The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has deployed at least 100 of its traffic personnel along EDSA and other areas near the EDSA-Timog flyover which was partially closed starting June 25 to give way to the repair of the portion where large cracks were observed. MMDA Chairman Romando...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On Monday, May 9, Filipinos will elect a new President and other national and local leaders. The election of a new President is a watershed event in the life of a nation. In 1986, the snap election called by Ferdinand Marcos – widely perceived as a gambit to fortify his grip...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga--The UniTeam grand rally at Robinsons Grounds here Friday night, April 29, had all the usual sights of a grand rally--a big crowd, a fireworks display, a performance from rapper Andrew E., and eye-catching signs from the attendees. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos...
"I'm so used to very difficult situations." Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) This was how aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo responded when asked what she would do if a revolution similar to the past EDSA revolutions happens under her term. "I don't think there...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza There’s a new man at MMDA and he’s about to take your breath away (if not your car). Chairman Don Artes has two options added to the current EDSA protocol. One of them would keep private cars off EDSA two days of the week. The other invokes “daylight-saving time,”...
The southbound portion of Roxas Boulevard near the Libertad Pumping Station in Pasay City is now accessible to motorists after its closure due to repair and rehabilitation works, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, April 1. Southbound portion of Roxas Boulevard...
A welcome relief for commuters. That's how PASAHERO Party-list founder Robert Nazal described the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) decision to implement a two-week dry run for the return of provincial buses on EDSA starting March 24. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
After a TikTok video falsely depicting a nun of the Daughters of St. Paul endorsing presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. went viral, Marcos spokesperson Vic Rodriguez backed the nun’s request to have the TikTok post removed. Tiktok using Manding's 2016 clip and quote out of...
A group led by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) retired Gen. Antonio Palarde Jr. gathered at the People Power Monument on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) on Tuesday, March 15, for a dialogue on various issues of the national government, including the alleged corruption in the Commission on...
A retired Philippine Air Force (PAF) officer who played a key role in the 1986 EDSA Revolution has echoed the concerns of presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson against a "coalition government" with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). The concern of Retired PAF Colonel...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma How important are the coming elections in shaping the future of the nation? An election could change the course that a country will take for an entire generation. Consider the snap elections held on Feb. 7, 1986. Recall that this event sparked a massive wave of protest...
A man was injured after his car crashed into a concrete barrier along EDSA-Kamuning Fly-over in Quezon City early Sunday morning, Feb. 27. Pol. Lt. Vincent Dominic Lucina of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the victim as Arni John Tornea Jr., 37, a call center agent, and a resident...
