Benjamin Franklin once told, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” In the Philippines, you can add to the list traffic congestion in Metro Manila as another sure thing we…
CEBU CITY — A policeman was identified as one of the assailants in a viral video showing two men attacking a truck driver and his passenger who allegedly committed a traffic violation in Barangay (village) Looc, in…
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has launched a crackdown on the abuse of special protocol license plates after some vehicles marked with “8” were seen parked outside sleazy places. House of Representatives Secretary General Cesar Pareja said that Alvarez…
SPEAKER Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez has ordered the recall of all the plates of district and party-list representatives in light of reports that cars bearing the special plate “8” were seen in indecent places or being used by…
Local automotive parts manufacturers are expected to invest an initial P1.6 billion to cater to the growth in demand from the participants of the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)…
The Department of Finance (DOF) sees higher oil excise as a major revenue source that will compensate for foregone revenues once income tax rates are slashed, as promised by President Duterte. At the House appropriations committee hearing…
The Department of Budget and Management has ordered agencies to “get rid” of luxury vehicles being used for their transport needs while the Department of Finance will move to slap higher taxes on expensive imported cars. Finance…
AFTER serving for more than a month in a holdover capacity, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Emerson Carlos stepped down from office on Friday, beating the Aug. 22 deadline given by President Duterte for all government…
THE CONSTRUCTION of a bridge that will link Bonifacio Global City to the Ortigas business district is one of the urgent measures to be undertaken by the Duterte administration to ease deteriorating traffic conditions in Metro Manila,…
“GWAPOTEL,” the low-cost workers’ inn run by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), is no longer a “gwapo” (handsome) hotel. Bed bug infestation and graffiti on its walls are driving away customers. Dr. Loida Alzona, head of…
