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Petsa de peligro? Firm to offer 'pamasahe' loans for cash-strapped commuters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 12:09 PM

MANILA - Digital micro-loans provider lendpinoy on Friday said it will offer fare loans to cash-strapped Filipinos who need money for transport fares via its Ride Now, Pay Later program for beep card users. Read more »

EDSA Carousel only has some 400 buses, official says after some passengers made to wait an hour

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 07:41 PM

The EDSA Carousel has only some 400 units serving over a hundred thousand passengers daily, an official said on Thursday, as authorities sought to improve the system and cut long passenger lines. Read more »

MMDA 'nababahala' sa mahahabang pila, punuang mga bus, jeep

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 08:32 PM

Giit ng ilang pasahero, tugunan muna ang problema sa kakulangan sa mass transport.  Read more »

Operasyon ng LRT-2 balik-normal na matapos ang operational service

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 08:54 AM

Balik-normal na ang operasyon ng LRT-2 matapos ang isang araw na provisional service Lunes. Read more »

Karagdagang ruta ng traditional jeepney, provincial buses bubuksan sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 08:37 AM

Bubuksan ngayong linggo ang karagdagang ruta ng traditional jeepneys at provincial buses sa Metro Manila, ayon sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board nitong Lunes.   Read more »

DOTr offers free rides for essentials workers as ECQ hampers transport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 02:52 PM

Essential workers who commute and others who are authorized outside of their residence during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in the so-called NCR Plus could avail of free rides in 44 routes around Metro Manila and its adjacent areas, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Read more »

DOTr eyes more operational MRT-3 trains, faster turnaround time as rehab completion inches closer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 09:23 PM

More operational trains and a faster turnaround time can be expected from MRT-3, as the rail line's rehabilitation is expected to finish by December this year, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Saturday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 3, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 11:27 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Two tired to ride

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 09:08 PM

Bicycle riders and motorists, cross the Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

NEDA wants public transport capacity increased to 75 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 11:25 AM

The National Economic Development Authority on Thursday called for the expansion of public transport capacity to curb the "alarming" hunger incidence in the metro after COVID-19 restrictions affected workers' ability to report to work. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 29, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 11:38 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Wet ride home

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 08:24 PM

Commuters deal with the rain and flood as they try to get aboard buses along EDSA and Taft Ave. in Metro Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

DOTr has no plans to curb public transport this month: consultant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 04:41 PM

The Department of Transportation will not limit the public transport system this month, its senior consultant said Wednesday, despite the potential spike in COVID-19 cases due to upcoming holiday gatherings.  Read more »

Traditional jeeps 'not factored' in closure of EDSA u-turns: MMDA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 09:37 AM

Traditional jeepneys were not factored in when u-turn slots were closed for the EDSA Busway Project, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Sunday. Read more »

Coronavirus task force OKs higher load for commissioned shuttle services

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:07 AM

The Philippines' coronavirus task force has approved a higher passenger load for commissioned shuttle services, Malacañang said Friday, easing another restriction in an apparent bid to help the country’s battered economy recover from recession.    Read more »

It might become the scariest part of your commute: The elevator

Michael Wilson, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 27 02:58 PM

Buttons that you can press by just pointing at them. Others that appear to float in the air, holograms seen more in sci-fi films than office buildings. Staggered employee arrivals and departures, and the rethinking, or even elimination, of the outside lunch break.   Read more »

Mas maraming pasahero pinayagang sumakay sa MRT, LRT, PNR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:35 PM

Mas marami nang pasahero ang pinayagang makasakay sa mga tren simula ngayong Lunes. Read more »

Philippine trains increase passenger capacity to 30 percent amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 08:38 AM

Train lines in Metro Manila on Monday increased their capacity to 30 percent from the current 13 to 18 percent to ferry more passengers as public transport remained limited, authorities said.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 14 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 11:41 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

'Ofel' adds to commuters' challenges

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 08:27 PM

Commuters wearing face shields wait for a ride home in front of the Kartilya ng Katipunan monument, just outside the Manila City hall, on Wednesday.  Read more »