A revised rehabilitation approach for EDSA and the enforcement of an odd-even traffic scheme will proceed in 2026 following a review of construction methods and project timeline, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, Jul. 4. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the agency...
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An alleged person with disability (PWD) was punched, kicked, choked, and temporarily incapacitated with a taser while inside a public utility bus (PUB) along the EDSA Busway in a now-viral video that prompted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to summon officials from...
The implementation of the EDSA upgrade may be moved to after the rainy season as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reviewed a revised rehabilitation plan aimed at adopting faster and more cost-efficient construction methods. “We are testing the structural bearing capacity of the...
President Marcos affirmed that the government will not resume the suspended EDSA rehabilitation project until authorities have come up with solid rerouting schemes and consider the use of newer, faster technologies to minimize public disruption. Epifanio de...
Discussions at the unveiling of Metrobank’s newest brand campaign mantra, “Let’s Grow Together”—a continuation of its more than 30-year-old slogan, “You’re in Good Hands”—centered on the President’s decision to temporarily halt the much-criticized two-year closure to “rebuild...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday, June 3 clarified that the rehabilitation of the Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) is only postponed and not technically cancelled. Dizon pointed this out during the hearing of his ad interim appointment before the Commission...
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is urging the government to maintain the phased implementation of the long-awaited rehabilitation of EDSA while the project is currently suspended. MAP, which features the country’s leading business executives, supports the plan to construct the...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Monday, June 2 he supports President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive to postpone the planned rehabilitation of the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) as the project still needs thorough study. Escudero said it is evident there...
Several transport groups led by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) and Manibela have started their four-day protests in different parts of Metro Manila on Monday June 2, calling for the complete stop to the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) being implemented...
The decades-long wait for the rehabilitation of Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare will take even longer as the government prepares to overhaul its plans on the project after President Marcos ordered the construction to be cut to just six months. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),...
By PATRICK GARCIA and ALLYSA NIEVERA San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte lauded on Monday, June, 2, President Marcos ' decision to temporarily halt the scheduled rebuilding of EDSA to find a better way to implement the...
