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.…
With a policeman and a soldier among their early “catch” of traffic violators, members of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) manning Edsa have not only beefed up their ranks but also obtained wider powers to go after…
Following last Tuesday’s torrential rains which caused flashfloods and left thousands of commuters and motorists stranded in Metro Manila, a Palace official on Friday said it will take time to scale up the road and flood control…
“DRIVERS should not change lanes often. When they do that, it automatically slows down all those behind them. All I ask is discipline because they always want to outsmart one another.” — Chief Supt. Arnold Gunnacao, director…
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…
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…
Manning problem areas on Edsa will be the Philippine National Police’s “defining moment,” according to the leader of the 160,000-strong police force. PNP chief Director General Ricardo Marquez urged early Monday Highway Patrol Group (HPG) cops to…
