THE Philippine National Police will be fielding 150 of its Highway Patrol Group policemen on Edsa as the PNP attempts to manage the horrendous traffic on the main thoroughfare. PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ricardo Marquez himself will…
Bribing traffic enforcers may not get violating drivers out of trouble this time. The Philippine National Police vowed to apprehend motorists who will be caught offering bribe money to cops to get away with a traffic violation.…
The Malacañang on Thursday asked the public to give the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) in taking the lead in managing traffic amid apprehensions on its implementation. “Maging positibo sana ang pananaw natin dahil mas makakatulong…
Will the return of armed traffic enforcers bring back order to one of Metro Manila’s major thoroughfares? “We want to restore discipline on Edsa and we feel that [to restore] that discipline, focused traffic law enforcement will…
Philippine National Police chief Director General Ricardo Marquez wants bring back the “glorious days of Edsa” when motorists feared cops in boots, cowboy hats, and big bikes. As the PNP takes the lead in managing traffic on…
Will the police succeed where traffic constables of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) failed? Stressing the need to ease traffic congestion in the metropolis—particularly on its busiest thoroughfare President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday appointed the…
With a funding of 9.78 billion yen (about P3.6 billion) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), two bridges in Metro Manila—Guadalupe in Makati City and Lambingan in Sta. Ana, Manila—will soon undergo “seismic retrofitting” and rehabilitation…
Thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) followers were on their way to Manila from the provinces on Sunday, summoned by their leaders to a million-people rally on Edsa Monday to pressure the government to drop a criminal…
The head of the Eastern Police District vowed on Sunday to continue negotiating for a “peaceful dispersal” of the Iglesia Ni Cristo rally along Edsa, should the Mandaluyong City government disallow the extension of the sect’s rally up to Monday (Aug.…
After a two night vigil at the intersection of Edsa and Shaw Boulevard, members of the Iglesia ni Cristo rushed to the Edsa Shrine anew on Sunday afternoon where their activity first began. Edsa’s northbound lane was blocked…
