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LTO: OFWs first in long line for license cards

Amid mounting complaints and inquiries, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) assured the public that plastic license cards and vehicle plates will be available by the second quarter of 2017. Due to the current shortage of license cards,…

Mitsubishi taps 25 local suppliers for CARS project

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. has tapped 25 local car parts makers as suppliers for its planned assembly of the Mirage and Mirage G4 under the government’s Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program. The suppliers are expected to…

MMDA to take up ‘weeklong number coding’

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will look into the feasibility of a lawmaker’s proposal to implement a weeklong number coding scheme to further regulate vehicular traffic this holiday season. MMDA general manager Tim Orbos said that…

Ex-DPWH head Singson returns to private sector as head of LRT-1 operator

Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson has returned to the private sector, now taking on the task of improving the busy Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 in Metro Manila. Singson confirmed in a text…

Motorists, students join Marcos burial protests

Nicole Aliasas, a 22-year-old marketing associate, had no time to wait for others to join her outside Libingan ng mga Bayani. Rushing to the area as soon as she heard the news, she found a prominent spot,…

AFP opens camp to motorists to ease traffic

The Armed Forces of the Philippines will temporarily  open to motorists three gates at its headquarters in Quezon City, Camp Aguinaldo, to ease traffic during the holidays. Col. Edgard Arevalo, chief of the AFP Public Affairs Office,…

Transport chief can’t even drive but knows life’s rough roads

Poverty taught Arthur Tugade many things in his youth. Things like patience, when he had to wait in line just to take a bath at the communal water pump; or caution, when he had to find his…

MRT eyes bigger capacity, faster trains in 2017

The Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) management hopes to expand the train system’s daily capacity to 800,000 passengers by the end of next year following the upgrade of its power supply and the arrival of new trains. MRT-3…

MMDA to do its best to live up to ‘Edsa challenge’

With the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) back in charge of directing traffic on Edsa, officer in charge and general manager Tim Orbos said they would do their best to ensure that previous instances of traffic gridlock…

MMDA higher-ups take turns as ‘Big Brother’

Top officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are taking turns manning the command center as part of a new strategy for managing traffic congestion, especially during the holiday season. MMDA general manager Tim Orbos said…

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