A 71-year-old man was injured after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) he was driving plunged into an open creek along G. Araneta Avenue in Barangay Manresa, Quezon City, on Saturday night, July 4, with authorities later saying he tested positive for alcohol. The Metropolitan Manila Development...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will replace concrete sidewalks along C-5 Road in Pasig City with water-absorbing pavement to improve pedestrian access and support sustainable urban growth. The MMDA made the announcement on June 30, during the kick-off ceremony of the...
Citation tickets and show cause orders (SCOs) await vehicle owners that either blocked EDSA and other roads or those that skipped public transportation duty to join the protest actions at the People Power Monument in Quezon City. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) earlier led the...
Thousands of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members gathered near the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City on Tuesday, June 30, for an emergency rally demanding accountability amid controversy over alleged irregularities in government funds. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) estimated the crowd...
Traffic along EDSA-White Plains in Quezon City was disrupted on Tuesday morning, June 30, after unidentified groups gathered near the People Power Monument. The gathering caused heavy traffic as authorities managed the crowd and adjusted traffic flow along one of Metro Manila’s major...
For years, the internet has insisted they share more than just a passing resemblance. On Sunday, June 29, social media personality and entrepreneur Diwata decided there was only one way to settle the debate: meet MMDA General Manager Nicolas Torre III face to face. After all, if the comment...
The Quezon City government unveiled three road safety policies on Monday, June 29, aimed at strengthening protection for road users and reducing traffic-related injuries and fatalities in the city. The initiative is part of the city’s collaboration with the Partnership for Healthy Cities, a...
A street sweeper of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was injured after being struck by a physician’s vehicle while performing her duties along EDSA in Pasay City on Wednesday afternoon, June 24. Police identified the victim as Patricia Diokno, 50, a resident of Elena Street,...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) suspended the Expanded Number Coding Scheme on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in line with the celebration of Manila’s 455th founding anniversary. Under the suspension, vehicles with plate numbers ending in 5 and 6 were allowed to travel freely on...
The Philippines has sought World Bank backing for a $1-billion program aimed at tackling the country ’ s plastic waste problem, starting with Metro Manila. In a June 10 document, the World Bank said that the proposed Clean Philippines Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) is designed to improve...
A National Police Commission (Napolcom) officer was arrested in Quezon City after allegedly brandishing a firearm and threatening a Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) driver following a minor road crash along EDSA in Mandaluyong City. The incident began with a vehicular collision between the...
The World Bank has urged Philippine implementing agencies to focus on completing the long-delayed Metro Manila Flood Management Project amid signs of progress and with less than six months remaining before its financing expires. In a June 7 implementation status and results report, the...
