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House panel to inspect MRT-LRT common station site Wednesday

MANILA — The House committee on Metro Manila development will inspect this Wednesday (Feb. 1) the proposed site of the railway common station at north Edsa in Quezon City. This could determine if lawmakers should withhold funding…

LTFRB tells 2 app-using transport services to stop

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday ordered two companies offering app-enabled transport services to cease operations, saying they have yet to meet government requirements. The LTFRB applied the brakes on Wunder Carpool and…

Losing Batangas pol no longer MMDA ‘consultant’

A Batangas politician has withdrawn from being a “volunteer consultant” at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) after questions arose about how he got that job despite the one-year ban on the appointment of defeated election candidates.…

Uber-frustrated over red tape

If you think the roadblocks that ridesharing firms like Uber and Grab face have gone away after they meekly complied with regulators’ demands for surge pricing ceilings over the holidays, think again. As it turns out, being…

MMDA, NBI making it tougher for parking violators

Motorists with unpaid fines for illegal parking may find it hard to apply for a clearance with the National Bureau of Investigation  starting in March. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is currently in talks with the…

MMDA: ‘No window hours’ policy extended up to July

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Monday that it was extending to July the implementation of the “no window hours” policy currently covering 26 major roads in Metro Manila. According to MMDA officer in charge…

MMDA: No number coding exemptions for now

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has suspended indefinitely the issuance of exemptions to the number coding system pending a review of the traffic policy. MMDA officer in charge and general manager Tim Orbos said on Saturday…

MMDA Zipper lane goes zip

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) shelved its proposal to implement a “zipper lane” from Main Avenue to Guadix Drive to ease congestion on the southbound lane of Edsa, especially during rush hour. MMDA officer in charge…

Truck firm that caused 15-hour traffic jam faces sanctions

TheMetropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will seek the suspension of the franchise of an 18-wheel trailer truck that fell on its side and snarled traffic flow for about 15 hours on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City on Thursday.…

KTM to assemble motorbikes in PH under MVDP

KTM Asia Motorcycle Manufacturing Inc., a partnership between Ayala Corp. and Austria-based KTM AG, will start assembling motorcycles in the Philippines. KTM Asia will be a new participant in the new Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) under…

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