Desperate times call for desperate measures. At the start of a two-day “Traffic Summit” organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino proposed a four-day school week as one of the measures to…
Brace yourselves for another traffic-halting event on Saturday, February 15. The Iglesia ni Cristo will stage its INC World Wide Walk in the city of Manila. Roads will be closed and traffic will be rerouted. The Manila…
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has deferred the implementation of the city’s daytime truck ban to February 24. He said that this will give the cargo companies two weeks to make necessary adjustments to their operations. The daytime…
According to the MMDA’s Facebook page: the number coding scheme is lifted (Metro Manila wide / all cities) on Friday, January 31, 2014. Gong Xi Fa Cai!…
A company led by conglomerate San Miguel Corp. and Indonesia’s Citra Group have set for Wednesday the groundbreaking for its northern and southern connector road expressway, dubbed Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3. The project, to be undertaken…
MANILA, Philippines—A Quezon City councilor has formally tabled a proposal that bus terminals be banned from that section of the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue that cuts through his city to decongest traffic on the thoroughfare. In his…
MANILA, Philippines—Transport operators on Friday reiterated their call to the Supreme Court to inspect the Southwest Interim Transport Terminal (SITT) in Parañaque City to see for themselves its dismal condition that could put commuters at risk. In…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched a P295-million digital traffic signal system, one that can automatically calculate vehicular volume and tell which lane in an intersection needs “more green-light time.” Under the first phase of…
Billboard owners, contractors and advertisers in Makati City have been asked to comment on the draft 10-year master plan presented by City Hall last year to regulate outdoor advertising and prevent this industry from becoming a source…
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III was all praises for the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)’s new traffic control system during its launch on Wednesday. Aquino noted how the new system will allow the MMDA Command and…
