Metro

LTO issues show-cause order vs actress who breached ASEAN lane

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office on Monday asked actress Maria Isabel Lopez to explain why her license should not be revoked following what it said was her “blatant violation of traffic rules and regulations.” In a show-cause order signed by the LTO’s Law Enforcement Service director Francis Ray Almora, the LTO ordered Lopez to appear before the Office of the Director on Nov. 16 at  10 a.m. to make the explanation. The LTO […]

Closed van, truck puwede nang dumaan sa SCTEX, NLEX at EDSA

QUEZON City, Metro Manila (Eagle News) — Maaari nang makadaan sa Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) at EDSA ang mga truck at closed van ngayong panahon ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Batay sa binagong abiso ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), ito ay simula ngayong Lunes, November 13 hanggang sa November 15. Subalit ito ay sa loob lamang ng apat na oras o mula alas dose ng hating gabi hanggang alas […]

Authorities say actress who breached ASEAN lanes may face charges, lose driver’s license

  (Eagle News) — Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit organizers said charges could be filed against actress Ma. Isabel Lopez after they said she “defied” a  plan meant to safeguard world leaders when she removed the cones designating the ASEAN  lanes on Edsa and used them herself to escape traffic. In a statement, ASEAN Technical Working Group on Traffic Management chair Emmanuel Miro said the incident that Lopez herself proudly narrated on her Facebook […]

Mahigit P300-milyong halaga ng fake products, nasabat sa QC

QUEZON CITY, Philippines  (Eagle News) — Nasabat ng mga tauhan ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang kahung-kahon na mga pinekeng sigarilyo, seasoning mix at sabong pangligo sa tatlong warehouse sa Barangay Masambong sa Quezon City kamakailan. Sa taya ng BOC, papalo sa mahigit tatlong daang milyong piso ang halaga ng mga nasabat na smuggled at pekeng produkto na mula sa China. Ayon kay Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña, dalawang buwang minanmanan ng enforcement and security service […]

Protests in Manila during ASEAN meet to be confined to Plaza Miranda, Liwasang Bonifacio

(Eagle News) — Protests in Manila that will be held during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit will be confined to Plaza Miranda and Liwasang Bonifacio. In a statement, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada said no demonstrations are allowed near the venues of the 31st Asean Summit and Related Meetings, and near the hotels where foreign dignitaries, delegates and heads of state are billeted, including the Manila Hotel, Manila Diamond Hotel, New World Manila Bay, […]

Mahigit 10 rider ng “Angkas,” huli sa anti-colorum op

(Eagle News) — Huli ang mahigit 10  rider ng motorcycle-hailing app na “Angkas” sa  operasyon laban sa mga colorum ng mga otoridad nitong Huwebes, ika-9 ng Nobyembre. Nagpanggap na mga pasahero ang ilang opisyal ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board kabilang na si LTFRB board member Aileen Lizada para dito. Si Lizada ay personal na nag-book gamit ang app ng habal-habal sa McKinley Hill sa Taguig, at nagpahatid sa 5th Avenue sa Bonifacio Global […]

MMDA issues advisory on road closures for ASEAN Summit events

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced road closures and lock-downs in some parts of Metro Manila in line with the preparation for the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits that will be held in Manila and Clark, Pampanga next week. Here is the list of roads and places and the dates they will be on lockdown: 8 Nov – Partial lockdown of CCP Complex, Pasay City, starting from […]

US Embassy, affiliate offices closed on Friday, Nov. 10

(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy will be closed to the public on Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day, an American holiday. In an advisory issued on Thursday, the US embassy said also closed on that day are its affiliate offices. Regular services in those offices will resume on Monday, Nov. 13, the US embassy said. “Veterans Day is celebrated every year in the US on Nov. 11, which is the day […]

Test-run of MMDA’s Alalay sa MRT3 program slated today

(Eagle News) — The test-run of  the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Alalay sa MRT3 program will be held today, November 9. Under the program, the MMDA will be offering free rides in four buses to MRT commuters from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. southbound, and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. northbound. The pick-up point of the southbound buses is the MRT North Ave. station. Drop-off points are the MRT Ortigas station and the MRT […]

PNP Chief Dela Rosa, nangakong pasisibakin ang 2 police bodyguards ni Diane Uy

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nangako si Philippine National Police Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na pasisibakin ang dalawang police bodyguard ni Dianne Yu Uy, anak ng convicted drug dealer na si Yu Yuk Lai. Si Uy ay nadakip nitong Martes, November 8, matapos salakayin ng mga tauhan ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang kanyang tahanan na malapit lamang sa Palasyo ng Malacañang sa San Miguel, Maynila, at masamsam ang mahigit P10 milyong halaga […]

UPDATED: Suspect in killing of model Grab driver says he was “only after” money

(Eagle News) —  The suspect in the killing of model Grab driver Gerardo Maquidato Jr. said he was “only after money” at the time he committed the crime. “Alam ko mahihirapan kayong mapatawad ako pero pera lang ang gusto ko sa kanya pero lumaban po siya,”  Narc Tulod Delemios, who is now in police custody after he gave surrender feelers through his mother in law to authorities on Tuesday night, said in a press conference […]

Government takes over maintenance of MRT 3

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation on Tuesday took over the maintenance of the Metro Rail Transit or MRT Line 3, after it cancelled the contract of Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) as the line’s maintenance provider. DOTr decided to cancel BURI’s contract, due to the persistent failure in MRT operations in the past year and a half. “It cannot be overemphasized that what is at stake here is the welfare […]