The Metro Manila Council (MMC) announced that oil tankers and other vehicles used in the delivery of basic commodities are now exempted from the truck ban and the number coding scheme starting Tuesday, March 24, to expedite the transportation of such goods in Metro Manila. Metropolitan Manila...
The Truck Manufacturers Association, Inc. (TMA) said it supports the Department of Energy’s temporary move to allow the interim introduction of Euro 2 petroleum products, but stressed that the measure has to be handled carefully and supported by clear guidance for motorists and transport...
BACOLOD CITY – Twelve persons were injured in a collision between a pickup truck and passenger jeepney in Barangay 9 here on Sunday, March 22. Investigation said that the pickup truck driven by a woman hit the rear right side of the jeepney with 11 passengers and a driver and turned on its side....
Pasig City officials were forced to close a section of Eastbank Road Floodway in Barangay Manggahan after a dump truck carrying tons of gravel crashed and flipped on its side on Monday, March 16. According to the Pasig City Public Information Office (PIO), the inner lane of the road was temporarily...
A driver lost one of his toes after the trailer truck he was driving crashed into another trailer truck along the westbound lane of Quirino Avenue near Osmeña Highway in Manila on Wednesday, March 4. Authorities said both trucks, a 22-wheeler and an 18-wheeler, were loaded with cement but were...
The Cainta, Rizal municipal government announced on Monday, March, 2, the launch of smaller dump trucks for its expanded garbage collection system aimed at streamlining the collection and recycling process of collected waste in the town. Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto made the announcement saying that the...
Residents of Barangay Mambugan in Antipolo City, Rizal, were horrified when a dump truck loaded with soil crashed into two houses along Sumulong Highway on Sunday, Jan. 11. Based on the police report, the truck driver was probably speeding before losing the truck 's brakes, subsequently losing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two suspects were arrested on Monday, Jan. 5, for the murder of a truck driver over the weekend. The suspects were identified as Archie, 27, a resident of Barangay Manicahan here, and Jonel, 44, of Barangay Lunzuran, this city. Both vehemently denied involvement in the crime. The...
SINILOAN, Laguna – Two persons died and five others were injured when a dump truck rammed a nipa hut on Monday afternoon in Barangay Mayatba, this town. Police identified the victim as Karen and Rain, 16. Investigation said dump truck driver Alexander lost control of the vehicle and crashed into...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A truck driver was shot dead in this city on Sunday night, Jan. 4. Police identified the victim as Muktasul Macrohon of Barangay Ayala Ecozone. Investigation said the victim was driving his truck to Cebu province when an unidentified man riding a motorcycle appeared. The gunman...
Three persons were killed while four others were wounded after a dump truck crashed into six other vehicles on Sumulong Highway in Barangay Dela Paz, Antipolo City, on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Antipolo City Police said the truck lost its brakes while cruising along Sumulong Highway, causing it to...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 16, announced that it has received a fully equipped food truck from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) to enhance its disaster response and humanitarian operations across the country. In a statement, the PRC said the donation...
