Duterte Administration

Tolentino admits: No need for emergency powers for traffic

MANILA, Philippines—Senator Francis Tolentino admitted on Wednesday that the proposed emergency power for traffic is no longer needed given the existing mandates and “vast powers” of the Metro Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA). Tolentino, former MMDA chair, happens…

DOTr takes up cudgels for Tugade: ‘He’s an upright man’

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday belied allegations that Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade may have been a protector of casino tycoon Jack Lam’s alleged illegal operations when he was president of Clark Development Corp. (CDC). Assistant…

All we want for Christmas is smooth flow of traffic on Edsa

There was a time when we all loved Edsa as the symbol of freedom and democracy, the centerpiece of a people power revolution in 1986 that ousted a dictator. …