DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares Have all the CCTVs monitoring major streets and intersections in Quezon City been deactivated? If those are still on, then no one must be viewing the traffic problem along Quezon Avenue – specifically around the area entering the underpass at Araneta...
Editorial After much discussion, the mayors of Metro Manila have finally agreed in principle to adopt the Metro Manila Council's (MMC) plan to introduce a standardized traffic citation system which is planned to be implemented next year. San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, also the MMC president,...
The number of travel reservations made between the United States and the Philippines in December 2022 and January 2023 currently reaches 85 percent of the reservations made during the same period in 2019-2020, according to a research on winter holiday season booking. Trevolution Group said that...
The public is advised to take alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic which is expected on Saturday, Dec. 17, from 5 p.m. onwards due to the 2022 Paskotitap Float Parade in Pasig City. The Pasig City local government announced that heavy traffic is expected in the following: C-5 Road (north bound...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that the council's plan to introduce a standardized traffic citation system will be finalized next year. During the launch of its smart TVs and fiber optic internet connection in the 13 public...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – With the influx of tourists this Christmas, Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, director of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera, has ordered the deployment of more policemen to manage traffic in the region, particularly in Baguio City. BAZAR (FB) Bazar told provincial police...
All 42 commercial operating airports under the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) are now ready for the expected surge of passengers for the Christmas and New Year holidays, the agency announced Monday, December 5. Due to travel bans imposed in the last two years brought by...
BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong stressed the need to ‘bite the bullet’ for the meantime in the face of traffic congestions aggravated by the influx of tourists here. The cool December weather induces tourists to prefer the Summer Capital to other destinations during Yuletide Season when...
The recovery in air travel continued in October as total traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 44.6 percent compared to October 2021, according to the latest figures of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Globally, traffic is now at 74.2 percent of October...
San Juan City Mayor and newly-elected Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora said the council is ramping up its efforts in mitigating the traffic in the National Capital Region (NBCR) caused by the holiday rush. During the Nov. 26 joint session of the MMC and the Regional Development...
San Juan City Mayor and newly-elected Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora said on Saturday, Nov. 26, that the council has approved the resolution allocating more than P9 billion operational budget for the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for 2023. During the joint...
As traffic in Metro Manila returns to the pre-pandemic level, calls for the re-implementation of the shelved No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) are also mounting. MMDA Chairman Romando S. Artes inspect on Monday, June 27, 2022 the traffic situation at EDSA near Scout Borromeo near Timog Flyover...
