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Change mall operating hours during Apec meet, lawmaker suggests to MMDA

A METRO Manila lawmaker has proposed a change in mall hours during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Meeting as part of efforts to decongest traffic in the capital. Valenzuela Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian, a senatorial candidate of…

Edsa closure, Apec traffic scheme tested this weekend

Traffic schemes related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit will again have a dry run this weekend as authorities fine-tune preparations for the high-security international event scheduled for next week. In a press briefing on Thursday,…

Edsa dry run chokes traffic but MMDA declares it a success

A DRY run on an exclusive lane for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) visitors on Edsa on Monday was declared a rousing success by traffic disciplinarians, contrary to what motorists experienced. The simulation exercise to make travel a…

MMDA warns of Friday the 13th exodus

AUTHORITIES are warning of heavy traffic on Friday the 13th as people are expected to leave Metro Manila ahead of the four-day break for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting. During its Sunday radio program, Metropolitan…

Motorists told: Avoid Edsa and Roxas Blvd from Nov. 16 to 20

The Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group advised the public to avoid Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) and Roxas Boulevard from Nov. 16 to 20 as the country hosts the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. On…

Edsa to be closed 30 mins for each Apec VIP convoy

A long stretch of Edsa—from Mandaluyong to Pasay—will be closed to general traffic for about 30 minutes every time a VIP delegation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit needs to pass through, from Nov. 17…

San Juan, MMDA clash over Mabuhay Lanes

On the fourth day of road clearing operations for the Mabuhay Lanes, a local government that collects fees for the use of some streets as parking areas refused to yield them to the control of the Metropolitan…

Aquino: I really felt traffic on Edsa

He can “feel” it—and is taking notes about it. President Aquino on Friday said he himself was caught in a traffic jam on Edsa recently and had a firsthand experience of the daily misery endured by motorists…

HPG, MMDA to crack down on all obstructions along Mabuhay Lanes

Illegally-parked vehicles on “Mabuhay Lanes” will be towed and violators who will complain and disrespect authorities will be arrested starting November 1, the Highway Patrol Group warned on Friday. Joint forces of HPG, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority…

Rerouting schemes in, around Edsa, Roxas Boulevard set for APEC

MANILA, Philippines — Rerouting schemes will be in place on some roads in Metro Manila in time for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation events slated in November. An advisory posted on the APEC website states that from Nov.…

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