road repairs

MMDA announces reblocking on EDSA and C.P. Garcia this weekend

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has announced that  as per DPWH, re-blocking and road repair projects are scheduled from January 10 to 13, 2014 from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM in the following areas: 1. Along C.P.…

Heavy traffic on C5 as DPWH repairs road

MANILA, Philippines–Motorists are experiencing heavy traffic along the C5 Road as the Department of Public Works and Highways is conducting an emergency repair along the southbound lane. MMDA-Metrobase said the reblocking was being implemented from Katipunan to…

MMDA to ban road diggings, fun runs to ease holiday season traffic

MANILA, Philippines—The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Wednesday announced that it would impose several measures starting this month to reduce the expected traffic congestion this holiday season. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said that starting December 13, a moratorium would…

Quake deaths hit 215; infra damage P2.2B

MANILA, Philippines—Two weeks after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake hit Bohol, bodies are still being found under collapsed infrastructure whose total damage is estimated at over P2.2 billion. Two more bodies were recovered—one in the village of Antequera and…

Makati grows impatient over DPWH road repairs

Echoing complaints from across the metropolis, the Makati City government expressed impatience over the ongoing road repair projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which particularly irked motorists who passed through Edsa on Saturday.…