Transport groups warned vs holding strikes
Authorities on Thursday warned members of various transport groups of the consequences of holding another protest rally against the government’s ...
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I-ACT impounds over 9k vehicles
The Inter-Agency Council on Traffic has impounded more than 9,000 vehicles in its continuing operations against illegally parked vehicles and ...
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Grinning and bearing it
He only meant to tell an anecdote. But the general manager of the Metro Manila Development Authority, Thomas Orbos, got ...
Read moreMalls urged to join drive vs colorums
The government appealed to shopping mall operators to participate in its campaign against colorum and out-of-line vehicles, which it said ...
Read moreDuterte to sign EO to strengthen I-ACT mandate
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign an Executive Order to give more teeth to members of the revived inter-agency ...
Read more‘Subway system completed in 8 years’
Building the subway train system, which government officials describe as one of the long term solutions to solve the worsening ...
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More impounding sites sought
The Metro Manila Development Authority is looking for alternative impounding sites to accommodate the increasing numbers of apprehended illegally parked ...
Read moreOrbos named new ‘Usec’ for roads
Thomas Orbos, the general manager of the Metro Manila Development Authority, has been designated as concurrent Transportation undersecretary for roads. ...
Read moreOrbos, Diño react after MMFF execs resignation
The resignation of three Metro Manila Film Festival’s executive committee members has elicited differing opinions from MMFF 2017 chairman Thomas ...
Read moreFirst 4 MMFF entries known
THE Metro Manila Film Festival Executive Committee (MMFF-Execom) announced on Friday the first four official movies entries for the MMFF ...
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