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Kin of Bilibid inmates demand same Duterte 'grace' granted to Pemberton

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 03:38 PM

Inday's husband has been languishing inside the notoriously congested national penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison, for almost 3 decades over robbery with homicide charges. Read more »

OPINION: Urban planning for dummies

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Aug 30 02:41 AM

Elements of urban planning form a concept of life that ought to be wired into our beings, albeit subconsciously, as second nature. Thus, we become truly "concerned citizens,” responsible contributing participants in the nation’s polity.  Read more »

'Road pricing' along EDSA being explored, says DOTr consultant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 12:21 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Charging vehicles plying EDSA during rush hour is being explored to address the gridlock in the capital's major thoroughfare, a transportation official said Thursday. Read more »

OPINION: Balik Probinsya – Dead on Arrival

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jul 04 01:18 AM

Calculated, self-aggrandizing political projects masquerading as socio-economic ameliorative gimmickry is oftentimes a formula for failure. Read more »

Barangays can facilitate registration of 'Balik Probinsya' applicants: official

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 12:14 PM

Barangays in Metro Manila can facilitate applications for the government's "Balik Probinsya" program for those who cannot register online, an official said Thursday. Read more »

Mga pumapasok sa classroom balak limitahan hanggang 20: DepEd

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 12:39 PM

Balak ng Department of Education na bawasan ang bilang ng mga estudyanteng pumapasok sa mga classroom sa susunod na pasukan. Read more »

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, SC reminds judges to implement jail decongestion measures

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 09:29 PM

The Supreme Court’s Office of the Court Administrator on Monday reminded trial court judges to implement existing rules to decongest detention facilities, as jails begin reporting confirmed COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

BJMP 'agrees on all efforts to decongest' jails: spox

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 09:00 AM

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Sunday it agrees on "all efforts to decongest" the country's jails as 9 inmates and 9 of its staff contracted COVID-19. Read more »

Break for Manila, Asia's other clogged capitals as coronavirus curbs traffic

Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 08:25 PM

In Manila, where street snarl-ups cause an estimated $67 million in daily business losses, the city's chronically jammed Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) thoroughfare was unusually quiet, with home quarantine measures keeping most of the city's 3.5 million registered vehicles off the roads. Read more »

Release of cargoes from Manila port to slow on Holy Week, authorities say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 08:30 AM

The release of container vans in Manila ports is expected to slow down during the Holy Week but cargo unloading will continue, its operator said Wednesday. Read more »

Advocacy group donates thousands of face masks to jails

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 11:22 AM

A non-government organization has donated thousands of face masks to jails in Metro Manila and nearby Rizal province to help prison personnel and convicts protect themselves from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more »

‘Prison emergency’ pushed to prevent COVID-19 spread in ‘horribly crowded’ PH jails

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 01:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should declare a “prison emergency” and free sick, elderly, and other low-risk inmates to prevent a possible outbreak of the new coronavirus in the Philippines’ notoriously crowded jails, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Read more »

Port congestion due to COVID-19 'abnormality,' trucker group says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 08:05 PM

Truckers and cargo owners should not be blamed for the port congestion in Manila since the Luzon lockdown to fight COVID-19 caused an "abnormality" in the supply chain, a truckers group said Thursday. Read more »

Port official calls for swift approval of anti-congestion measure

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 11:36 AM

The government agency in charge of Manila port on Wednesday appealed to finance officials to expedite their review of proposed measures to decongest the terminals. Read more »

Lockdowns, 'skeletal' staffing cause Manila port congestion, truckers say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 09:16 AM

Lean staffing and COVID-19 lockdowns here and abroad are holding up tens of thousands of container vans at Manila port, threatening to shut it down, a group of truckers said Wednesday. Read more »

Manila port may shut down in 6 days as it gets swamped by undelivered cargo: port authority

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 10:59 PM

Manila’s port, which is vital to the country’s trade and the delivery of much needed medical supplies amid the COVID-19 crisis, may shut down in 6 to 8 days because of congestion, the head of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said on Tuesday.  Read more »

ICTSI: Withdrawal of cargoes 'quickest' solution to Manila port congestion

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 07:00 PM

International Container Terminal Services Inc on Tuesday said the "quickest" solution to congestion would be the withdrawal of cleared cargo from Manila ports. Read more »

Physical distancing impossible in Manila City Jail even as COVID-19 threat looms

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 08:55 PM

While people around the world are being urged to practice physical distancing to keep COVID-19 from spreading, there's a place in Manila where this is simply impossible. Read more »

Manila is 2nd in most traffic-congested city: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 03:25 AM

Based on the report, most motorists in Manila spent an average of 71 percent extra travel time stuck in traffic last year.   Read more »

OPINION: Greed will not solve Metro Manila

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 13 05:16 PM

Manila must remain the nation’s capital. There is absolutely no reason to replace nor relocate her. But she must be rid of fatally excessive fat.  Read more »