Commuters and a marshal of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) got a surprise of their lives after they witnessed how a beggar on crutches suddenly began to walk and even ran later at the EDSA Carousel Ortigas Avenue stop. (Screengrabbed from video courtesy of I-ACT Facebook) No, it wasn't a miracle...
Either Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison "Bong" Nebrija has a soft spot for bicycle riders, or for people who persevere to make ends meet. Or maybe both. MMDA traffic czar Edison Nebrija (left) and Coleen (center). (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook) Nebrija shared on...
Repair works will resume on some portions of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) in Quezon City this coming weekend. (Jansen Romero/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the road maintenance activities will start at...
Four sections of major highways in Metro Manila will undergo rehabilitation over the weekend, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, May 21. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Road reblocking and repair will be conducted on certain portions of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has clarified issues on the payout for bus operators and drivers participating in the government's service contracting program. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, the LTFRB said it has already distributed a total of...
What's worse than a "kamote" rider? A defiant kamote rider who runs away from enforcers, that's what. MMDA traffic czar Edison "Bong" Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook) "It’s becoming very frequent that we are experiencing violators running away from enforcers," Metropolitan Manila...
The prohibition against light trucks along EDSA and Shaw Boulevard will be re-implemented beginning Monday, May 24. (Photo from MMDA Facebook page) This was bared by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in an advisory Wednesday, May 19. Violators of the rule will be slapped with a...
Safer and more convenient walkways await commuters and pedestrians alike with the upcoming construction of the EDSA Busway Concourse Project next month, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. Conceptual image of the EDSA Busway Concourse. (Photo from DOTr) The DOTr led on Tuesday, May 18,...
The rebuilding of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) almost forty years ago today was “one of the best good things” that former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos has done for her country, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Former First Lady Imelda Marcos (3rd from...
Another duo of traffic enforcers-slash-extortionists from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has bitten the dust. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos. (Ali Vicoy / File photo / Manila Bulletin) This, as MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos terminated from service of traffic enforcers Mark James...
The Mega Manila Consortium Corporation (MMCC) has belied claims that its bus firms on the EDSA Carousel Route participating in the government's free ride program have limited their operations over issues of non-payment. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Our bus units that are operating to provide free...
Although traffic still lingers on EDSA during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade insisted that travel time along the country's main thoroughfare has already improved. (Jansen Romero/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In his speech...
