Six passengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) have tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of the random antigen testing on volunteering train riders. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The MRT-3 started Tuesday, Jan. 11, the random swab testing of consenting passengers...
The Land Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has apologized for the defective elevators and escalators of the LRT Line 2 system and assured the public that it is now addressing the issue. LRT2 East Extension In a statement on Saturday, Jan. 8, the LRTA said its new administrator Jeremy Regino has already...
A total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
President Duterte has described himself as a disciplinarian of police officers--one who would personally beat up cops if they cross the line. (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Pero ‘yung pulis na abuso? Iyan ang ayaw ko talaga, totoo ‘yan (Police officers who are abusive? I...
Residents of eastern Visayas and Mindanao were advised to be vigilant against possible flash floods and landslides due to the shear line, also called the tail-end of frontal system. (File Photo / PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on...
(PIXABAY) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, Jan. 2, said the shear line, or the convergence of warm and cold winds, may bring moderate to heavy rains over Eastern Visayas and Caraga in the next 24 hours. PAGASA also said that light...
(PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, Dec. 29, warned against possible flash floods or landslides in the Visayas and northeastern portion of Mindanao due to the prevalence of the shear line, or the convergence of warm and...
(PAGASA) The shear line and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) are expected to bring rains over Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 28. Cloudy skies, scattered rain...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PAGASA YOUTUBE CHANNEL) The shear line, or the tail-end of frontal system, and the northeast monsoon or "amihan," will be the dominant weather systems in the country in the next few days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said...
As she continues to visit typhoon-stricken areas in Visayas and Mindanao, one of the realizations presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo had was the need for the country to place electric and communication lines underground to prevent disruption in services during natural calamities and...
The shear line, also known as the tail-end of frontal system, will bring cloudy skies, isolated rain showers, and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), and Bicol region in the next 24 hours, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and...
After almost two decades, the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) that would link Quezon City to Bulacan is now on track for completion as the government is committed to make the rail line operational by the fourth quarter of 2022. (Photo from Department of Transportation) This, after President...
