Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has joined several Metro Manila solons in calling on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to hasten the implementation of its Toll Interoperability Project. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) In particular, the solons want the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies should fast-track the implementation of Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the Toll Interoperability Project, lawmakers said. Neophyte lawmaker Ilocos Rep. Sandro Marcos and Valenzuela City 2nd District Rep. Eric Martinez filed House Resolution...
A 59-year-old man from Tubo, Abra was the latest addition to the list of individuals that have died due to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked the province more than a week ago, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday, August 5. A day after a...
By Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee, Director of the Economic Analysis and Policy Division United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs In today’s hyper-connected world, with our interlinked economies, migrant diasporas and 24-hour news channels, it’s no surprise that the war in Ukraine is...
Travel around Luzon Island is now faster with the operation of several expressways that connect Metro Manila to many parts of the north, east, west, and south of the island. From the country’s first expressways – the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) built in...
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) inspected the over 95 percent complete, soon-to-open, CAVITEX C5 Link Flyover extension (Segment 3A2: Merville to E. Rodriguez Ave.) of Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC) and joint venture partner, Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA). The TRB’s inspection...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The death toll of a ferry sinking in Indonesian waters rose to 19 on Monday, after a 10-day search and rescue operation was called off, authorities said. The KM Ladang Pertiwi ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather while sailing through Indonesia's Makassar Strait in South...
TEHRAN, Iran -- The death toll from the collapse of an Iranian building two weeks ago has risen to 41 after three more bodies were found, local authorities said Monday. The 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in Abadan in southwestern Khuzestan province collapsed on May 23,...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- The death toll from heavy rains last week in the Brazilian city of Recife and its metropolitan area has risen to 126, with two people still missing, the government of the northeastern state of Pernambuco said Thursday. At least 9,302 people have been driven from their...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths has exceeded two million in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe said on Thursday. The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the region has surpassed 218 million, and 2,003,081...
Motorists using the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) have to pay increased toll rates, effective Thursday, May 12, 2022. Based on the new toll fee matrix (VAT-Inclusive) of CAVITEX, motorists shall now pay P33.00 for Class 1 vehicles from the current...
Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC), the concessionaire for the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway (CAVITEX), along with joint venture partner Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), will implement new increased toll rates in the CAVITEX Paranaque Toll Plaza effective Thursday, May 12, 2022....