traffic

Palace overrules LTFRB ruling on colorum trucks

In the end, it was the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)’s truck ban that prevailed. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) had been sending conflicting announcements on the cause…

‘U-turns, not truck policy, causing Katipunan jams’

Contrary to the pronouncement of the Metroplitan Manila Development Authority pinning the blame on traffic jams on the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)’s ‘no apprehension’ policy for colorum trucks, the police officer in charge of…

MMDA, Metro mayors unite against LTFRB ‘no apprehension’ policy

The worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila, particularly on C5-Katipunan road has been blamed on the new “no apprehension” policy of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for “colorum” or illegal trucks and its order…

1 dead as cargo truck crashes into 7 vehicles

The reason why you and tens of thousands of motorists and commuters were stuck in slow-moving traffic Monday morning was the multiple-vehicle collision on C5 Road. A man was killed while several others were hurt after a…

Netizens vent frustration over Monday traffic

Monday morning traffic is one of the most dreaded aspects of living in Metro Manila.  Many motorists and commuters adjust for the added traffic as they commence their weekly grind. But this Monday no amount of adjustment…

Metro traffic still heavy as of Monday night due to rains

The Monday traffic ordeal is not yet over. As torrential rains brought by southwest monsoon (habagat) continued to batter Metro Manila, traffic came to a standstill yet again on Monday night. As of 8:30 p.m., Maysilo Circle…

Truck crash on C5 causes death, injury, and massive traffic

If you’re heading southbound on C5 today, brace yourselves for doomsday-level traffic. This is the result of a major accident on C5-Kalayaan. Several persons were hurt, some were reported dead, after a truck plowed through eight vehicles…

‘Road rage’ fight ends in handshakes

All’s well that end’s well. At least for now. The opposing parties in the July 25 ‘road rage’ incident on EDSA caught on camera—taxi driver Glen Remetio and cousins Karlvin Ang and Bill Emerson Tan-Ang—agreed to settle…

Who is to blame for the traffic gridlock on C5-Katipunan?

Who is to blame for the traffic gridlock on C5-Katipunan?  The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) figures that the choked traffic on the major road in Quezon Cit is the “ill-fated outcome” of a recent Land Transportation…

Heavy traffic expected in Parañaque due to bridge repair

Motorists traveling to Parañaque City should brace themselves for heavy traffic as the 45-day repair and rehabilitation of the Sucat Interchange Bridge starts this weekend. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday said it…

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