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Drivers can check online if they were caught by Big Brother

In a project dubbed “Na-HuliCam Ka Ba? (Were you caught on camera?),” the agency will make the information available online via a Google spreadsheet document starting May 3. The uneditable document contains the updated list of no-contact…

Bomb scare causes heavy traffic on Edsa

A BOMB scare on a bus shut down a portion of the northbound lane of Edsa in Cubao, Quezon City, on Sunday evening, choking traffic for several hours in the area. The scare began at Shaw Boulevard…

If you can vote for the next transport czar, who would it be?

HANDS down, or faces palmed, the transportation department of this country is a mess, if we base it solely on the innumerable rants from netizens on social media and traditional media consumers who have had to deal…

Firm may challenge NLEx-SLEx road project

MALAYSIAN conglomerate MTD Group is considering challenging the Philippine infrastructure unit of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd. for the right to build an elevated connector road project linking the North Luzon Expressway and South Luzon Expressway.…

‘Overspeeding’ and my first traffic ticket

I HAVE been driving since I was 18. Or, rather, I have had a driver’s license since I was 18—a thousand years ago. I got my license without ever taking a written or practical driving test. How…

MMDA all set for ‘no-contact’ policy

THE METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has installed an additional 250 high definition closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras around Metro Manila in preparation for the implementation of the “no-contact” apprehension policy starting on April 15. During the…

Fewer people left Metro on Holy Week break, says QC police

FEWER passengers left Metro Manila during the Holy Week break this year, at least based on figures gathered by the police from the Araneta bus terminal in Cubao, Quezon City, which services people bound for the Bicol…

No Holy Week break from Edsa traffic

EXPECT heavy traffic on Edsa during the four-day Holy Week break, not because of vehicular volume but due to the repair of certain areas on the southbound and northbound lanes. In the agency’s Sunday radio program, Metropolitan…

MIAA to fliers: No big sendoff, welcome groups, please

WHILE the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is preparing for the expected influx of passengers at the country’s premier airport for the Holy Week break, it asked travelers to do their part, including avoiding coming to the…

Skyway, SLEx ready for influx of travelers

Operators of the Skyway System, South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) and Star Tollway are ready for the big number of motorists expected to leave Metro Manila for the Holy Week break. Skyway O&M Corp. (SOMCO), Manila Toll Expressway…

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