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Common train station contract finally signed

The railway common station project, stuck in limbo for nearly eight years as mall titans SM North Edsa of the Sy family and Trinoma of Ayala fought for its prime location and millions in daily business foot…

3-step oil excise tax hike eyed

As prices of oil products as well as vehicles will increase under the proposed first package of the Duterte’s administration comprehensive tax reform program, inflation is seen to rise 3 percent or within the government’s target next…

DOTr inks MOA for construction of LRT-MRT common station

After being stalled for eight years, the common station that would link three of the metro’s rail systems will finally be constructed in December this year. This comes after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) led Wednesday morning…

Loose, windblown tarp disrupts LRT-2 run

The operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 was interrupted for almost an hour on Tuesday morning after a torn tarpaulin sheet got entangled with the power line between the train system’s V. Mapa and…

Common rail station agreement reached

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is signing a more definitive deal with big conglomerates today on a “common” railway station that will link three major elevated train lines traveling through Quezon City. The DOTr said Tuesday that…

Higher oil tax faces rough sailing in Senate

Tax reform, especially lowering personal income tax rates, will be high in the Senate’s priority when sessions resume today, but Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said they would continue to oppose moves to slap new taxes. “Tax…

R-10 made wider; DPWH sees project done by April

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Thursday opened two northbound lanes of Radial Road 10 (R-10) to traffic, between Pacheco and Zaragoza streets in Tondo, Manila. “(Motorists) now have access to an improved and…

MMDA plans crackdown on street vendors

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is considering banning ambulant vendors from Manila’s Quirino Grandstand during the Feast of the Black Nazarene next year. Francis Martinez, head of MMDA’s Metro Parkway Clearing Group, said the group may…

Buses violating ‘nose in, nose out rule’ apprehended starting Tuesday

MANILA — Bus drivers in Pasay City terminals who will violate the “nose in, nose out” policy will be apprehended starting Tuesday in a revived enforcement of the regulation to avoid blocking of major roads. The nose…

Ferrari for Christmas

Guess what this lawmaker got for Christmas. We thought this lawmaker was a bad boy but apparently he’s so nice that Santa gave him a yellow Ferrari over the holidays to add to his collection of supercars.…

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