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VILLAFUERTE TO DOTR: HOLD MRT, LRT FARE HIKES

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is making an 11th-hour appeal for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to put off the impending fare increases at Metro Manila trains at this time when ordinary commuters continue to reel from the persistent elevated inflation brought about primarily by high oil and food prices.      “I am making […]

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DECONGEST METRO MANILA NOW – ANGARA

Expanding and rehabilitating the railway systems should be the first step taken in the efforts of government to decongest traffic in Metro Manila if it wants to make an impact right away, Senator Sonny Angara said. Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has vowed to look for ways to support the programs of […]

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DEPORT CHINESE WOMAN IN MRT TAHO-THROWING INCIDENT – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go expressed his support to declare as an undesirable alien, the Chinese woman, who threw “taho” (soy pudding) at a policeman posted at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Boni Station in Mandaluyong City. In a press briefing at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame, Go […]

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DEPORT CHINESE WOMAN IN MRT “TAHO”-THROWING INCIDENT – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon is calling for the deportation of a Chinese woman who recently threw “taho” (soy pudding) at a police officer detailed at the Boni Station of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT). Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said the Bureau of Immigration should immediately start deportation proceedings against Zhang […]

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Emergency Powers May Expedite MRT-LRT Common Station – POE

The proposed emergency powers sought by the Executive to solve traffic could clear roadblocks in completing the common station project that has been delayed for several years, Senator Grace Poe said today. In a television interview, Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public services and principal sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1284 or the […]