Metro Manila

The freedom to not own a car

Because of the grossly inadequate mass transportation system in Metro Manila and other urban centers, people are encouraged to buy a car.…

Are we really the victims of traffic?

“Five hours in traffic today.” “Two hours just to cross from Makati to the Fort.”…

Solving traffic: what do we need to do?

There are a number of theories and ideas on how to solve traffic, some more radical than others. But the reality is that the cause of traffic is a fundamental characteristic in our society.…

Traffic mess: a congestion of logic

While it’s finally been scientifically proven at long last that it was actually the egg that came before the chicken, that piece of long-awaited information doesn’t really seem to have any practical use—nor can it do anyone…

Auto industry downplays rise in car ownership as cause of traffic woes

A few days after the Filipino motoring public swarmed to the just-concluded 6th Philippine International Motor Show at the World Trade Center like bees to their hives, it wouldn’t be hard for the ordinary observer to conclude…

Traffic observations early on the new administration

It’s been roughly six weeks since President Rodrigo Roa Duterte assumed office. A few days after holding office, he promised to improve the traffic condition in the Philippines, particularly in Metro Manila, which Jica, the Japanese agency…

Metro Manila’s worst chokepoints up close and personal

FOR MONTHS, Edsa has been under intense scrutiny due to the massive traffic jams that it has created. …

Police vow to negotiate for peaceful dispersal of Iglesia rally

The head of the Eastern Police District vowed on Sunday to continue negotiating for a “peaceful dispersal” of the Iglesia Ni Cristo rally along Edsa, should the Mandaluyong City government disallow the extension of the sect’s rally up to Monday (Aug.…

Iglesia ni Cristo protester at Edsa rally: ‘Wala kaming napala. Nagpagod lang kami’

What do Iglesia Ni Cristo members get for picketing on Edsa? “Wala kaming napala! (We got nothing!)” This was the reaction of Ka Ising, a lady protester who requested anonymity for fear of persecution, on the ongoing…

Bloody traffic doesn’t have to be so bloody painful

The pain brought by Metro Manila’s traffic is bound to get worse before it gets any better. Construction work has just begun on major connector roads within the city. The Skyway 3 project that will link South…

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