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Bus operators await 'social distancing' rules during Metro quarantine

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Posted at Mar 13 12:17 PM

Provincial bus operators said Friday they were waiting for further guidelines on how to limit the number of people in their vehicles to comply with "social distancing" requirements while Metro Manila is under quarantine for COVID-19. Read more »

Wrong court: SC junks petitions vs MMDA provincial bus ban along EDSA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:30 PM

The SC en banc dismissed 3 separate petitions filed by AKO BICOL PARTY-LIST, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Bayan Muna Party-list chair Neri Colmenares and others because they violated the high court’s doctrine of hierarchy of courts, based on excerpts of the Court’s December 3, 2019 resolution provided to the media on Friday. Read more »

MMDA suspends number coding for provincial buses on select December, January holidays

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Posted at Dec 20 12:02 PM

Number coding will be lifted for provincial buses on Dec. 23, 24, 26, 27, and 31 as well as on Jan. 2, 2020, the MMDA said in an advisory. Read more »

DOTr ipinaliwanag kung bakit dapat walang bus terminals sa EDSA

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Updated as of Sep 05 02:36 PM

Ayon sa mga kritiko, dagdag pasanin ito lalo na sa mga pasahero na kailangang magdagdag ng pasahe. Read more »

Ilang commuter, tutol sa provincial bus ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 01:39 AM

Naglabas naman ng hinaing ang ilang commuters at maging bus drivers dahil para sa kanila, pahirap ang mga isinusulong na programa kontra-traffic. Read more »

MMDA, Transport officers nagisa sa bus ban hearing sa Senado

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Updated as of Aug 14 12:24 AM

Pinutakte ng reklamo at batikos ang MMDA sa pagdinig sa Senado sa planong provincial bus ban sa EDSA.  Read more »

Mayor Vico laments: MMDA policies in EDSA worsened traffic in Pasig

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 07:16 PM

Policies implemented by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in EDSA have worsened traffic conditions in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto said.   Read more »

Palace on provincial bus ban: Be patient, give MMDA a chance

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Posted at Aug 13 04:20 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday appealed to the public to "be patient" and let the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) try to solve the traffic problem along EDSA. Read more »

Give provincial bus ban a chance: MMDA eyes panacea to EDSA traffic mess

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 03:27 PM

MANILA - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday appealed for understanding from public as it seeks to decongest EDSA by banning provincial buses along Metro Manila’s busiest thoroughfare. Read more »

Allow provincial buses on EDSA during non-peak hours: solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 12:05 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker on Tuesday proposed that provincial buses should be allowed on EDSA during non-peak hours instead of banning them entirely. Read more »

MMDA chair skips Senate probe on EDSA mess

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Updated as of Aug 13 10:54 AM

The chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority missed Tuesday a Senate inquiry into his agency's provincial bus ban, which spawned gridlocks on EDSA last week.    Read more »

MMDA shuns finger-pointing in Senate probe on traffic mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 07:39 AM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Tuesday that it was ready to face a Senate inquiry into the crippling traffic in the metropolis, but urged authorities to refrain from finger-pointing.    Read more »

Senado iimbestigahan ang mga aksiyon vs daloy ng trapiko

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 08:44 PM

Nakatakdang humarap sa Senado sa Martes ang Transport officials tungkol sa tugon nila sa daloy ng trapiko. Read more »

MMDA sa EDSA traffic: 'Kailangang lahat tayo may disiplina'

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Posted at Aug 08 07:44 PM

Sa kabila ng batikos, ipagpapatuloy ng MMDA ang pagpapatupad ng yellow lane policy sa EDSA Read more »

MMDA: Court order, optional participation diminished purpose of bus ban dry-run

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Updated as of Aug 07 07:44 PM

The MMDA on Wednesday acknowledged that a dry run of its plan to ban provincial buses along EDSA was unsuccessful.  Read more »

Operators shun 'voluntary' dry run of EDSA provincial bus ban

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Posted at Aug 07 08:27 AM

Majority of provincial bus lines on Wednesday did not participate in the "voluntary" dry run of a policy banning them from EDSA, which a Quezon City court blocked last week, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 6, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 12:23 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Pagsunod sa provincial bus ban pinaubaya ng MMDA sa mga operator

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Updated as of Aug 06 08:00 PM

Matatandaang noong Hulyo 31 ay naglabas ng injunction ang korte laban sa panukalang provincial bus ban sa EDSA.    Read more »

Despite court halt, EDSA provincial bus ban dry run to push through Aug. 7: MMDA

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Updated as of Aug 06 05:56 PM

MANILA – The proposed dry-run of the ban on provincial buses on EDSA will push through on Aug. 7, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Tuesday, despite a halt order issued by a Quezon City court. Read more »

EDSA without bus ban

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 01:11 PM

Commuters walk along EDSA going to Kamuning in Quezon City as early morning traffic grinds to a crawl on Tuesday. Read more »