The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has labeled as "misleading" the news reports saying that only a measly 1 percent of its P5.56-billion fund for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ended up being...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) will no longer have to pay terminal fees in some malls during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
Sales of imported vehicles in the country jumped 55 percent in the first half of the year to 30,153 units from 19,509 in the same period last year when the lockdown was at its worse. The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID) reported that it is not just the year to...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) traffic czar on EDSA, Edison Bong Nebrija, has a theory as to where the clamor to bring back the number coding scheme is coming from. MMDA traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook) According to the traffic disciplinarian,...
Three persons were hurt after a 16-wheeler truck crashed into five other vehicles along A. Bonifacio Drive in Manila on Monday morning. Two motorcycles, two taxis, and one private vehicle were involved in the incident, according to a report from GMA News. Those who were hurt sustained minor...
The 18-km elevated Skyway Stage 3 will be a no-truck zone dedicated to Class 1 vehicles with Autosweep RFID stickers starting Monday, July 12, 2021, This should address safety concerns on the elevated expressway, at the same time, limit the risk of a spread of variants of the COVID-19 virus, San...
Filipino inventor Ismael Aviso unveiled a tantalizing "free energy" breakthrough over 10 years ago--the kind that would make oil company owners shake in their shoes should it be developed further. It went nowhere. Ismael Aviso (Screengrab from Aviso's YouTube video) Aviso's free energy technology...
There is no surge in importation of both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) into the country and the increase in the volume of importation cannot be considered “recent, sudden, sharp, and significant,” according to the Tariff Commission Staff Report. The report is a...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) – Iraq's president said Sunday $150 billion from oil had been smuggled out of the country since Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003, as he introduced a law to fight endemic corruption. President Barham Saleh presented a draft law to parliament to fight corruption, recover stolen...
Various seized goods such as counterfeit cigarettes and smuggled cars worth P763 million were destroyed by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) via backhoe-thrashing. CRUSHED--Seized smuggled and counterfeit items amounting to P763 million were disposed off by the Bureau of Customs. (Photo courtesy of the...
The number coding scheme will be reimposed in Makati City starting May 15 as the metropolis is placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) anew. In a Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) of Makati City said the scheme will be reimplemented, except on weekends and holidays. “The...
The House Committee on Energy on Wednesday, May 12 approved the draft substitute bill on the proposed “Electric Vehicles Act” that seeks to promote the use of e-vehicles in the Philippines. The House energy panel, together with the House Committees on Ecology and Transportation, approved the...
