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Poe urges certification of urgency for traffic emergency powers

To fast-track the solution to Metro Manila’s traffic crisis, Sen. Grace Poe urged the Malacañang on Sunday to certify the proposed emergency powers as urgent to pave the way for its immediate approval and enactment. “Siguradong gagalaw…

BOI questioned over ‘vague’ PH car development program rules 

Lawmakers on Tuesday blamed the Board of Investments (BOI) for the local car industry’s stunted growth, citing its failure to set clear-cut rules to guide investors and questionable decisions on issues affecting the industry. At the hearing…

Female captain leads recovery of damaged military vehicles in Marawi

MARAWI CITY — Capt. Jovy Buclat and the 13 men under her command never fired a shot during the battle for Marawi. Their job was not to shoot it out with the Maute and Abu Sayyaf terrorists…

Duterte threatens transport groups defying PUJ modernization with arrest

MARAWI CITY – President Duterte on Tuesday said that all public utility jeepneys (PUJ) will be phased out next year and those who will defy this will be arrested and their units impounded. Speaking before troops here,…

DOF: Fuel marking to generate P20-billion additional revenues

The fuel marking system to be implemented early next year as part of the first tax reform package will generate P20 billion in additional revenues for the government and combat oil smuggling, Department of Finance officials said.…

Palace: No classes, government work on Tuesday, Oct. 17

Contrary to its earlier statement, Malacañang will suspend classes at all levels for both public and private schools as well as government work nationwide on Tuesday, the second day of  a nationwide transport strike. Presidential Communications Secretary…

DOF, DOTr to decide jointly on MRT-3’s future

The offer of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. to buy out the government’s interest in the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 will depend on the decision of not just one but two departments that will decide jointly on…

2 hurt as MRT-3 suffers five breakdowns

Five breakdowns in one day. Two passengers were hurt after a Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) train came to a sudden stop on Wednesday in what was the first of several breakdowns that affected the operations of…

Uber kill

LTFRB, or the Land Transportation Regulatory and Franchising Board, just issued another warning to Uber: It should not recover from its hordes of passengers the P190-million fine imposed by LTFRB. But how on earth would LTFRB determine…

QC proposal sets speed limit based on road type

A draft ordinance in Quezon City seeks to impose speed limits depending on the type of road, following findings that the city has been recording the highest number of vehicular accidents in Metro Manila over the past…

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