Orbos OKs MM governor idea
Thomas Orbos, general manager and acting chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority, on Wednesday welcomed the proposal to have ...
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Orbos to village chiefs: Free roads from ‘obstructions’
General manager and acting chairman Thomas Orbos of the Metro Manila Development Authority reiterated his call on community leaders to ...
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4.4 quake jolts Ilocos, Cagayan
LAOAG CITY"•A magnitude-4.4 earthquake rattled the residents of Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte at 7:28 a.m. Monday, state seismologists said. The ...
Read moreRegistered car pools excused from coding
THE Metro Manila Development Authority will exempt from the number coding scheme private vehicles interested in the planned carpooling in ...
Read moreTransport groups told to stop planned strike
Acting chairman Thomas Orbos of the Metro Manila Development Authority on Wednesday urged jeepney drivers and operators not to push ...
Read more‘Edsa traffic getting better’
Traffic along Edsa has improved following the implementation of a ban on light trucks that resulted in the absence of ...
Read moreMMDA eyes road users’ fees
THE government is studying the possibility of implementing “congestion pricing,” a traffic scheme being enforced in Singapore where motorists are ...
Read moreBrace for heavy traffic, says MMDA
ACTING chairman Thomas Orbos of the Metro Manila Development Authority on Saturday advised motorists to brace for heavy traffic along ...
Read moreTraffic night shift junked
THE Metro Manila Development Authority shelved the graveyard shift of traffic following increased complaints of illegal activities against his men ...
Read more‘Guards can’t direct traffic’
ACTING chairman Thomas Orbos of the Metro Manila Development Authority on Wednesday appealed to security personnel in the commercial and ...
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