Starting Nov. 14, mall owners and operators in Metro Manila will adjust their operating hours as part of the measures to manage the expected traffic congestion during the Christmas season. MMDA acting chairperson Romando Artes said the new mall operating hours, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., will start...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working round-the-clock to clear roads affected by severe tropical storm “Paeng” in Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan and Undersecretary Roberto Bernado...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – This city was placed under a state of calamity on Saturday, Oct. 29, due to the effects of tropical cyclone “Paeng.” SAN Pablo City welcome arch. The city council in a special session approved Resolution No. 280 placing this city under a state of calamity upon the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-2 said 13 roads and 26 bridges are impassable in Region 2 or Cagayan Valley as of Sunday, Oct. 30, due to severe tropical storm “Paeng.” A report from PRO-2 director Brig. Gen. Steve Ludan said 41 areas in Cagayan, Isabela, and Nueva...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 reported on Saturday, Oct. 29, that four roads and 10 bridges are impassable in Cagayan Valley or Region 2 due to severe tropical storm “Paeng.” These roads are the Gunnacao-Cataggaman Bypass Road, Bonifacio Extension-PNT-Teresita...
AMBAGUIO, Nueva Vizcaya – Police said on Saturday, Oct. 29, that all roads and bridges in Nueva Vizcaya are passable amid severe tropical storm “Paeng.” The Nueva Vizcaya Police Provincial Office said only the Tiblac-Dulli Road (Langak section) and Banihal-Napo Road (Binalhi and Bahug...
DAVAO CITY – The agricultural town of Pigcawayan, Cotabato has experienced the worst flooding in recent history, with 28 out of 40 barangays inundated, Mayor Juanito Agustin disclosed. RESIDENTS wade through a flooded road in Pigcawayan, Cotabato on Friday, Oct. 28. Pigcawayan has experienced the...
CABARROGUIS, Quirino – The Department of Public Works and Higways-Region 2 said that the La Conwap Detour Road at La Conwap River on the Junction Abbag-Nagtipunan-Nueva Vizcaya Road is closed to traffic due to high water elevation from severe tropical storm “Paeng” (international name...
DAVAO CITY – Sixty-seven students and teachers were forced to sleep overnight at the Buso National High School (BNHS) in Mati City, Davao Oriental after they were stranded due to a heavy downpour late Monday afternoon, Oct. 25. STUDENTS and teachers of the Buso National High School in Mati...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO 7) is gearing up for “Oplan: Biyaheng Ayos” to ensure the safety of commuters traveling to the provinces for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days. CAINDEC LTO 7 Director Victor Emmanuel Caindec said all agencies under the...
A bill aiming to expand senior citizens’ discounts on fines imposed in them for traffic violations has been filed at the House of Representatives. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Sta. Rosa City Rep. Dan Fernandez, chairman of the House Committee on Public Order and Safety, filed House Bill (HB) No....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has partnered with Japanese engineers with high-level expertise in tunnel engineering and road infrastructure development to ease the country’s long-time woes on traffic congestion. DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan said the focus of the working...
