Lawmakers have earned and stand to earn huge kickbacks from road projects funded by the P45-billion road user’s tax controlled by the Road Board, which Malacañang and the Senate want abolished against the wishes of the House…
Only a small fraction of jeepney operators nationwide — accounting for only around 1,000 vehicles — have so far switched to environment-friendly models two years after the government launched its public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program, a…
CLARK – Amid declining global prices, the government is reviewing the temporary suspension of the scheduled hike in oil excise taxes early next year even as it was already green-lighted by President Rodrigo Duterte, Finance Secretary Carlos…
The number coding scheme in Metro Manila would be lifted Friday, a regular holiday as the nation celebrates Bonifacio Day, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Wednesday. The MMDA, however, said the cities of Makati and…
Though remaining supportive of the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program, a group of transport cooperatives has called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to regulate the price of the new jeepney units which have been tagged…
Six bridges in Metro Manila have been closed for repairs since February, causing heavier traffic congestion as the holiday season nears. According to Melvin Navarro, National Capital Region director of the Department of Public Works and Highways…
The Senate is a step closer to enacting a bill that would make it tougher for Metro Manila residents to buy a new car as they will be required first to prove that they have parking space.…
The country’s antitrust body fined Grab and Uber P16 million for allegedly causing undue difficulties that prejudiced the review of their controversial takeover deal. Top officials of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said on Wednesday the companies…
A sibling rivalry may be brewing in Luzon’s biggest province. Isabela Rep. Napoleon Dy on Tuesday called out his brother, Gov. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, over a P1.6-billion road project in the province which, he said, had…
The government is set to suspend the excise taxes on fuels in case global oil prices average above $80 a barrel for three straight months. An interagency committee would issue in the next few weeks the guidelines…
