Las Piñas Mayor Imelda Aguilar donated 10 Kawasaki motorcycles to the city’s Traffic Bureau on Friday (Nov. 19). The motorcycles were received by Traffic Bureau head Jose Gonzales during a simple turnover ceremony held at the Las Pi(ñas City Hall grounds. Aguilar said the new motorcycles were...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is looking at four options to address the current traffic situation in the National Capital Region (NCR), which is already returning to pre-pandemic levels. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Nov. 16, these are reimposition of the truck...
NLEX patrol crews manage traffic at Balintawak during Undas The high growth of radio frequency identification (RFID) use combined with traffic management operations eased the usual surge of "Undas" holiday-goers throughout the NLEX-SCTEX, CAVITEX, C5 LINK, and CALAX system, the Metro Pacific...
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...
Despite the shift to a more relaxed alert level and the increased passenger capacity in public transport, minors and the elderly are still not allowed to board public utility vehicles (PUVs) according to an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA...
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SMSKUNDAS2021 With the easing of travel restrictions and 10-15 percent expected traffic surge for All Saints' Day (‘Undas’) holidays, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) is stepping up its operations via its “Safe Trip Mo Sagot Ko” (SMSK) initiative along the NLEX, SCTEX, CAVITEX, C5...
Travel time from north to south EDSA is now faster by 50 percent compared to pre-pandemic days even though the volume of traffic has almost returned to normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said during a Cabinet meeting with President...
The current volume of traffic along EDSA is already almost the same as it was before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. said Wednesday, Oct. 20. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Diplomatic ties between the Philippines and China formally started in 1975, but the partnership between the two countries dates several centuries back with trade and cultural exchanges flourishing between their peoples. Since the ancient times, Chinese citizens have...
The eastbound portion of North Avenue in Quezon City will be closed to traffic starting next week until June 2022 for the construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7). MMDA/MANILA BULLETIN In an advisory, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said that the closure of the...
Government response to the COVID-19 Delta variant stymied domestic travel demand in August, slowing recovery, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). image006 Total demand for air travel in August 2021, measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs, plunged 56.0 percent...