Expect improved traffic conditions in Metro Manila within the next 100 days. This was what presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Tuesday after Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade presented a “menu of changes” during the second Cabinet meeting…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recently asked the Insurance Commission to call on insurance companies to recognize its traffic investigation reports in order to ease road congestion after accidents. This was on top of the Japan…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday identified areas in the National Capital Region which it called traffic choke points that “need emergency powers to resolve.” Former MMDA Chair Emerson Carlos said granting emergency powers to…
THE LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is considering exempting public utility vehicles (PUVs) operating in Metro Manila from the number coding scheme to get rid of “colorum” vehicles. During a press conference on Monday, LTFRB…
There will be no honeymoon phase, at least for employees and managers in the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) under the Duterte administration. The massive agency is poised to launch sweeping changes in its first 100…
ATENEO de Manila University (AdMU) will also offer a shuttle service for homeward-bound students and employees starting this week as part of efforts to ease traffic on Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, and on the campus. MJ Mendoza,…
CANBERRA—Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has slowed down the request of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte for emergency powers to solve the traffic crisis in Metro Manila. In an interview with the Inquirer last week, Sereno brushed aside the…
Former President and current Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is sponsoring a bill in Congress to grant President-elect Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to solve the horrendous traffic mess in Metro Manila. Declaring emergency. Her bill is clearly the…
In considering emergency powers to deal with Metro Manila’s traffic crisis, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte must not forget due process. Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno made the statement after Transportation Secretary-designate Arthur Tugade announced plans to seek special…
SINCE the start of classes at La Salle Green Hills in Mandaluyong City on Monday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has issued 34 tickets to drivers who parked their vehicles on the sidewalk. A total of…
