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Vico Sotto rejects ban on tricycles in Pasig City amid Luzon lockdown

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Posted at Mar 17 02:42 PM

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto rejected banning tricycles, which he said are needed to ferry health professionals and essential service providers who are exempted from a quarantine of all households in Luzon, aimed at arresting the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

DOTr bans motorcycle backride in coronavirus fight

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Updated as of Mar 16 11:15 AM

The Department of Transportation said Monday it had temporarily banned backrides on motorcycles to arrest the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.    Read more »

MMDA lifts number coding ahead of community quarantine

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Updated as of Mar 13 09:15 AM

The number coding scheme for vehicles in Metro Manila is suspended "until further notice," the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Friday as the region braced for a community quarantine due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Pasahero ng LRT-1 nahulog sa riles

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 09:37 AM

Panandaliang nahinto ang operasyon ng LRT-1 ngayong Miyerkoles ng umaga matapos mahulog sa riles ang isang babaeng pasahero, ayon sa awtoridad.    Read more »

DOTr denies telling Angkas to reject rides based on passengers' weight

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Posted at Jan 12 04:34 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Sunday said it never told motorcycle taxi-hailing firm Angkas to deny rides to "heavy passengers." Read more »

Angkas: Weight not yet factored into bookings

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Posted at Jan 11 05:03 AM

MANILA—Motorcycle taxi-hailing firm Angkas said Friday that weight was not yet factored into bookings following the release of its new in-app feature, which some of its users deemed discriminatory to "heavy" passengers. Read more »

Train fares unchanged despite Beep card price hike: transport dept

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Posted at Jan 03 12:10 PM

The Department of Transportation is checking its concession agreement with the operator of the Beep card system for Metro Manila's trains, after a price hike for the service caught the agency by surprise, an official said Friday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 2, 2020

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Posted at Jan 02 11:51 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Waiting for a ride

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 10:09 PM

A woman waits to board a provincial bus on Buendia Street, Pasay on Thursday, the last day the number coding scheme is suspended for such vehicles. Read more »

P11 minimum na pasahe sa jeep ihihirit sa Enero

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Posted at Dec 27 10:22 AM

Hihirit ang ilang transport group sa Enero na itaas sa P11 mula sa P9 ang pamasahe ng jeepney para sa unang 4 na kilometro, sinabi ng 2 sa kanilang lider, Biyernes. Read more »

Consider other options on Angkas, competition body urges LTFRB

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Updated as of Dec 26 12:46 PM

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Thursday urged the transport regulator to study other options apart from reducing the drivers of motorcycle-hailing firm Angkas to encourage the entry of its potential competitors. Read more »

LTFRB to probe recent truck accidents

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Posted at Dec 18 08:06 AM

The transport regulator is investigating recent deadly accidents involving trucks, an official said Wednesday.    Read more »

MRT, LRT announce holiday schedule

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Posted at Dec 15 11:43 AM

The Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit-1 (LRT1) have announced its respective operating schedules for the holidays. Read more »

Regulators promise 'doable' fix for congested QC toll plaza

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Posted at Dec 13 11:19 AM

The Toll Regulatory Board said Friday it would search for a "doable" solution for the congestion at a toll plaza of the North Luzon Expressway in Quezon City.    Read more »

Pasig River ferry revival has a new enemy: Water lilies

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Posted at Dec 11 08:20 AM

Clumps of water lilies blanketing the Pasig River can suspend the trips of the river service there, an alternative mode of transport that the government recently revived to ease crippling traffic in the capital, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Wednesday.    Read more »

Demand sa mga paupahan tumataas; tindi ng trapik isa sa mga dahilan

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Updated as of Nov 09 07:58 PM

Habang palala nang palala ang trapik, lumalaki naman ang demand sa mga condo at iba pang residential property na pinarerentahan sa Metro Manila kahit pa may kamahalan ang presyo nito. Read more »

Commute challenge again? Panelo rides a tricycle in Bacolod

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 05:50 PM

Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo took public transportation again—this time via a tricycle. Read more »

Cayetano shuns 'commute challenge', eyes higher IRA for rural areas

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Posted at Oct 17 10:45 AM

Rural areas should get higher revenue shares to discourage its residents from flocking to Metro Manila and aggravating the crippling traffic, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Sino-sino ang maaaring gumamit ng wang-wang?

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Posted at Oct 15 07:33 PM

Sino-sino lang ba ang maaaring gumamit ng wang-wang?  Read more »

Duterte admin has a transport plan, Panelo tells activist Reyes

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 05:09 PM

“Ang alam ko, mayroong plano ang gobyerno diyan. Baka si Renato, may mungkahi para makatulong,” Presidential spokesman Sal Panelo said.  Read more »