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QC judge stops DOTC new permits for Uber, GrabCar

A Quezon City court has ordered a 20-day suspension of the implementation of a Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) order permitting the app-based ride-sharing companies Uber and GrabCar to operate in Metro Manila. Judge Santiago Arenas…

After ‘carmageddon,’ Palace admits lack of ample infrastructure

Following last Tuesday’s torrential rains which caused flashfloods and left thousands of commuters and motorists stranded in Metro Manila, a Palace official on Friday said it will take time to scale up the road and flood control…

Gov’t urged to relocate agencies to ease metro traffic

To help address the worsening traffic condition in the country, the government should build more infrastructures outside Metro Manila and relocate some agencies to other regions, Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said on Friday. Cayetano said the…

Iglesia nonsense

THE OFFICIAL reasons given by Iglesia ni Cristo officials and spokespersons for the protest actions that began on Thursday—first at the Department of Justice in Manila, then at the Edsa Shrine in Quezon City, and then since…

Mandaluyong allows Iglesia ni Cristo to continue rally until Sunday

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) protest may continue until Sunday after the Mandaluyong city government has approved the religious organization’s permit to rally on Edsa on Saturday morning. Chief of the city’s Public Information Office Jimmy Isidro…