The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) issued a show cause order against a shipping company, asking it to explain the alleged overloading of passengers of its Romblon-bound vessel on Sunday, April 13. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon ordered the investigation and...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero is now pushing for a comprehensive review of all laws and policies against overloading by trucks and trailers across the country. Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (MB File Photo) Escudero made the call for a review in light of the recent...
Probabilities of rotational brownouts could wreck some parts in the Visayas, as system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) raised alarm on the critical state of overloading at the 69-kilovolt (kV) Amlan-Siaton transmission line in the grid. Prompted by that dilemma, NGCP...
TACLOBAN CITY – A traffic enforcer of the Traffic Operation Management and Control Office here whose video became viral for driving a motorcycle with three children during the first day of classes on Tuesday was issued with a notice of violation by his fellow traffic enforcer. He paid P1,000...
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando recently acted as an environment watchman when he intercepted an overloaded truck in Guiguinto, Bulacan on Wednesday, May 17. Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando addresses stakeholders on the problem of overloading. Fernando called on haulers, owners of processing...
Enforcers of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have accosted 20 modern public utility jeepneys (MPUJ) in two separate operations in Caloocan City and Quezon City amid reports of overloading and other violations. photo: LTFRB In a statement, the LTFRB said four of the...
Newly appointed Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Jose Arturo "Jay Art" Tugade on Friday, Nov. 18, ordered the agency to intensify its campaign against overloaded motor vehicles in the country. "Overloaded trucks present direct danger against other vehicles plying our roads," he pointed out....
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Two motorcycle riders and a child in-conflict with the law (CICL) were collared after speeding away from a checkpoint in Barangay San Nicolas III on Tuesday, Nov. 15 and yielding shabu. Bacoor City Police Station identified the suspects as Abdul Jabbar D. Didagun and...
The NLEX Corporation Tuesday, Aug. 9, ramped up enforcement of its anti-overloading policy, imposing a 33-ton weight limit on trucks plying the Candaba Viaduct Southbound, to ensure motorists" safety at NLEX-SCTEX while repairs are ongoing. “The anti-overloading program restricts overloaded...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
More than 200 erring public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in Metro Manila were flagged down by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) due to "overloading" on the first day of the implementation of the 70 percent passenger capacity in public transport. A Muntinlupa police officer checks...
