The passenger capacity of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 is expected to increase by 60 percent by the end of 2017 with the deployment of new trains, according to the train system’s maintenance provider, Busan Universal Rail…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has removed steel fences and concrete barriers along a portion of the southbound lane of Edsa in Quezon City and replaced them with plastic barriers. This would allow MMDA traffic constables…
Almost 30 years ago, a Filipino inventor and investment banker conceived of a mass transport system very similar to the BRT, or bus rapid transit, being proposed in Metro Manila. But a series of economic downturns, the…
Enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be in full force in the days leading up to Dec. 25 as part of efforts to manage heavy holiday traffic on Edsa. In a statement on Sunday,…
After a three-month experimental period, Pasig City will start strictly implementing the odd-even scheme on selected roads today with violators facing a P500 fine. Covered by the policy which aims to ease traffic in the city are…
A new bridge linking one of Manila’s busiest airport terminals to a massive casino and hotel complex across the street is expected to spell big benefits for airport passengers when it opens in the first half of…
As the actual Christmas holidays draw near, the discussion—apart from all that Yuletide cheer—invariably leads to Metro Manila’s traffic headache. Those fortunate enough to travel by plane, and basically anyone who transits around the Ninoy Aquino International…
Through the help of 11 hearing-impaired persons, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was able to record in just a week a 400-percent increase in the number of erring motorists caught on camera under the agency’s no-contact…
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Monday ordered the mass resignation of all 690 traffic enforcers of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) due to complaints of extortion activities from motorists. “Today, I am issuing an order…
More public properties would be opened to general traffic in order to ease road congestion during the holiday season, according to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Thomas Orbos. Aside from Camp Aguinaldo and the Naval…
