THE BASES Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) wants to fast-track the P600-million integration of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) before the end of the year. The state-run firm is now…
MANILA, Philippines—It had to take the inconvenience to a Philippine Senator for a couple of corporations to act on a long-time problem. To avoid travel dilemmas, Senate President Franklin Drilon on Monday has imposed a deadline on…
SAN JOSE CITY—It usually takes two hours to travel between this city and Metro Manila, a distance of 160 km, but road bottlenecks in many towns and cities in Central Luzon have stretched this to four hours…
Three expressways linking Metro Manila to four regions will be interconnected to avoid traffic jams that motorists endured for up to 12 hours during the Christmas holidays, said an official of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority…
MANILA, Philippines–The “overwhelming” number of vehicles caused the massive traffic jams along highways leading to popular vacation spots, like Baguio and other parts of northern Luzon in recent days, a toll road official said on Sunday. Toll…
After the exodus comes the return. Heavy traffic hit roads leading to Metro Manila Sunday as residents return after spending the weekend in the provinces in observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. In…
Police have been able to arrest the knife-wielding man who took hostage a bus with at least 13 passengers, media reports said. After almost three hours of hostage drama on Monday morning, policemen were able to get…
A passenger bus was held hostage by a still unidentified man on the southbound lane of North Luzon Expressway (NLex) on Monday morning. Chief Superintendent Raul petrasanta, Central Luzon police director, said the hostage taker, armed with…
Traffic in the northern part of Metro Manila has been severely clogged since September 3. The main cause seems to be poor traffic management combined with the one-lane policy for trucks heading to the Manila port area.…
