The Highway Patrol Group PG is apparently enjoying an unprecedented level of popularity, as it formally received more donations from the private sector in view of its Herculean task of easing the daily traffic gridlock on Edsa.…
TRAVEL time on Edsa has been reduced by 10 to 15 minutes. So claimed the police officer recently put in charge of traffic management on the country’s busiest highway, as he and other officials spent much of…
Malacañang has affirmed Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson’s assertion that adding more trains to the existing Metro Manila mass transit systems would greatly ease traffic. In June, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it…
MMDA chair Francis Tolentino got a taste of the bitter traffic situation in Metro Manila when he missed a live television appearance Thursday morning after he was stuck on Edsa. Tolentino was supposed to be a guest…
Traffic jams, whether caused by man or nature, seem to hound the Aquino administration despite stepped-up measures to ease the gridlock on Metro Manila’s roads. On Wednesday, Malacañang sought the understanding of thousands of commuters and motorists…
After a new traffic plan was implemented on Edsa, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) laid out 17 Mabuhay lanes or express routes to and from various parts of the metropolis in preparation for heavy traffic during…
Of the six choke points on Edsa that the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (HPG) has been tasked with manning starting Sept. 7, the stretch in Cubao, Quezon City, is proving to be the most “challenging.” The…
The odd-even scheme, car pooling, and increasing the number of buses on Edsa to accommodate more passengers were among the schemes being considered by government agencies to ease the traffic congestion in Metro Manila. These proposals were…
PNP Chief Director General Ricardo Marquez experienced firsthand the horrendous situation on Metro Manila roads when he was caught in heavy traffic on Edsa Tuesday morning. Marquez was inspecting the PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG) officers tasked…
The presence of policemen on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) as traffic enforcers on Monday drew mixed reactions from commuters, who were one in saying that the traffic problem in Metro Manila boiled down to the…
