Tag: edsa

MMDA: Portions of Edsa to be closed to motorists on Sunday

(Eagle News) — Portions of Edsa will be closed to motorists on Sunday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced on Friday. According to the MMDA, Ortigas Avenue to northbound Santolan will be partially closed from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.  in time for the celebration of the 32nd anniversary of Edsa I. “Two outer lanes will be closed to vehicular traffic while three inner lanes from Edsa-Ortigas flyover will still be passable to motorists up […]

Abogado na lulan ng SUV, inambush ng mga nakasakay sa motorsiklo sa Quezon City

Ni Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Binulabog ng magkakasunod na mga putok ng baril ang kahabaan ng EDSA Quezon City madaling araw nitong Martes, Pebrero 13. Animo’y eksena sa pelikula ang pangyayari sa kalsada dahil pinagbabaril ng tatlong nakasakay sa motorsiklo ang isang sport utility vehicle na bumabaybay lamang sa kahabaan ng EDSA. Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, galing umano sa Greenhills ang SUV. Nang paakyat na ito sa […]

MMDA to hold dry run of Edsa High Occupancy Vehicle lane scheme starting Monday

(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Wednesday said it would hold a one-week dry run for the implementation of the High Occupancy Vehicle lane on Edsa. In a Facebook post, the MMDA said the dry run will start on Monday, December 11, at 6 a.m. Under the scheme that is being tested, vehicles with two or more passengers are required to use the leftmost lane or the HOV lane on Edsa. Motorcycles […]

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 […]

Dry run for ASEAN night-time convoy set on November 8, says MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is advising motorists to avoid EDSA and other roads in Metro Manila as a night time convoy dry run will be conducted on November 8, in preparation for the 31st ASEAN Summit. A modified stop-and-go scheme will be implemented along the convoy route from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport at Clark in Pampanga to the roads in the southern part of Metro Manila from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. […]

2 katao sugatan sa salpukan ng delivery truck at bus sa EDSA Muñoz, Quezon City

(Eagle News) — Wasak ang harapang bahagi ng isang truck matapos na sumalpok sa isang bus sa kahabaan ng Muñoz sa Quezon City, kaninang madaling araw, Hulyo 31. Halos maipit ang driver ng truck dahil sa lakas ng pagkakabangga nito. Ayon sa pahinante ng truck binabaybay lamang nila ang kahabaan ng Muñoz patungo ng Quezon City. Ngunit pagdating sa bahaging U-Turn slot sa lugar nabulaga na lamang sila ng may bigla na lamang may mag […]

Light truck ban sa EDSA, Shaw Boulevard extended hanggang September 15

Eagle News — Pinalawig pa hanggang September 15 ang pagbabawal sa pagdaan ng mga ‘light truck’ sa kahabaan ng EDSA at Shaw Boulevard. Ito ay ayon sa Metro Manila Council (MMC), ang policy-making body ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Sa ilalim ng regulasyon ng MMC, ipagbabawal pa rin ang pagdaan ng mga truck na may gross capacity weight na nasa 4,500 kilograms sa mga nasabing daan sa pagitan ng alas 6:00 ng umaga hanggang alas 10:00 […]

Free WiFi launched in EDSA on Independence Day

Eagle  News — Telecommunication giants Globe Telecommunications Company, Smart Communications and PLDT Inc., launched on Monday, June 12, the free WiFI connection, project along the 23.8 kilometer Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA. The project was launched in coordination with the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) along the stretch of EDSA that traverses Caloocan, Quezon City, San Juan, Pasay, Mandaluyong and Makati. According to Smart and Globe, the free WiFi can be used for the […]

MMDA, naglaan ng fire lane sa EDSA para sa mga rumerespondeng fire truck

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilaan na ng Metro Manila Development Authority ang ikaapat na lane ng EDSA na magsisilbing fire lane ng mga truck ng bumbero. Sa pamamagitan umano nito, mas mapapabilis ang kanilang pagresponde sa oras ng emergency. Simula noong Linggo, Marso 31 ay inilaan na ng MMDA ang ikaapat na lane ng EDSA para sa fire truck para mabilis na makatugon ang mga ito sa oras ng emergency. Sa pamamagitan rin nito, […]

Light trucks ban sinimulan na ng MMDA

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Sinimulan na nitong Lunes, March 20 ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang pagpapatupad ng uniform light truck ban. Mula 6:00 ng umaga hanggang 10:00 ng umaga ay umaabot na sa 377 ang kanilang nahuli sa may Southbound ng EDSA. Lahat ng ‘light trucks’, pribado o commercial use ay mahigpit na pinagbabawalan dumaan sa EDSA Southbound at Shaw Boulevard (mula Mandaluyong City at Pasig City) mula 6:00 ng umaga hanggang 10:oo […]

Trinoma Mall fire reaches second alarm, MRT-3 continues train operations

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — A fire hit Trinoma Mall in Quezon City on Monday (March 13) and was immediately raised to second alarm nine minutes after it started. Based on an initial investigation of the Tandang Sora Fire Substation officers, the fire began at 2:25 in the afternoon at an appliance warehouse beside the mall and near the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) station. “The fire is still under investigation and around 20 fire trucks have been sent […]