Tag: Traffic

Eleazar: Arnold Padilla the subject of case build-up even before video showing him in altercation with traffic enforcers went viral

(Eagle News) –The man who was seen in a video apparently verbally assaulting traffic enforcers who had only flagged him down for a traffic violation was the subject of a case buildup even before the video went viral. National Capital Region Police Office chief Director Guillermo Eleazar said in an interview over radio dzbb that this was following the revocation of the license to possess firearms of Arnold Padilla. Padilla was arrested on Friday, Aug. 24, […]

MMDA issues advisory on road closures for the July 15 INC Aid for Humanity to Fight Poverty in Manila

(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced the road closures that will be implemented on Sunday, July 15 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the large Aid for Humanity to Fight Poverty of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. According to the MMDA, starting July 14, from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM, the stretch of Independence Road, Katigbak Drive and South Drive will be closed to traffic. Staring midnight of July 15, the following […]

Mobile app on traffic, flood reports in Metro Manila to be developed soon; target launch this December, says MMDA

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — A mobile application on traffic reports, flood alerts, and disaster and emergency preparedness tips will soon be developed and be made available to the public by year-end, according to  the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA Chairman Danilo D. Lim signed on Thursday, June 28, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, President and Chief Executive Officer of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. to develop the said […]

Paghahanda sa ikatlong SONA ng Pangulo, sinimulan na ng MMDA

(Eagle News) — Inumpisahan na ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang paghahanda para sa ikatlong State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Hulyo. Sinabi ni MMDA Special Operations Group Head Bong Nebrija, maaga nilang sinimulan ang paglilinis sa ilang daanan, kasama rito ang pagpapaluwag ng daan sa IBP road at ilan pang bahagi na maapektuhan ng mabigat na daloy trapiko dahil sa konstruksyon ng MRT-7. Ang nasabing hakbang ay isinagawa upang […]

Matinding traffic, naranasan sa Loma de Gato sa Marilao, Bulacan dahil sa dami ng tao na nais bumoto

(Eagle News) — Nagdulot naman ng matinding traffic congestion sa kahabaan ng Villarica Road, Barangay Loma de Gato, Marilao, Bulacan ang isinasagawang barangay at SK elections sa nasabing lugar. Halos hindi kasi makausad ang mga sasakyan dahil sa dami tao na naglalakad sa halos isang lane ng kalsada upang tumungo sa Loma de Gato Elementary School upang lumahok sa synchronized barangay at SK elections. Samantala, bukod sa dito ay payapa naman ang botohan sa mga […]

Helicopter taxi apps offer escape from traffic-choked megacities

by Elizabeth Law with Harry Pearl in Jakarta Agence France-Presse Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore — one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested megacities. In under 30 minutes — a quarter of the time it would have taken from downtown Bangalore by road — Fernandes was strolling through […]

MMDA announces alternative routes in Manila; INC’s Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty set

(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday, May 3, advised motorists to take alternative routes as a part of Roxas Boulevard in Manila will be closed starting Saturday, May 5 midnight. MMDA Deputy Chariman Frisco San Juan said that in particular, both the northbound and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from Buendia to Padre Burgos will be closed due to the expected influx of participants in the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Worldwide […]

Mas masikip na trapiko sa Quezon City, inaasahan simula ngayong araw

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Simula ngayong araw, Abril 30, asahan na ang mas mabigat na daloy ng trapiko sa Quezon City. Ayon sa Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), dahil ito sa pagsasara ng ilang kalsada upang simulan ang konstruksyon ng coping beam ng Metro Rail Transit o MRT-7. Bunsod nito, ipatutupad ang one-way traffic sa Regalado mula Mindanao Avenue hanggang Commonwealth Avenue mula 5:00 AM hanggang 10:00 PM. Simula naman sa Mayo 6 […]

North Luzon Express Terminal, itatayo sa Ciudad de Victoria

Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Magkakaroon na ng North Luzon Express Terminal sa Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan. Ito ay matapos lumagda sa isang memorandum of agreement ang Department of Transportation at Maligaya Development Corporation upang maitayo ang nasabing terminal. Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, ang terminal ang inaasahang solusyon sa matinding traffic partikular na sa kahabaan ng Edsa. Ito ay sapagkat oras na matapos ang terminal, hindi na aniya papayagang pumasok ng Edsa […]

Pagkakaroon ng Green ‘Smart City’ sa labas ng Metro Manila, target ng PHL

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Plano ng Pilipinas na magkaroon ng Green ‘Smart City’ bilang panlunas sa nararanasang matinding trapiko sa Metro Manila at polusyon sa hangin. Tatawagin itong “New Clark City” na planong gawin sa Central Luzon. Sa nasabing Green “Smart City” ay magkakaroon ng drones, self-driving vehicles at environmentally friendly design at teknolohiya. Inaasahang nasa P2 milyong tao ang maninirahan sa nasabing lungsod at kayang makapag-ambag sa ekonomiya ng 30 billion dollars taon-taon. […]