MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways’ concrete reblocking and asphalt overlaying activities at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa), Metro Manila’s, if not the country’s busiest thoroughfare, will continue this weekend, according…
MANILA, Philippines — Starting next month (Nov. 1) until January 2, 2016, teams composed of personnel from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, local government units and the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group will clear Edsa and Mabuhay…
FIRST the good news: Travel time on Edsa has been reduced by almost an hour since the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) of the Philippine National Police took charge of directing traffic on the major highway. The bad…
DO YOU remember September? Sounds like a familiar ’70s tune from Earth, Wind and Fire. The auto industry did not find last month amusing as one of the biggest scandals ever to hit the industry’s history sent…
The importance and value of Edsa, the country’s busiest thoroughfare, has long been known to entrepreneur Henry Sy Sr., who started investing heavily along the highway as early as the 1970s. His son, Henry Jr., recalls that…
Authorities hope to keep Edsa clear of traffic buildups caused by accidents with a specially developed mobile application for the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) that aims to reduce the processing time for incident reports to just four…
A Catholic bishop urged politicians to prioritize the implementation of an efficient mass transport system to solve the worsening traffic problem which hounds Metro Manila. In an interview with Radyo Veritas on Wednesday, Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose…
Evie Uy, 39, vaguely remembers the moment when her four sons would kiss her on the cheek in the morning before they start off for school. Like a ghost flitting by her children’s doorway at night, she…
Motorists would do well to stay away from Edsa and Roxas Boulevard during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in November. During a briefing on Tuesday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Francis Tolentino said that dedicated…
After a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcer accused two Highway Patrol Group (HPG) officers of mauling him last week, MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino tried to smooth over the incident on Sunday, saying that misunderstandings between…
