BACOLOD CITY – A 66-year-old man was killed while three others were injured when a truck loaded with sugarcane rammed a house in Barangay Guintubhan, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Monday, Sept. 12. A SENIOR citizen was killed and three others were injured after a truck carrying sugarcane rammed a...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera recorded 2,253 traffic violations in the strict region-wide implementation of ordinances on illegal parking and road obstructions from Aug. 25 to Sept. 3. Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, regional police director, said based on the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo today pushed for decent wages for government workers as he lamented that many of them, including local street sweepers and traffic aides, are still being paid below industry standard. Tulfo said the government should lead by example by complying to the labor standards which...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. is offering P100,000 to anybody who can help authorities arrest the motorcycle-riding gunman who shot a traffic enforcer in Dasmariñas City on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 27. (Photo from Cong. Pidi Barzaga's Facebook) Barzaga made the reward announcement...
Brace for possible tangles in traffic in some areas in Metro Manila as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it will carry out 14 road repairs this weekend. (Courtesy of DPWH) (Courtesy of DPWH) In an advisory, the DPWH National Capital Region Office said the fourteen road...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita has filed a measure that seeks to compensate with cash motorists who have been wrongfully apprehended by traffic enforcers. 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita (RSAP Facebook) The spirit of the measure, House Bill (HB) No.3366, is consistent with the...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 49,500 traffic violators, mostly visitors here, were apprehended by combined police officers and traffic enforcers from January 1 to August 16, 2022, or 209 violators per day. Lt. Col. Roldan Cabatan, chief of the Traffic Enforcement Unit of the Baguio City Police Office,...
Twelve people were injured after the public utility jeepney (PUJ) they were riding in crashed into a post and turned over on its side in Taytay, Rizal on Friday, Aug. 19. According to a report from DZBB, the PUJ was traveling fast along Ortigas Ave. Extension when the driver lost control and hit a...
LAOAG CITY (PNA) – The Ilocos Norte provincial government has ordered event organizers to refrain from holding events on major thoroughfares in the province during rush hour to avoid traffic congestion. Through Executive Order 198-22 signed Wednesday, August 17, Gov. Matthew Joseph Manotoc...
Despite viral internet memes poking fun at his suggestion to use an aerial cable car system to solve the traffic woes in Metro Manila, Senator Robin Padilla on Sunday, Aug. 14, maintained that the plan has sound basis owing to the previous administration’s approval of it. Cable cars in transit...
Everyone has an opinion on the traffic problem. Most say it’s the lack of enforcement of traffic regulations that is the biggest contributor to the traffic problem in Metro Manila. And so, reckless, and semi-educated drivers follow their own rules in their attempts to just get to their...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has officially deputized 16 traffic officers of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX). They completed and passed the deputization training and examination and are now authorized to strictly enforce traffic rules and regulations inside the...
