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Heavy traffic on roads near closed Otis Bridge in Manila

Motorists and commuters reported experiencing heavy traffic along roads surrounding the closed Otis Bridge in Manila on Wednesday. Netizens took to social media their rants about the gridlock apparently caused by the closure of the bridge in Paco starting midnight Monday.…

Grab announces subsidy to keep drivers afloat

To augment the shrinking incomes of its driver-partners after the suspension by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) of its P2 per minute travel charge in April, ride-hailing giant Grab has started subsidizing drivers who…

Uber shows off its vision for future ‘flying taxi’

LOS ANGELES, United States — It’s not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber’s new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation — a “flying taxi” that aims to alleviate urban…

To solve traffic mess, create a Mega Manila

One sure way to solve the traffic mess is to decongest Metro Manila by creating a Mega Manila, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim says. Creating a Mega Manila was the centerpiece of Lim’s speech…

ADB summit expected to cause heavy traffic on Edsa, Ortigas

Motorists should avoid passing through the stretch of Edsa between Makati City and Mandaluyong as well as several areas in Pasig City from May 3 to 6 to avoid being inconvenienced. Traffic on parts of the busy…

DOTr eyes ridding Edsa of 6,000 buses

Transport officials expect to rid Edsa of around 6,000 buses once the integrated bus terminal in Bocaue, Bulacan, becomes operational as early as 2020. To be built on the Ciudad de Victoria complex owned by the Iglesia…

Traffic advisory: Avoid Ortigas Central Business District on April 16

Motorists have been advised to avoid roads in the Ortigas Central Business District to be affected by a convoy dry-run scheduled for Monday, April 16, for the 51st Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in…

DOTr forms ‘Task Force Kamao’ to go after ‘colorum’ vehicles

Transport officials launched last week the department’s latest interagency task force that would focus on ridding the country of “colorum” vehicles whose operations have supposedly become a “menace” like drugs. Tim Orbos, the transport undersecretary for roads,…

MMDA: No number coding from March 28 to April 2

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has lifted the number coding scheme starting today, March 28, up to April 2, Monday, for both public and private vehicles in anticipation of the exodus to the provinces for Holy…

‘Fake news’ on noncontact apprehension policy hits MMDA, sows confusion

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) maintained that traffic constables would still flag down erring motorists, contrary to text messages that circulated on Friday claiming otherwise. Jojo Garcia, acting MMDA general manager, made the clarification in an…

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