The Land Transportation Office (LTO) officially began the strict enforcement of the prohibition of electric tricycles (e-trikes) and electric bicycles (e-bikes) from major highways across Metro Manila on Friday, Jan. 2. LTO Asst. Sec. Markus V. Lacanilao said the roads covered by the ban include...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Friday, Dec. 26, that it will deploy additional personnel on EDSA to help manage traffic and maintain cool heads during ongoing rehabilitation works at one of the country 's major thoroughfares. Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio C....
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay urged motorists to prepare for heavy traffic on Friday, Dec. 19, as the city hosts the Grand Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars, kicking off the annual festival this year. In her statement, Binay invited the public to join the celebration of Philippine cinema...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will begin the long-delayed rehabilitation of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) on Dec. 24, with major construction works scheduled during the holiday traffic break to complete the project within eight months instead of the originally proposed...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Monday, Dec. 15, directed the Office of Public Safety and Security (OPSS) to strictly enforce security and traffic measures in anticipation of the influx of people to malls and other places of convergence in the city this Christmas season. “Inatasan natin ang...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora aired his support for the proposed rescheduling of mall-wide sales in the National Capital Region (NCR) this Christmas to mitigate the traffic situation in Metro Manila amid the holidays. Zamora made the statement during...
Motorists are advised to expect heavy traffic along Buntun Bridge in Cagayan Valley on Dec. 15 as buses ferry beneficiaries for the government’s land ownership distribution, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, Dec. 13. The agency said congestion is likely on both...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will enforce an overnight traffic closure on a section of the Mandaue Causeway in Cebu to allow the safe installation of prestressed girders for the ongoing bridge project. The closure will affect the Pakna-an–Barangay 2 stretch of Ouano Avenue...
The number of vehicles on EDSA reached record levels this week as the holiday season and year-end bonuses drive more Filipinos to shop, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported on Friday, Dec. 12. MMDA Chairman Romando “Don” Artes said traffic counts recorded 434,000...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will reblock a section of Maharlika Highway in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya on Nov. 20 after the project was granted an exemption from the nationwide suspension on reblocking works. DPWH Regional Office II said the activity will cover the left lane...
The Mandaluyong City local government has released a traffic management plan to mitigate the anticipated disruption of traffic in the city as the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) religious group holds its three-day anti-corruption demonstrations at the EDSA Shrine on Nov. 16 to 18. The city government,...
The Manila Police District (MPD) on Tuesday, Nov. 11, issued a traffic management plan in preparation for the three-day anti-corruption demonstrations spearheaded by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), to be held from Nov. 16 to 18 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. MPD spokesperson Maj. Philipp Ines...
