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DOTr starts authorizing companies for vehicle inspection

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has started granting provisional authorities to companies seeking to operate Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVIC). According to a May 17 DOTr statement released to reporters, issued with provisional authorities were Winwin…

Ejercito hits LTFRB for stopping Grab, Uber ‘that provide better services’

Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday chided the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for implementing a crackdown on Grab and Uber vehicles, which he said “offer far better and more convenient services than regular taxis.” “In…

Duterte son apprehended in Davao City for speeding

As heralded by President-elect and outgoing Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, no one is above the law in Davao City—not even his politician-son. Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte was caught for speeding on Friday morning in…

Only Avanzas for Duterte Cabinet

WHEN he announced his administration would practice austerity, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte told his official family not only to get rid of their luxury cars but also specified the vehicle they should use: Toyota Avanza, a mini multipurpose…

VIRAL: Traffic enforcer asserts duty vs name-dropping driver

Posted by Lenard Bernardo on Monday, February 1, 2016 A video of a traffic enforcer reprimanding the driver of a colorum vehicle, who claimed that he was affiliated to Sen. JV Ejercito, is making rounds on social…

Gov’t official walks out of newspaper interview

The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) has been getting a lot of heat, more recently for the sorry state of mass transportation in Metro Manila, particularly the Metro Rail Transit Line 3. Perhaps, hoping to have…

Suing Abaya not solution to MRT woes, Palace tells Poe

A Palace official on Saturday said suing Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya over the persistent problems hounding the Metro Rail Transit-Line 3 (MRT) was not the answer to the country’s transport woes. Reacting to the pronouncement of…

Abaya to be sued for MRT mess—Poe

ANGELES, Pampanga—Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya will be made to face charges for the problems of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT), according to Sen. Grace Poe. Poe said the Senate subcommittee on public services, which she heads…

Lim charged over pay parking scheme

A COMPLAINT for graft was filed Monday against former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim in the Office of the Ombudsman over the allegedly “grossly disadvantageous” service contract that the city government awarded to two private firms for the…

Fariñas son dies in motorcycle mishap

LAOAG CITY—A son of Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas died following a motorcycle crash in Bacarra town on Sunday morning, police said. Rodolfo Fariñas Jr., 20, was killed when he was thrown off his BMW motorcycle which…