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Ride-sharing with Panelo

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 12:20 PM

A rider gives Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo a free motorcycle ride along J.P. Laurel going to Malacañang Palace on Friday. Read more »

Bus consortium sought to ease EDSA traffic

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Updated as of Oct 11 12:55 PM

Lawmakers are enjoining bus companies operating in EDSA to form a consortium that will have a single dispatch system that can control the number of buses on the crammed thoroughfare, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Friday. Read more »

‘It’s a silly acceptance,’ Panelo says of his commute challenge

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 05:03 PM

Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo insisted on Thursday that he is not trying to prove anything in accepting a challenge to take public transportation on Friday after drawing flak for playing down daily commuter woes. Read more »

WATCH: What will finished Skyway extension look like?

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Posted at Oct 10 03:09 PM

The San Miguel Corp unit building the Skyway extension project showed on Thursday what the tollway will look like once finished.  Read more »

'Highway to hell': Toll suspension eyed as motorists spend 'half a day' in SLEX traffic

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Updated as of Oct 10 11:10 AM

The Toll Regulatory Board said Thursday it was studying a proposal to suspend fees along the South Luzon Expressway, where a lawmaker said motorists have been spending half their day due to heavy traffic spawned by the Skyway extension project.  Read more »

SLEX traffic to ease in December: manager

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Updated as of Oct 10 09:53 AM

SOME RELIEF AHEAD: Congestion in the South Luzon Expressway will ease in December after authorities remove heavy equipment and road obstructions being used in the ongoing Skyway extension project, its manager said Thursday.  Read more »

'Oras, kita naaaksaya sa trapikong dulot ng one-way scheme sa SLEX'

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Updated as of Oct 09 07:01 PM

Kabi-kabilang batikos ang inabot ng one-way traffic scheme sa East Service Road mula Alabang hanggang Sucat.  Read more »

Traffic to get worse if SC decision on sewer lines implemented: water utility firms

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Posted at Oct 09 03:54 PM

Traffic congestion will worsen in many parts of Metro Manila if water utility firms are pushed to complete sewer projects within five years, Manila Water and Maynilad warned on Wednesday. Read more »

One-way traffic ipinatutupad sa bahagi ng SLEX

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Posted at Oct 09 12:54 AM

Nagpapatupad ng bagong traffic scheme sa SLEX para maibsan ang mabigat na traffic dulot ng Skyway Extension Project. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 8, 2019

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Posted at Oct 08 11:13 PM

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

PH buys 2 new aircraft worth P2-B for Duterte, gov't officials

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Posted at Oct 08 10:38 PM

New US-built aircraft worth billions of pesos are purchased for President Rodrigo Duterte despite his earlier vow not to buy any American-made equipment. Read more »

No transport crisis? Panelo draws flak for denial

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Updated as of Oct 08 11:10 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Malacañang's spokesperson drew flak online Tuesday after he denied that Metro Manila is experiencing a transportation crisis. Read more »

Estudyante, patay matapos makuryente sa baha sa Davao

Andoreena Causon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 06:52 PM

Isang lalaking estudyante ang patay matapos makuryente habang naglalakad sa baha sa Barangay Panacan dito sa lungsod Martes. Read more »

Angkas to the rescue

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Posted at Oct 08 06:10 PM

A dispatcher for ride-hailing app Angkas gets the name of a student at the Recto LRT-2 station for the transport firm's free ride service from Recto in Manila to Katipunan in Quezon City amid partial suspension of operations at the train line.   Read more »

Consider telecommuting amid 'transport crisis' - Villanueva

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 05:24 PM

MANILA - Labor regulators and employers must consider implementing telecommuting to maintain workers' productivity, as transportation woes gripped the capital, Sen. Joel Villanueva said Tuesday. Read more »

Palafox traffic fixes: 8 LRT lines, EDSA-long walkway, no more MM gov't offices

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Posted at Oct 08 04:06 PM

Plans to improve mass transportation in Metro Manila are 40 years behind schedule, according to renowned architect and urban Planner Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr., who said "catastrophic traffic and lack of decent housing" were already predicted as early as 1976. Read more »

Senator wants LGUs to run own transit systems

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Updated as of Oct 08 11:07 AM

MANILA - Local governments should be allowed to run their own public transit systems to help solve Metro Manila's traffic problems, a senator proposed Tuesday. Read more »

Traffic enforcer patay sa pamamaril sa Pasay

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Posted at Oct 07 12:45 PM

Napatay ngayong Lunes ang isang traffic enforcer matapos barilin ng mga hindi pa nakikilalang salarin sa EDSA Extension sa Pasay City, ayon sa pulisya. Read more »

Trak tumagilid sa NLEX

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Posted at Oct 06 10:20 AM

Tumagilid ang isang Elf truck sa North Luzon Expressway nitong Linggo ng umaga. Read more »

Pasig records steep increase in truck-ban violations in September

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Posted at Oct 05 07:50 PM

The number of violations recorded in Pasig City linked to the truck ban quadrupled between June and September, said Mayor Vico Sotto, who cited stricter enforcement of the ordinance. Read more »