Kris Rosales and Thomas Robinson rallied NLEX back from a 19-point deficit before Kevin Alas put on the finishing touches in overtime to spoil San Miguel Beer’s debut with a 117-114 win in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Thomas...
The construction of the 2.55-kilometer that connects the two major express ways heading to and from Metro Manila is now 66 percent complete, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday, Oct. 17. DPWH Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Private Partnership Services Maria...
For those residing outside the vicinity of Metro Manila, it may be challenging to find specialty restaurants when sudden cravings for fine dining, such as steaks, strikes. But, for the residents of Sta. Maria, Bulacan, including Bulakenos living nearby, high-quality steak is easily accessible...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government has requested tollway concessionaires and operators to waive the toll fee increase for trucks carrying agricultural goods. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that exempting trucks is one of the government's steps to address the high costs...
Senator Grace Poe has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the recent flooding that hit parts of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) that got motorists stuck in traffic for hours. In filing Senate Resolution No. 725, Poe said a Senate inquiry can help “determine whether proper...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, June 23 urged the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) management to address the bottlenecks along the expressway. A week since the toll increase in the NLEX took effect, Gatchalian said regular users of the toll road still...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 14 said only a temporary restraining order (TRO) can stop the toll rate increase on the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). But it is also possible for the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to be morally persuaded to defer the plan. “For now the only way to stop...
The drastic hike in toll rates beginning June 15 must be explained in detail to the motoring public, Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, June 13, said. Sen. Grace Poe (Senate PRIB Photo) “If these were periodic adjustments from more than a decade ago, the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, June 13 urged the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and the North Luzon Express (NLEX) Corporation to put on hold the provisional increase in toll rates saying the worsening traffic should be resolved first. This, after the TRB...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman has joined the chorus of those asking the country’s expressway operators to expedite the integration process of their respective toll collection systems. (MANILA BULLETIN) Roman did so during Holy Week, when Filipinos traditionally leave the city for the...
NIGHT OWL The first section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Connector is now complete. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration last March 27 of the 5.15-kilometer Caloocan-España section of the NLEX Connector. This part of the NLEX Connector bridges C3 Road, Caloocan and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. lauded the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Connector from Caloocan to España, saying the project, once completed, will contribute to the further ease of movement in Metro Manila and nearby areas. Marcos said this as he inaugurated the first section of...
