More than a year after its designation as the lead agency in managing traffic on Edsa, the Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group (HPG) on Monday relinquished the responsibility to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA…
The patience of motorists and train riders alike were tested on Tuesday when Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) operations bogged down for nearly two hours while 18 road accidents were reported all over Metro Manila. The Department of…
DAVAO CITY—President Duterte said he would “invite for coffee” the police officer who drove the van that plowed through a crowd of protesters on Wednesday outside the US Embassy in Manila, to ask him why he did…
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to stop flooding in project sites and ensure the safety of residents living nearby. “We urge the DPWH to ensure that contractors…
The policeman at the center of an investigation of the violent dispersal of an anti-US rally who plowed into protesters with a van has been involved in a similar ramming incident six years ago, the Inquirer has…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has advised motorists to avoid Mindanao Avenue and Batasan Road in Quezon City this weekend because of upcoming roadworks by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The P33-million maintenance…
The House transportation committee demanded Thursday that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Interagency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) present concrete plans rather than offer “palliative measures” to solve the traffic mess. At the 10th hearing on…
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—A bridge across Manila Bay, starting from Naic town in Cavite province and ending in Mariveles town in Bataan province, is being pushed as a solution to the traffic crisis in Metro Manila. Felicito…
The vehicle of the close-in security of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II was shot Tuesday. Aguirre said his security, Senior Inspector Ricaredo Sarmiento Marasigan, thought someone threw something at his red Hyundai Eon while he was driving…
Citing its effectivity in easing traffic flow in the metropolis, the Metro Manila Council (MMC) agreed on Monday to implement the “no window hours” policy on 18 other major thoroughfares in Metro Manila, including Commonwealth and Taft…
