The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has warned motorists anew not to use the EDSA Bus Lane to escape traffic jams especially during the morning and rush hours as it starts the implementation of higher penalties for the violators starting Monday, Nov. 13. MMDA chairman Don Artes...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Metro Manila Council (MMC) announced on Monday, Nov. 6, that private motorists who still continue to use the EDSA Bus Carousel lanes will face stiffer penalties starting Nov. 13. The MMC, headed by San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, had...
The Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge (BCIB) and the Cebu Bus Rail Transit (BRT) projects have faced delays and increased construction costs, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) announced. In a briefing, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan on Friday, Oct. 13, said that the...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor Mendoza II has ordered an investigation into two motorists who illegally used the bus carousel, one of them is a cab driver whose taxi blocked several buses during the flooding that hit EDSA on Sept. 23. The violation committed by the taxi driver was...
ILOILO CITY – Routes for electronic buses or E-buses that are a joint project of two major companies were launched in this city as part of modernizing and promoting environmentally-friendly transportation. ONE of the 10 units of the SM Iloilo Electric Bus, a joint project between MORE Power and...
SANTIAGO, Ilocos Sur – A 42-year-old man died after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a bus on the national highway in Barangay Caburao here on Saturday, September 16. Police identified the victim as Albert M. Costales, resident of Barangay Bagani Ubbog, Candon City. Initial...
LAUREL, Batangas – Nine buses were damaged in a grenade explosion in a terminal in Barangay Bugaan East here before dawn on Sunday, September 10. Initial investigation said an unidentified man threw the grenade at the Magnificat Transport Terminal Station, resulting in a blast that shattered...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was killed after she was hit by a Ceres Liner bus in Barangay 3, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 22. The victim was identified by her eldest sister as Maria Consuelo Catalan, 62, of Barangay Rizal. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay...
BACOLOD CITY – A man was killed while his companion was injured when their tricycle was hit by a Ceres Liner bus on Osmeña Ave., Hacienda Ideal, Barangay 13, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, August 20. Killed in the accident was Elf Sanipa, 25, of Barangay 10 here. Injured was...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A “barker” was injured after unidentified men on board a motorbike tossed a hand grenade at the main entrance of a bus terminal here on Monday morning, July 31, police said. Police Major John Vincent Bravo, Police Station 2 chief, said the blast occurred at about 5 a.m....
BACOLOD CITY – A salesman was killed in a collision with a Ceres Liner bus in Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 16. The victim was identified as Anthony Paulan, 42, of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Dennis Melgarejo, La Castellana Municipal...
CAVITE – Nine persons were hurt after a mini bus fell into a fish pond in Noveleta here on Monday, July 17. The injured, all passengers of the mini bus, sustained minor bruises and scratches from the impact, Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office assistant Jephry Olaes told the Manila...
