Top officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are taking turns manning the command center as part of a new strategy for managing traffic congestion, especially during the holiday season. MMDA general manager Tim Orbos said…
More than a year after its designation as the lead agency in managing traffic on Edsa, the Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group (HPG) on Monday relinquished the responsibility to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has partnered with transportation app Waze in a bid to better provide commuters and motorists alike in the capital a more efficient and real-time traffic information. Through Waze’s “Connected Citizens Program,” MMDA officer…
The patience of motorists and train riders alike were tested on Tuesday when Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) operations bogged down for nearly two hours while 18 road accidents were reported all over Metro Manila. The Department of…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is looking at extending the Pasig River ferry system’s service to Marikina City, Taytay in Rizal province and all the way to Laguna to further promote it as an alternative mode…
The House transportation committee demanded Thursday that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Interagency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) present concrete plans rather than offer “palliative measures” to solve the traffic mess. At the 10th hearing on…
Citing its effectivity in easing traffic flow in the metropolis, the Metro Manila Council (MMC) agreed on Monday to implement the “no window hours” policy on 18 other major thoroughfares in Metro Manila, including Commonwealth and Taft…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is expecting a reduction of around 20 percent in the volume of private vehicles on Edsa with the full implementation of the “no window hours” policy starting today, Oct. 17. The…
Due to the recent spate of complaints against its traffic enforcers, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is hoping to launch soon a web portal where the public can immediately report unscrupulous personnel. Through “Report Kotong” which…
The average travel time on Edsa was cut by 21 minutes in the first two days that the Interagency Council on Traffic held a dry run of the “no window” policy. Contrary to an earlier assessment made…
