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Senator Grace Poe urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to ramp up the completion of the MRT-7 to improve connectivity and ease the public’s commuting woes. With the upcoming EDSA repair and the traffic it will bring, Poe said the timely completion of the railway project will provide an additional mass transportation option to the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to impose traffic mitigation measures to alleviate the anticipated heavy traffic flow during the rebuilding of Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) to be conducted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).MMDA Chairman Don Artes announced the traffic mitigating measures to be undertaken, with DPWH Secretary […]
Thirty years of protecting Filipinos’ health took center stage along EDSA’s southbound lane as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Boysen Philippines unveiled a 300-meter mural titled “Payong ng Kapanatagan”. The “Payong” (umbrella) is symbolic of PhilHealth’s role in Universal Health Care. Like an umbrella […]
In a bid to provide convenience and free assistance in cases where emergency repairs require immediate action, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) inaugurated another motorcycle and bicycle repair station on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) for motorcycle riders and cyclists.Located at the ground level of EDSA Quezon Avenue flyover in Quezon City, the newly-improved […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan believes that the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution remains strong 39 years after the historic event. “The spirit of EDSA lives on in our democratic institutions and in our daily lives,” Libanan said. “Since EDSA, and because of EDSA, we have been able to freely elect […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel urged the government to re-think the proposal to charge motorists for using EDSA as a way to decongest Metro Manila’s main thoroughfare. “Hindi solusyon ang pangongolekta ng bayad sa mga motorista na gagamit ng EDSA. Ang kailangan natin ay mas maayos na mass transport system, hindi dagdag gastos para sa […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said that the full implementation of the Work from Home Law is a more effective, equitable, and sustainable solution to Metro Manila’s traffic woes over imposing congestion fees for motorists along EDSA. Republic Act No. 11165, principally authored and sponsored by Villanueva, institutionalizes telecommuting as an alternative work arrangement for private sector […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will recommend to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the 7am to 4pm working hours for national government agencies (NGAs) to cushion the impact of traffic in light of the impending rehabilitation of EDSA. A survey was conducted on the implementation of the 7am-4pm working hours schedule where the agency noted […]
Provincial buses will be allowed to traverse EDSA beginning December 20 to January 2 for faster turnaround time and to accommodate more passengers as increased volume is expected as holiday season looms.On December 20 to 25, provincial buses are allowed to traverse EDSA starting 10 pm to 5 am while on December 26 to January […]
The Land Transportation Office has confirmed to Senate President Chiz Escudero that the number “7” protocol plate used by a SUV that illegally entered the EDSA bus carousel lane was fake. Acting on the inquiry sought by Escudero about the incident that has since gone viral, the LTO has noted that no “7” protocol plate […]