CITING a six-hour commuting “kalbaryo” for Metro Manila commuters, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) has reiterated its call for President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to declare a traffic crisis so that he could be given emergency powers…
With classes resuming in most schools on June 13, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is proposing a “15-second rule” for cars that would load or unload students at campus gates located along major thoroughfares. MMDA Chair…
The administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has placed Metro Manila’s traffic woes in its crosshairs with a plan to rapidly deploy infrastructure projects aimed at dramatically cutting road congestion in two to three years. Incoming Public Works…
MOTORISTS and commuters in the capital like to joke that “forever” exists, when you consider Metro Manila’s traffic-strangled roads. So it’s safe to say there are massive expectations for Arthur Tugade, the incoming head of the transportation…
A SUDDEN downpour on Monday night flooded some parts of Metro Manila, causing traffic jams and stranding passengers rushing home. At past 8 p.m., the state weather agency said a thunderstorm was affecting Metro Manila particularly in Quezon City, Paranaque,…
DAVAO CITY—Once he assumes power, incoming President Rodrigo Duterte will immediately tackle two critical problems that confront, if not hurt, Filipinos daily: crime and poor public transportation. “I have to declare a crisis in the war against…
METRO Manila’s traffic woes can’t be solved overnight, but possibly within two to three years, according to a “Marshall-like” solution being offered to presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte by Filipino consortium Philtrak Inc. Francis Yuseco Jr., who heads…
BOCAUE, Bulacan—Heavy traffic is expected on the northbound lane of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) today as thousands of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members will flock to the Philippine Arena here for an evangelical mission. About 25,000…
Hope springs eternal, especially for commuters who live a big portion of their lives stuck in traffic. …
PARIS — Pedestrians took over the Champs-Elysees on Sunday as part of a new program to ban traffic from the famous Paris avenue once a month. The initiative, for what is usually one of the busiest roads…
