News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Traffic may breach pre-pandemic levels by June: MMDA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 10:52 AM

Expect heavier traffic in Metro Manila when face-to-face classes resume in June, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 24, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 12:02 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Traffic congestion back in EDSA

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 08:36 PM

Pedestrians pass through a heavily congested EDSA traffic in Makati City on Thursday. Read more »

Traffic build-up along EDSA amid alert level 2

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 09:34 PM

Traffic starts to build up at EDSA Guadalupe during the rush hour on Tuesday amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Don't panic buy for Christmas, UK tells Britons

Sarah Young and Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 04:42 PM

Britain said on Wednesday that people should buy normally for Christmas and that there would be no shortage of gifts after shipping containers carrying toys and electrical goods were diverted from the country's biggest port because it was full. Read more »

BJMP jails congested by 397 percent

Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 06:42 PM

Based on BJMP data, the jail population nationwide is around 119,692 with a congestion rate of 397 percent. Read more »

EDSA traffic problem solved?

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 07:32 PM

Pedestrians, wearing face shields which are no longer mandatory in outdoor settings, use a crosswalk as traffic builds up along EDSA in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

Pandemic cut traffic congestion in most countries last year -report

Stephanie Kelly and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 09:06 AM

Coronavirus-induced lockdowns caused annual traffic congestion to fall in most countries for the first time in at least 10 years, disrupting long-held traffic patterns like the dreaded morning commute to work, a report released on Tuesday showed. Read more »

NLEX settles rift with Valenzuela LGU, vows to ease heavy toll gates traffic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 03:50 PM

NLEX Corp said Tuesday that the Valenzuela City government has accepted their solutions to ease the traffic jams in their toll gates and resolve RFID issues. Read more »

BOC prepares for possible port congestion amid truck ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 02:43 AM

MANILA - The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Monday is preparing for possible congestion at Manila International Container Port (MICP) after authorities reimposed the truck ban in the capital region. Read more »

MMDA eyes closure of more U-turn slots on EDSA before year-end

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 10:46 AM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Wednesday it was looking into closing more U-turn slots along EDSA as part of a long-term solution to the capital region's perennial traffic congestion. Read more »

Metro Pacific Tollways building 'urban ring road' linking north, south, east, west of Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 06:55 PM

The Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Tollways Corp (MPTC) will build a network of expressways around Metro Manila that will connect all major roads in the metro, the firm announced on Friday.   Read more »

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 »