A makeshift memorial decorates a fence near a day care center (rear) on February 9, 2023, in Laval, Canada. Anne-Sophie THILL / AFP LAVAL, Canada -- A driver charged with first-degree murder after ramming his bus into a day care center in Canada and killing two children was ordered Thursday to...
Two people were injured after a bus on EDSA carousel caught fire in Makati City on Sunday night, Jan. 29. Authorities said the incident occurred past 9 p.m. near the corner of EDSA and Ayala Avenue. According to DZBB report, the bus driver, Roel Salarsa, claimed that he first saw smoke and then...
The Libreng Sakay (free bus ride) program that started in late 2020 is an initiative that shows government is listening to the people. Recently, when news reports announced that the program would not be extended after it ended on Dec. 31, 2022, people – especially those who needed the free rides...
The government’s free ride program, or Libreng Sakay, may resume next month, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) disclosed on Friday, Jan. 6. LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said the free ride program will immediately resume once the Department of Budget and...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) concluded its free shuttle ride program on Friday, Jan. 6, after more than two weeks of augmenting public transportation amid the holiday season. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG In a statement, the PCG said more than 5,400 individuals have benefitted from the...
PUGO, La Union – Three persons died while five others were injured in a provincial bus crash at the intersection of the Aspiras Highway in Barangay Cares here on Tuesday, Jan. 3. THREE persons died while five others were injured in a bus crash in Barangay Cares, Pugo, La Union on Tuesday,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A woman and her companion died when their motorcycle collided head-on with a passenger bus on New Year’s Eve in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. Col. Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, identified the fatalities as Nepthalie Rhian Blanco, 25, driver of the...
A man and his wife were injured in a collision between a provincial passenger bus and a trailer truck in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on New Year’s Eve. A MAN and his wife were injured in a collision between a provincial passenger bus and a truck in Nueva Ecija on New Year’s Eve. (DPWH photo) The...
SENIOR BYAHERO Yearender I retired last year after spending almost 40 years in the corporate world and more than 30 years of traveling. Retirement somehow makes you feel old and obsolete. Your mind suddenly feels inactive and your body starts to feel aches and pains that you never felt before....
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation is in favor of the proposed privatization of the EDSA bus carousel or bus way system by the third quarter of next year. Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop expressed his support to the endeavor...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon were commended by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the organization's innovative crisis response and community-level services. Photo from PRC “The innovations you have...
Starting Dec. 24, provincial buses will be allowed to traverse EDSA in a bid to accommodate more passengers going to and from the provinces. But the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified that the lifting of restrictions for provincial buses to use EDSA will only be until Jan....
