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The proposal to remove the EDSA Bus Carousel should be studied carefully, said the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), citing several factors. According to MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes, EDSA Bus Carousel has been effective in moving the commuters as well as easing traffic along EDSA. “Commuter travel time along EDSA was cut in […]
The government should audit the status of the jeepney modernization program amid reports that some vehicles are breakdown-prone and have been grounded for lack of spare parts, Senator Chiz Escudero said. Escudero said such evaluation should also be a “welfare check” on the participating drivers and operators if they have been able to meet amortization […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is planning to file a bill institutionalizing the Pantawid Pasada Program to address the adverse effects of oil price hikes, particularly among the vulnerable sectors such as the public transport. “This is a tried and tested program already. We have done it in the past, in many of the aberrations in world […]
Senator Dick Gordon has urged the government to reconsider its “no vaccine, no ride” public transportation policy as majority of Filipinos have yet to be fully vaccinated. Gordon, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman, instead pushed to intensify the vaccination drive as many of the unvaccinated are from the lower income classes. “Hindi ako masyadong […]
Senator Sonny Angara called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to exert more effort in improving the experience of commuters by making their daily commute more convenient. As chair of the Committee on Finance, Angara addressed DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade during a recent hearing on the proposed 2021 budget of the agency and expressed his […]