WHILE the government busied itself with implementing security measures and providing visiting heads of state with BMWs, thousands of Filipinos affected by road closures in Metro Manila traveled on foot. It took Makati City employee Chiesa Ginuguin…
A METRO Manila lawmaker has proposed a change in mall hours during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Meeting as part of efforts to decongest traffic in the capital. Valenzuela Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian, a senatorial candidate of…
PERSONNEL of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) were once again met with resistance Tuesday as they were clearing Mabuhay Lanes or alternate routes for motorists wanting to avoid Edsa during the holiday season. MMDA Task Force…
A DRY run on an exclusive lane for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) visitors on Edsa on Monday was declared a rousing success by traffic disciplinarians, contrary to what motorists experienced. The simulation exercise to make travel a…
AUTHORITIES are warning of heavy traffic on Friday the 13th as people are expected to leave Metro Manila ahead of the four-day break for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting. During its Sunday radio program, Metropolitan…
The Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group advised the public to avoid Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) and Roxas Boulevard from Nov. 16 to 20 as the country hosts the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. On…
The San Juan city government has agreed to amend a 1998 ordinance to accommodate the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) road clearing operations for the Mabuhay Lanes, a day after a conflict cropped up over the traffic…
On the fourth day of road clearing operations for the Mabuhay Lanes, a local government that collects fees for the use of some streets as parking areas refused to yield them to the control of the Metropolitan…
OVER a hundred vehicles were cited for violations as authorities on Monday started removing obstructions on the so-called Mabuhay Lanes, a network of alternative routes for motorists who want to avoid Edsa during the holiday season. The…
Illegally-parked vehicles on “Mabuhay Lanes” will be towed and violators who will complain and disrespect authorities will be arrested starting November 1, the Highway Patrol Group warned on Friday. Joint forces of HPG, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority…
