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(Eagle News) — The country’s airports and seaports have started implementing safety measures against the threat of the novel coronavirus, which has continued to spread in nearby China and has killed at least 17 people. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Director General Jim Sydiongco has reported they were “continuously coordinating with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Quarantine to support its efforts to […]
(Eagle News) –Fake news. This was how the Metro Rail Transit-3 described social media reports a suicide bomber had been nabbed at Taft station today, Jan. 22. “Wala pong dapat ipag-alala ang aming mga pasahero sapagkat ito ay isa lamang ‘penetration test’ na ginawa ng Philippine National Police (PNP) kahapon, 21 Enero 2020, 2:20PM sa MRT-3 Cubao station,” the MRT-3 said. According to the MRT-3, a “penetration test” was done to assess the “alertness or […]
(Eagle News) –Angkas on Wednesday, Jan. 22, said it was withdrawing the petition it filed in court against the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis. In its petition filed before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 223, Angkas asked for a halt to the imposition of the initial 10,000 cap on the number of participating riders for each player participating in the pilot run of motorcycle taxis. It also asked the court to […]
(Eagle News) — The pilot study on motorcycle taxis will no longer be terminated. Inter-Agency Technical Working Group chair Antonio Gardiola Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, added the motorcycle rider cap for each of the three players participating in the study–Angkas, JoyRide and Move It–had been increased to 15,000 in Metro Manila. He said a site of operation in Mindanao had been added to the previously existing sites of Metro Manila for Luzon and Cebu […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Technical Working Group to continue its pilot study on motorcycle taxis. This is according to Senator Bong Go, who spoke to reporters on Tuesday, Jan. 21. “Okay naman siya at pumayag naman siya na sa ngayon ‘wag munang ituloy ‘yung paghuli. Tuloy muna ang pilot test run for the meantime na wala pang amendments,” Go said. Go issued the statement after TWG chair Antonio Gardiola Jr. said […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Transportation is targeting to complete the rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit 3 by the third quarter of 2021. The Department of Transportation said so far, new air-conditioning units have been installed in the coaches, bringing the total number to 94 out of 120 units that were acquired by maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-TESP. The 120 new units are on top of the 60 units that were installed under the management of the […]
(Eagle News)-Members of the Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis and stakeholders are set to hold a series of meetings this week to iron out issues on the pilot study, which the TWG had recommended terminated. In a statement, the TWG said it would discuss the sentiments raised by members of the Senate Committee on Public Services and other stakeholders of the industry after its announcement in a meeting on Wednesday. It said after the […]
(Eagle News)-The Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis has recommended the termination of the study due to what it said were legal impediments. “We recommended for the termination of the study, Ma’am. Kasi po hindi kami makagalaw dahil marami pong legal impediments. May mga nilagay po kaming mga guidelines pero hindi po nila sinusunod,” chair Antonio Gardiola said before the Senate Committee on Public Services, which is conducting a hearing on the legalization of motorcycle […]
(Eagle News)–Criminal charges have been filed against an electronics engineer who carried assorted ammunition as he was entering a Metro Rail Transit-3 station on Thursday, Jan. 16, the MRT-3 said. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the charges for violation of RA 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, and RA 9516 or the Illegal Possession of Ammunition and Explosives law have been filed against Xavier Sumaya, who was intercepted at the Taft […]
(Eagle News)–Former child actor Jiro Manio was arrested in Marikina on Friday night. The police said Manio had been arrested for stabbing one Zeus Doctolero earlier. Manio has reportedly said it was Doctolero who hit him first. Manio received accolades for his role in the movie Magnifico in 2004. He has, however, reportedly been in and out of rehab since. In 2015, he was seen loitering at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for days, surviving […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday, Jan. 17, welcomed the designation of Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa as the new Philippine National Police Chief. “He is very qualified for the job,” Año said. According to Año, he expects Gamboa to “work harder now that he is the permanent Chief PNP..” He said Gamboa should lead the organization in its “intensified fight against illegal drugs, criminalilties, communist terrorist groups and extremists.” He said he also expects […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Thursday, Jan. 16, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: (DG) Cebgo DG 6177 Manila to Masbate DG 6178 Masbate to Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services said the tail-end of a cold front and the northeast monsoon, among others, will bring rains in parts of the country today.
