duterte’s lifelong passion for motorcycles has left him…

Duterte admits failure to solve Edsa traffic

  While claiming he had delivered on his promises, President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that solving Edsa’s monstrous traffic congestion was the only one he failed to make good on. However, he blamed Congress for not granting the…

No, Duterte is not the Messiah of our road safety problems

I STARTED with a story angle of “What would you wish for President DU30 to solve the road safety problem?” It’s the perennial angle that we usually employ to get insights from VIPs to get our readers’…

Sona traffic advisory for QC

The Quezon City Police District has issued the following traffic advisory in view of the road closures and security measures for President Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the Batasang Pambansa complex tomorrow, July…

Duterte, Alan Cayetano know what to do with traffic

They may differ in their approach to certain issues, but presidential contender Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and his running mate, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, see a common solution to Metro Manila’s worsening traffic problem: a decentralized…