The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) led by Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan has announced that the city police will offer "Libreng Sakay" to all commuters in the city who will be affected by the nationwide transport strike on Monday, Oct. 16. Photo from QCPD Public Information Office (QCPD-PIO)/MANILA...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon decided not to suspend classes in the city on Oct. 16, saying the planned transport strike will have minimal effect based on consultations with national and local government agencies. Biazon held a Facebook live broadcast on Oct. 15 and announced his decision not...
At least seven major transport groups gave assurance that they will not join in the transport strike scheduled on Monday, Oct. 16 amid the government preparations to manage the adverse effects of the protest action. With the commitment, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said he...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy policemen in areas where drivers and operators of a transport group will converge during a transport strike on Monday, Oct. 16. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo also urged the members of transport group Manibela to police their own ranks in order...
In anticipation of a nationwide transport strike next week, several Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) suspended in-person classes and shifted to virtual lessons. Photo credit to FEU Suspension of face-to-face classes has been confirmed on Saturday, Oct. 14, by universities...
Sen. Grace Poe said she believes that the next person to lead the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) should have an immense political will to overhaul the agency. She issued the statement on Wednesday, Sept. 27 after the courtesy resignation of OTS Administrator Undersecretary Ma. O Aplasca...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) (Speaker’s office) "We are already fed up." House Speaker Martin Romualdez has said that he would personally block the approval of the Office of Transport Security's (OTS) budget if its administrator, Mao Aplasca,...
SINGAPORE – The prime business strategy that global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell will be pushing on for its deployment of electric vehicle charging facilities is to synergize it with its existing mobility stations, according to a global executive of the company. In an interview with Istvan...
Responding to a letter sent to him on his birthday, President Marcos vowed that the administration will do all it can to solve the country's traffic congestion problems. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (BBM Vlog Screenshot) Marcos has featured in his vlog some letters, mostly birthday...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has admitted that the registration for the rollout of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) remains very slow, although there are expectations that this may pick up speed in the months ahead. Director Patrick T. Aquino of the DOE’s Energy Utilization Management...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of transport cooperatives in this city is set to submit a manifesto to the city government and government agencies here opposing the proposed inclusion of "bao-bao" (tricab) vehicles in Cagayan de Oro’s Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP). A PUBLIC utility...
DAVAO CITY – Traffic lights here will be retrofitted in preparation for the implementation of the P73.4-billion Davao City Public Transport Modernization project, an official of the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) said on Wednesday, July 26. In an interview on the sidelines of...
