CEBU CITY – More than 11,000 road crashes resulting in numerous deaths were recorded in Central Visayas from January to October this year. The Highway Patrol Group-Central Visayas (HPG-7) reported that 11,313 road accidents were recorded in the first 10 months of the year with 240 fatalities. The...
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons were killed in motorcycle accidents in Negros Occidental on Sunday, June 22. A 44-year-old call center agent died after he sideswiped a center island and hit his head on a concrete post in Purok Roadside Barangay Tangub here. Police Executive Master Sgt. Rodney...
Transport operators linked to three recent road accidents, including one that resulted in a fatality, were ordered on Friday, May 30, by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to explain why their franchises should not be suspended or revoked over alleged lapses in...
Senator Grace Poe called for the urgent passage of a transportation safety bill amid the increasing number of deaths and injuries due to road mishaps that will be tasked to probe these incidents. Senator Grace Poe "Lives are lost and injuries are sustained daily by motorists for reasons that could...
For almost all motor vehicle owners, the Compulsory Third Party Liability (CTPL) is just something that needs to be paid just for the heck of complying with the requirement for motorcycle or car registration and renewal. Some do not know what it does, and most motor vehicle owners do not even...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has reiterated his call for the government to implement stricter measures to address the alarming rise in road accidents. Pimentel made the call following recent data report from the Department of Health (DOH) that logged 577 road...
Road traffic incidents continue to rise, with 32 new cases reported on Saturday, Jan. 4. (DOH) Based on its latest data, the Department of Health (DOH) announced that it recorded a total of 638 road traffic incidents between Dec. 22, 2024, and Jan. 4, 2025. The DOH has been monitoring road traffic...
Driving without safety accessories was the leading cause of road traffic incidents recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) during the holiday season. (Keith Bacongco / Manila Bulletin) On Thursday, Jan. 2, the DOH announced that it had recorded 577 road traffic incidents between Dec. 22, 2024,...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Jan. 1, announced that over 500 road traffic incidents had been reported since last month. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH said that it has been monitoring road traffic incidents in eight pilot areas, and based on the latest data gathered, a...
Department of Health The Department of Health (DOH) reported 418 road accidents from Dec. 22 to 6 a.m. on Dec. 29, a 38 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. Just in the past 24 hours, 68 new cases were recorded. The DOH said motorcycle accidents remain the most common type of...
Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. has filed a resolution seeking to look into the proliferation of large-scale billboards in major thoroughfares as they may pose dangers to road users. MB file photo In Senate Resolution No. 924, Revilla said that LED billboards cause distractions to people...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution that seeks to investigate road accidents caused by the mishandling and improper maintenance of live wires and unattended wires. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 922, Tulfo noted that there has been an alarming increase in road accidents nationwide...
