Telco giants PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom rolled out on Monday WiFi internet along Edsa, Metro Manila’s busiest road. PLDT’s Smart Communications and Globe announced separately that their WiFi service would be available along the entire 24-kilometer…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is asking Congress to pass a law providing a monthly hazard pay of P6,000 to its traffic constables. According to MMDA chair Danilo Lim, the additional incentive will not only raise…
ILOILO CITY — Public transport was crippled in most of Western Visayas on Monday at the start of a two-day strike against the planned phaseout of public utility vehicles (PUVs) at least 15 years old. Edgar Salarda,…
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) officially inaugurated its Naia Expressway (NAIAEx) project late Thursday evening, following the opening of additional access points. The 7.7-kilometer project, among the successful public private partnership contracts bid out during the Aquino…
CEBU CITY—Expect traffic to be heavy along N. Bacalso Avenue and F. Llamas Street here next month when the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) starts the construction of an underpass projected to cut travel time…
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is planning to propose to the Duterte administration a $2-billion program to build a flood mitigation system with a waste-to-energy component for Metro Manila. On the sidelines of the listing of Eagle…
The extension of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) to Masinag in Antipolo City would be operational by early 2019 and cut travel time between Recto (Manila) and Masinag to about 40 minutes. The DOTr gave…
The Makati City government has so far apprehended 50 individuals and two establishments for violating waste management regulations during the ongoing road clearing operations. From January to the first week of May, a total of 160 streets…
The newly appointed chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) vowed on Tuesday to focus his efforts on eradicating corruption in the agency, saying it was the root cause of all problems in the streets—from ambulant…
After its success in the Baclaran area, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will step up clearing operations in other traffic choke points, Quiapo, Divisoria, Balintawak, Cubao, Monumento and Alabang. “We want to continue these operations and…
