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Suing Abaya not solution to MRT woes, Palace tells Poe

A Palace official on Saturday said suing Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya over the persistent problems hounding the Metro Rail Transit-Line 3 (MRT) was not the answer to the country’s transport woes. Reacting to the pronouncement of…

Bare MRT maintenance contract, Poe tells Abaya

Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya should make public the newly-signed service contract for the maintenance of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3, according to Sen. Grace Poe. Poe, who has led Senate…

Ex-LTO chief Virgie Torres dies after a heart attack

BAGUIO CITY–Former Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Virginia “Virgie” Torres, one of President Aquino’s controversial friends, died at a Pampanga hospital on Saturday following a heart attack. Torres, 63, died at 2 a.m. at The Medical City…

More anomalies in Makati parking building bared

A SPECIAL audit has revealed that the Makati City Parking Building II project was not only allegedly overpriced and its bidding rigged, but it was also riddled with various purported anomalous practices, according to the Commission on…

MRT-3 exec, 4 others face raps for nonpayment of spare parts

A joint venture firm on Friday filed a graft complaint against Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) General Manager Roman Buenafe and four others for alleged nonpayment of spare parts installed in the railway system. Joint venture Schunk Bahn…

QC judge stops DOTC new permits for Uber, GrabCar

A Quezon City court has ordered a 20-day suspension of the implementation of a Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) order permitting the app-based ride-sharing companies Uber and GrabCar to operate in Metro Manila. Judge Santiago Arenas…

Fewer Iglesia ni Cristo members show up on 3rd day of protest

The protest of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) entered its third day on Saturday on Edsa-Shaw, one of the main thoroughfares in Metro Manila after the Mandaluyong city government granted it permit to continue. READ: Mandaluyong allows Iglesia…

Iglesia ni Cristo apologizes for Edsa traffic jam

Iglesia ni Cristo has apologized to the public for causing traffic congestion on Edsa on Friday night but at the same time appealed for understanding for their mass action. “Pasensiya. Siguro bago kami hingan ng paghingi ng…

2nd day of Iglesia Ni Cristo protest causes heavy traffic on Edsa

On its second day of protest, Iglesia Ni Cristo members converged on the northbound lane of Edsa near the Edsa Shrine, creating massive traffic on Friday night. Vehicles had difficulty crossing intersections at Ortigas Avenue and Shaw…

INC members from Lucena, Bicol to join brethren in Edsa rally

LUCENA CITY—“Hundreds” of members of the Iglesia ni Cristo from Lucena City and Bicol region are set to travel to Manila early on Sunday to join their brethren in the ongoing protest in Edsa. “After our ‘samba’…

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