Starting tomorrow, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be deploying over 100 of its enforcers and personnel to various malls all over Metro Manila to go after taxi drivers who refuse to ferry passengers…
Just a day after launching its “improved” Pasig ferry service, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) saw the system’s ridership increase by at least 90 percent. MMDA officer in charge and general manager Tim Orbos said that…
Severe traffic congestion is a perennial problem for Metro Manila residents, including IT professional Johann Natividad, who lives in Mandaluyong City, not too far from his office in Makati City. Yet, Natividad chooses to drive his own…
Enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be in full force in the days leading up to Dec. 25 as part of efforts to manage heavy holiday traffic on Edsa. In a statement on Sunday,…
After a three-month experimental period, Pasig City will start strictly implementing the odd-even scheme on selected roads today with violators facing a P500 fine. Covered by the policy which aims to ease traffic in the city are…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday belied allegations that Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade may have been a protector of casino tycoon Jack Lam’s alleged illegal operations when he was president of Clark Development Corp. (CDC). Assistant…
A new bridge linking one of Manila’s busiest airport terminals to a massive casino and hotel complex across the street is expected to spell big benefits for airport passengers when it opens in the first half of…
In the recent Meet Inquirer Multimedia forum, the beleaguered Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade pleaded he could never be Superman. In dislikening himself to the comic book icon with the red cape and the X-ray vision, he perhaps…
With only 150 alcohol breath analyzers spread across all regional offices, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Edgar Galvante on Thursday said the agency would prioritize the procurement of 330 more before the year ends for a stricter…
As the actual Christmas holidays draw near, the discussion—apart from all that Yuletide cheer—invariably leads to Metro Manila’s traffic headache. Those fortunate enough to travel by plane, and basically anyone who transits around the Ninoy Aquino International…
