The Taguig City government announced that it will implement a new traffic scheme “to prevent accidents and to improve traffic.” It said starting March 1, a “no left turn, right turn only” traffic flow will be implemented at the Acacia Estates Intersection and Grace Residences/Mall...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, February 20 said the Senate Committee on Public Services' report on the New Year's Day air traffic fiasco would be ready for plenary discussions next week. According to Poe, the past management of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and some...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – An undetermined number of people was reportedly injured in a multiple collision triggered by a wayward mixer truck on the national highway in Barangay Real here on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 18. Struck by the mixer truck were 13 vehicles – four cars, three...
How about an "air traffic czar" to help the government fix headaches like the perennial congestion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)? House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan made this pitch for a new position...
The Parañaque City government issued a traffic advisory on Saturday, Feb.18, due to the resumption of Cavitex construction in front of Barangay San Isidro Hall. Mayor Eric Olivarez said starting Monday, Feb. 20, the U-turn slot in the area will be closed. Olivarez advised motorists to use the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the drivers and vehicle owners of a motorcycle and L-300 van that were involved in a traffic altercation in Cainta, Rizal that was caught in a now-viral video. (Photos courtesy of the LTO) The LTO Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) issued...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – The Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) is mourning the death of eight police officers who figured in a road accident in Barangay Poblacion Naawan, Misamis Oriental, on Saturday morning, Feb. 11. PEOPLE gather in the accident site in Naawan,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old helper died while five others were injured in a collision between a refrigerated van and a dump truck loaded with sand in Barangay 5, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 11. Police identified the fatality as Jun Jun Milleza, 19, of Cadiz City,...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A policeman and a woman died while a tricycle driver was injured in a collision involving four vehicles in Barangay Kanlurang Mayao in this city on Friday afternoon, Feb. 10. Police identified the fatalities as Staff Sgt. Rodante Madurog, assigned to the Lucena police...
ILOILO CITY – Despite enduring the inconvenience, Ilonggos were still able to crack jokes over the substandard flyover pet project of former Sen. Franklin Drilon after it was briefly used as a pedestrian overpass on Monday, Feb. 6. ILONGGOS use the P680-million Ungka Flyover as a pedestrian...
Great innovations in governance take a lot of time to create: from idea to gestation and on to adoption and implementation. Which is just as well, because careful vetting and thorough study on the part of the proponents of an innovative idea, especially one that will affect the lives of millions of...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has released the common traffic violations in the National Capital Region which will be covered by the single-ticketing system that is expected to be implemented in April this year. Currently, each of the 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro...
