The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will never whitewash the wrongful acts of its traffic personnel. MMDA traffic czar Edison "Bong" Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook) The agency's EDSA traffic czar, Edison "Bong" Nebrija gave this guarantee to his followers on Facebook...
Six areas in Quezon City will be closed to traffic from Friday, May 7, to Sunday, May 9, to give way to road repairs of the Department of Public Works and Highways. According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the areas that will undertake re-blocking and repairs are the...
This feel-good story is for those who doubt the goodness in the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) traffic enforcers. The two honest MMDA traffic enforcers. (Photos courtesy of EDSA STTZ) Two of them, Jaypee Cabatuando and Floramae Suegay, found a lost wallet containing P11,000 in...
So-called "Kamote Riders"--riders who have wanton disregard for the law and rules of the road--are quite a common sight on EDSA. But this particular kamote rider did something so egregious that Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija couldn't help but make...
Three portions of the 28.3-kilometer Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) will be closed to traffic over the weekend to give way to road reblocking and repairs, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public Works and Highways) DPWH Secretary...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that local government units (LGUs) should perform in transforming the country’s most congested cities into walkable, pedestrian-friendly communities. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has underscored the key role of LGUs in creating...
Hollywood star Joseph Gordon-Levitt has expressed his gratitude to Filipino fans who participated in his poetry project. On Facebook Joseph wrote: "Thanks again to you in the Philippines who helped us make this poetic piece about EDSA traffic." According to the actor, when he asked for writing...
Sofia Andres and Daniel Miranda Young star Sofia Andres recently fell victim to cell phone snatching on EDSA although the suspect did not succeed. "We're here at EDSA and apparently I was just using my phone and the windows are open, mayroong mga lalaki dito na nangunguha ng phone," said Sofia,...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a fresh loan to the Philippines to help build elevated pathways in four areas along the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, commonly known as EDSA. Design image of the elevated walkways on EDSA to be constructed with financing from a new ADB loan In a statement,...
Compiled by J. C. Laquiores-Burgos Only four out of 10 Filipinos living today were alive in 1986 when a peaceful revolution toppled a decades-long dictatorship. Here are 10 things more than half of today’s population may not know about this historic event 1. Radio Veritas for truth Before the...
