traffic

Truck firm that caused 15-hour traffic jam faces sanctions

TheMetropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will seek the suspension of the franchise of an 18-wheel trailer truck that fell on its side and snarled traffic flow for about 15 hours on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City on Thursday.…

Edsa zipper lane set for southbound traffic

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will hold today (Friday) a dry run for a traffic measure that opens a zipper lane for two hours on Edsa’s southbound lane, before it is fully implemented on Monday, Jan.…

MMDA plans crackdown on street vendors

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is considering banning ambulant vendors from Manila’s Quirino Grandstand during the Feast of the Black Nazarene next year. Francis Martinez, head of MMDA’s Metro Parkway Clearing Group, said the group may…

Manila to reroute traffic for Monday’s feast of the Black Nazarene

Metro Manila policemen are on full alert to thwart any attempt to disrupt Monday’s Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde, however, stressed on Thursday…

House to start plenary debate on traffic powers by early February

The House of Representatives may start its plenary discussions on a measure granting emergency powers for traffic by early February, Catanduanes Representative Cesar Sarmiento said on Monday. Sarmiento said the House committee on transportation, which he chairs,…

Manila traffic enforcers to start wearing body cameras

Traffic enforcers in Manila will start wearing body cameras this year. In a statement, the local government said members of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) would be required to wear body cameras to prevent “under-the-table”…

It’s the traffic that impacts on retail in 2016

More than the gory news about the drug war and killings, retailers say it’s the worsening traffic that’s causing a major blow on holiday sales. Less than a month before Christmas in late November, sales were still…

MMDA allowing malls to hold weekday sales till Friday

Starting today until Friday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is lifting its ban on weekday sales at shopping malls, which was earlier implemented to help ease holiday traffic especially on Edsa. MMDA officer in charge and…

MMFF parade of stars rerouted from Roxas Blvd. to city hall, Quiapo

The Parade of Stars on Dec. 23 for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will deviate from its usual route, kicking off at Manila City Hall instead of Roxas Boulevard and ending at Plaza Miranda. The…

Nose in, nose out’ rule on for Edsa bus terminals

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started the strict implementation of the so-called “nose in, nose out” policy for provincial bus terminals along Edsa to help ease traffic congestion on the country’s busiest highway, as passenger…

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