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TULFO: SUSPEND LICENSE OF EDSA COUNTERFLOW DRIVER

Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to suspend the license of a drunk SUV driver who became trending on social media after using the EDSA busway to counterflow in the wee hours of July 28. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services, Tulfo learned that instead of jailing and […]

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MMDA, DOTR OPEN 2 NEW EDSA BUSWAY STATIONS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Transportation – Philippines (DOTr) inaugurated the two newly-constructed EDSA -Philam and Kamuning Stations in Quezon City for the EDSA Busway.  Additionally, enhancements were implemented in other existing stations such as Guadalupe, Santolan, Balintawak, Bagong Barrio, Monumento, Ayala, Buendia, Kaingin, Nepa Q-Mart, Quezon Avenue, Roosevelt, Roxas […]

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MMDA CREATES EDSA BUSWAY SPECIAL OPS GROUP

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority launched a restructured operations group that will go against violators of the exclusive EDSA busway policy, as one of its main tasks. Now named Special Operations Group, they will be under the direct supervision of Assistant General Manager for Operations Assistant Secretary David Angelo Vargas and its deputy officer-in-charge Gabriel […]

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LIBRENG SAKAY CONTINUES IN 2023 – ANGARA

The Libreng Sakay program that has benefitted commuters since the start of the pandemic over two years ago will continue in 2023. Senator Sonny Angara clarified that a substantial amount was included by Congress under the 2023 General Appropriations Act to ensure the continuous implementation of the program. As Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on […]

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EXTEND LIBRENG SAKAY IN BUSES, LRT — VILLAFUERTE

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the decision of Malacañang to extend its free bus ride program for commuters using the country’s main thoroughfare EDSA till end-December, even as he made an 11th-hour appeal to the Senate and the House of Representatives to realign funds in the final version of next year’s General Appropriations […]