THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) have a new target in their continuing quest to ease traffic on Edsa: Get rid of the illegal terminals for public utility vehicles (PUVs)…
A traffic measure implemented when the capital recently hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit will again be used on Edsa this holiday season. In a briefing on Friday, Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said plastic barriers…
Traffic, the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and other transport woes took center stage when presidential contenders—Sen. Grace Poe and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas—spoke on pressing issues in a forum on Wednesday night. “People deserve better.…
TO DECONGEST Edsa and provide alternate routes for motorists even after the holiday season, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said it would go on clearing the 17 Mabuhay Lanes until June next year. “We will continue…
DUE TO THE ONGOING Asia Pacific Economic Conference (Apec) meeting, the following roads will remain closed until Friday, Nov. 20. Motorists should look for alternate routes to avoid being inconvenienced. Roxas Boulevard (from Katigbak to MIA/Naia Road),…
A total lockdown will be enforced on major roads in Metro Manila to give way to world leaders and foreign delegates who will attend Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings on Wednesday. The Highway Patrol Group, which was…
The sudden closure of more roads in Metro Manila on Wednesday due to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings once again caused heavy traffic and a longer commute for thousands. At 7 a.m., the Metropolitan Manila Development…
Commuters swamped at least two MRT stations in Pasay and Makati Wednesday afternoon after government officials banned private and public vehicles on Edsa from Ayala Avenue to Roxas Boulevard due to the Apec summit. The absence of…
“TRAFFIC” and “sex” are two words seldom seen in one sentence, so when AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said that being in the only car on Roxas Boulevard on Monday was “like having sex,” expect netizens to…
MANILA, Philippines — Were you also “Apectado” by the problems in mass transportation— or the lack of it— on Monday? While the government busied itself with road security and providing BMWs for heads of state, some Filipinos…
