Many employees and students were not able to go to their workplace or attend their classes. The reason is the severe traffic in North Luzon Expressway up to Meycauayan, Bulacan and lasted for seven hours. The severe traffic was caused by the long line of container trucks along NLEX. Also affected were Mindanao Avenue, Balintawak, C3 Road, A. Bonifacio and Blumentritt. Even Roxas Blvd. and the surrounding roads of the port area was affected by […]
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President Aquino says sorry for Friday’s massive traffic, says port decongestion is on track
MANILA, Philippines — Saying the traffic problem could hurt the economy, President Aquino apologized for the massive traffic jam that had stranded motorists and commuters travelling to Metro Manila from the northern provinces for several hours last Friday. The President said he would review the video footages of Friday’s traffic at the North Luzon Expressway President Aquino said he would also review video footages to determine what caused the heavy traffic at the North Luzon […]
Traffic problem caused by undisciplined drivers
According to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, the major cause of heavy traffic is the lack of discipline among drivers. As such, the Land Transportation Office will implement stricter requirements for those who are applying new driver’s license as well as training for those who will renew their licenses.
Gov’t warns transport groups vs illegal 50-centavo fare hike
MANILA, Philippines — Government warns transport groups against their planned 50-centavo fare hike today (March 24) saying that they would face sanctions if they would proceed with the fare hike implementation which was without the permission from the government. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, in a radio interview over the state-run DZRB Radyo ng Bayan, said the public transport group members who expressed their intent to increase their fare by 50 centavos should first seek the […]





