Through the help of 11 hearing-impaired persons, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was able to record in just a week a 400-percent increase in the number of erring motorists caught on camera under the agency’s no-contact…
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Monday ordered the mass resignation of all 690 traffic enforcers of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) due to complaints of extortion activities from motorists. “Today, I am issuing an order…
Now, pedestrians at Makati’s central business district will enjoy a longer elevated walkway. On Monday, Makati Mayor Abigail Binay and officials of the Makati Commercial Estate Association (MaCEA) inaugurated an extended De La Rosa Elevated Walkway that…
More public properties would be opened to general traffic in order to ease road congestion during the holiday season, according to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Thomas Orbos. Aside from Camp Aguinaldo and the Naval…
Motorists going to and from the cities of Makati and Taguig can expect a reduction of at least 10 minutes in their travel time, as the Armed Forces of the Philippines agreed to temporarily open the Naval…
Radial Road 10 or R-10, the road traversing the old Smokey Mountain area that is home to thousands of informal settlers in Tondo, Manila, will soon turn into a high-capacity highway, according to the Department of Public…
Metro Manila mayors on Thursday thumbed down the three-digit coding scheme proposed by a lawmaker to ease traffic congestion during the holidays. “The Metro Manila Council (MMC) did not approve the three-digit number coding. It needs further…
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday slammed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for making it difficult for Congress to pass the emergency powers to address the traffic crisis. In a DZMM radio interview, Alvarez said the House of…
Some reorganization is due at the Department of Transportation as undersecretary for rails and tollroads Noel Kintanar is set to leave his post before the end of the month. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade confirmed with Biz Buzz…
According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, a total of 609,975 bus trips were recorded in the first quarter of 2016 by the Bus Management and Dispatch System. The system controls four major terminals: Baclaran, Alabang, Fairview…
