An administration congressman who used to head the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) criticized the government’s decision to strip the agency of its traffic management functions, saying it remains the only “institution” qualified for the job. Instead…
The Court of Tax Appeals has ordered Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. to pay P5.72 billion in unpaid excise and value-added taxes pursuant to a 2015 decision that two gasoline components used as raw materials were taxable. In…
The government can act on the crippling traffic congestion in Metro Manila and other urban centers even before Congress approves a bill seeking to grant President Duterte emergency powers to address the traffic crisis, Sen. Grace Poe…
It’s bad enough that we don’t have enough good roads; maintenance of the roads we have also leaves much to be desired. How long does it take, for example, for a pothole or cracks on a road…
The Parañaque government will be enforcing the number coding scheme in all areas in the city starting on Oct. 1 because of the worsening traffic due to ongoing infrastructure projects. “There is an increase in the volume…
Access to Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) just got a little easier. Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) opened on Thursday the initial section of a toll road seeking to cut the notorious congestion around the Naia…
“If only I had a magic wand to solve traffic problems, I would,” Senator Grace Poe said on Thursday as she resumed the hearing of the Senate committee on public services, which she chairs, on the proposed…
Senator Grace Poe has expressed dismay over the absence of some mayors at Thursday’s resumption of the Senate hearing on the proposed emergency powers, saying it would have been their opportunity to express their observations and reservations…
Starting next month, electric tricycles will be plying the streets of Binondo and Malate as part of the Manila City government’s campaign to “combat air pollution and improve the livelihood of tricycle drivers and ‘colorum’ pedicab drivers.”…
THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is looking at having its own eyes in the sky not only to help solve the worsening traffic situation but to also address the perennial flooding problem, especially during the monsoon…
