traffic

MRT eyes bigger capacity, faster trains in 2017

The Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) management hopes to expand the train system’s daily capacity to 800,000 passengers by the end of next year following the upgrade of its power supply and the arrival of new trains. MRT-3…

MMDA to do its best to live up to ‘Edsa challenge’

With the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) back in charge of directing traffic on Edsa, officer in charge and general manager Tim Orbos said they would do their best to ensure that previous instances of traffic gridlock…

MMDA mulls solutions to illegal parking

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has began talking to barangay officials to look for ways to ease traffic by clearing the roads of illegally parked cars. The MMDA officer in charge and general manager, Tim Orbos,…

MMDA higher-ups take turns as ‘Big Brother’

Top officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are taking turns manning the command center as part of a new strategy for managing traffic congestion, especially during the holiday season. MMDA general manager Tim Orbos said…

Move over PNP-HPG; MMDA back as lead agency on EDSA traffic

More than a year after its designation as the lead agency in managing traffic on Edsa, the Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group (HPG) on Monday relinquished the responsibility to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA…

WATCH: Man stops traffic in Calamba intersection to propose to gf

Getting flagged down by traffic authorities usually ends up getting a citation ticket, but one motorist got an engagement ring instead. A certain Mikki and his girlfriend literally stopped traffic in the middle of a busy intersection in…

NaiaX builders draw traffic council’s ire

The Palace-created superbody in charge of easing traffic wants an explanation and is considering legal action over the “uncoordinated” demolition works carried out by the builders of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NaiaX), which aggravated road congestion…

Are we really the victims of traffic?

“Five hours in traffic today.” “Two hours just to cross from Makati to the Fort.”…

MMDA, Waze unite vs traffic

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has partnered with transportation app Waze in a bid to better provide commuters and motorists alike in the capital a more efficient and real-time traffic information. Through Waze’s “Connected Citizens Program,” MMDA officer…

NLEx opens new booths at Bocaue toll plaza

BOCAUE, BULACAN—Motorists heading to and leaving Metro Manila for northern Luzon on Nov. 1, All Saints’ Day, won’t be bothered by long queues anymore. The North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) opened on Tuesday eight more toll booths and…

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