The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has suspended for 30 days the operation of a passenger jeepney that allegedly hit and killed a 43-year-old motorcycle rider in San Mateo, Rizal. The agency said it has launched an investigation into the fatal road crash, which...
Four people, including a motorcycle taxi rider and his passenger, were injured after three vehicles figured in a collision in Barangay Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City, on Friday evening, Aug. 21. Based on the investigation of the Mandaluyong City Police Station, the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m....
A portion of Congressional Avenue in Quezon City will be temporarily closed to traffic from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, to make way for the District 6 National Youth Day Fun Run. The closure will cover the stretch between Visayas Avenue and Luzon Avenue, and motorists are advised to take...
A 43-year-old woman working as a loan collector was killed after a passenger jeepney swerved into the opposite lane and slammed into her motorcycle in San Mateo, Rizal, Thursday night, Aug. 20. CCTV footage taken shortly after 6 p.m. showed the jeepney entering the opposite lane and hitting the...
Several major roads in Quezon City experienced traffic buildup on Monday afternoon, Aug. 17, as rains continued in the city. As of 4 p.m., the Quezon City government reported moderate to heavy traffic along Elliptical Road, East Avenue in both directions, Commonwealth Avenue toward Elliptical...
Heavy rain and strong winds toppled an old sampaloc tree that blocked a road and tilted two telecommunications posts at the corner of Sct. Albano and Panay Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16. The tree fell at around 4 p.m., nearly hitting passing vehicles...
NLEX head coach Jimmy Alapag is banking on his familiarity with his new import Deonte Burton as he hopes for a smooth transition for the team following the horrible injury of DeQuan Jones. Burton is set to take the place of Jones who suffered a lower leg fracture in their 118-111 win over TNT...
Juan Gomez de Liano finished what import Cameron Clark had started as Converge escaped an all-Filipino NLEX, 112-110, to take a two-game win streak into the break in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Aug. 14. Gomez de Liano fired 10 of his 19 points in the...
DAGUPAN CITY--The ongoing construction of the Calmay Bridge and three bypass roads in Dagupan City is expected to provide motorists with alternative routes and help ease traffic, particularly during the rainy and flooding season. Pangasinan 4th district Rep. Gina de Venecia said she has sought...
NLEX import DeQuan Jones was in good spirits a day after suffering a gruesome injury in his team’s 118-111 overtime win over TNT on Tuesday, Aug. 11. In a social media post by NLEX team governor Ronald Dulatre, Jones, whose right leg is in a heavy cast, posed for a photo with the Road Warriors...
Still shaken by the gruesome injury suffered by DeQuan Jones, NLEX players and coaching staff gathered at center court and knelt in silent prayer for their injured teammate. The NLEX import suffered what was feared to be a complete fracture of his lower right leg after TNT big man Brandon...
Robert Bolick showed steely nerves in regulation while LJay Gonzales took charge in the extra period as NLEX overcame TNT, 118-111, to get back on the winning track in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The veteran Bolick nailed two back-to-back...
