The rebuilding of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) almost forty years ago today was “one of the best good things” that former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos has done for her country, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Former First Lady Imelda Marcos (3rd from...
Another duo of traffic enforcers-slash-extortionists from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has bitten the dust. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos. (Ali Vicoy / File photo / Manila Bulletin) This, as MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos terminated from service of traffic enforcers Mark James...
The Mega Manila Consortium Corporation (MMCC) has belied claims that its bus firms on the EDSA Carousel Route participating in the government's free ride program have limited their operations over issues of non-payment. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Our bus units that are operating to provide free...
Although traffic still lingers on EDSA during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade insisted that travel time along the country's main thoroughfare has already improved. (Jansen Romero/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In his speech...
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,...
