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Metro Manila traffic congestion may be world's worst, says Waze

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Updated as of Oct 29 05:52 PM

Metro Manila is again set to take the dubious honor as the world's worst city for drivers, according to traffic navigation app Waze.  Read more »

Double-decker buses may not ease EDSA traffic: analyst

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Posted at Oct 16 09:02 AM

Double-decker buses may not be the answer to ease crippling traffic on EDSA, an analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte admin has a transport plan, Panelo tells activist Reyes

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 05:09 PM

“Ang alam ko, mayroong plano ang gobyerno diyan. Baka si Renato, may mungkahi para makatulong,” Presidential spokesman Sal Panelo said.  Read more »

The ANC Brief: Admitting the transport problem

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Posted at Oct 14 05:00 AM

More views on whether or not there is a “transport” crisis in Metro Manila. Here are the big stories making the headlines on ANC today. Read more »

Gov't urged to stop blaming previous administration for transport woes

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 06:14 PM

A transport expert on Sunday said the Duterte administration should stop blaming the previous administration on the transport mess, noting that the current government has failed a lot in preventing the existing problem. Read more »

Transport crisis claims 'exaggerated': MMDA exec

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Updated as of Oct 13 09:17 AM

Claims that a transport crisis exists in Metro Manila are "exaggerated," an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Sunday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 11, 2019

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Posted at Oct 12 01:07 AM

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

Youth group: Panelo commute proof that gov’t is ‘detached’ from everyday realities

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Posted at Oct 11 09:17 PM

Panelo should consider his nearly 4-hour commute to Malacañang proof of how distressing the public-transport system is in Metro Manila, activists said on Friday. Read more »

After long commute, Panelo insists no transport crisis, just 'traffic crisis'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 03:13 PM

Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo maintained his position Friday that there was no mass transport crisis plaguing Filipino commuters, even after it took him 4 hours to get to work in Malacañang from his home in Marikina City. Read more »

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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 10, 2019

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Posted at Oct 10 11:56 PM

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

No crisis?

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 11:01 PM

Commuters fall in line to avail of free bus rides offered by government in Cubao to Masinag in Rizal on Thursday. Read more »

Gov't officials hinamong mag-commute matapos igiit na walang 'transport crisis'

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Updated as of Oct 10 08:26 PM

Simula nang igiit ng ilang opisyal ng gobyerno na walang "transport crisis" sa bansa, sunod-sunod na ang hamon sa kanila na mag-commute tulad ng mga regular na Pinoy araw-araw.  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 »

Transport chief declines 'public transport challenge,' says there's no crisis yet

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 03:43 PM

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Thursday declined the challenge posed by youth group AnakBayan to use public transportation to feel commuters' pain, as he insisted that there is no transport crisis.  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 »