HPG probes motorist’s ‘escort for hire’ service
MANILA, Philippines — A motorist is under investigation following her viral post that she was assisted by a Highway Patrol Group (HPG) personnel “hired” by her husband to get out of traffic.
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Navotas asks barge owner: Pay for damaged floodgate
MANILA, Philippines — The company that owns the barge that destroyed the Malabon-Navotas navigational floodgate would be asked to pay for the damage, Navotas public information office chief Irish Cubillan said yesterday.
President Marcos bares toll-free Cavitex access for 30 days
MANILA, Philippines — Motorists passing through the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway will enjoy toll-free use of the highway for 30 days to promote the opening of three new roads that connect to the CAVITEX, President Marcos said yesterday.
6 die in GenSan vehicular mishap
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Six people died, including three minors, while four others were injured in a collision involving a tricycle and a truck in General Santos City on Sunday afternoon.
6 dead, 4 hurt in General Santos City highway accident
COTABATO CITY — Five commuters, among them a one-year-old and a tricycle driver, died when the three-wheeled vehicle carrying them collided head-on with a truck in Barangay Tambler in General Santos City on Sunday afternoon.
Press Release - Chiz tackles parking challenges, employee concerns at Senate's current location
Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero is taking proactive steps to address parking challenges and other issues faced by Senate employees and visitors at their present location, pending their transfer to the New Senate Building in Taguig City.
PNP colonel in ‘rent-tangay’ scheme charged
MANILA, Philippines — Criminal charges were filed yesterday against a police colonel who allegedly orchestrated the illegal sale of a multi-purpose vehicle in a “rent-tangay” scheme in Parañaque.
Wanted: Livable spaces
I was in Singapore the other week and what caught my attention, aside from the famously lush greenery (it’s just as hot there as it is here, so why isn’t a single plant or patch of grass dry and brown?), is how smooth the roads are. Not just the four-lane highway from the airport into town, but even the high-traffic city streets – like Orchard and Bukit Timah roads and inner city streets like New Bridge Road and Seah Street (the latter where that famous chicken rice place is located) – offer a cushioned ride. Of course it helps that their public transport, especially taxis, use new, well-maintained vehicles (one cab we took was a hybrid, so quiet and smooth).
Woman ‘escorted’ by HPG may face raps
MANILA, Philippines — Saying it will not tolerate people besmirching the Philippine National Police with malicious statements, the PNP said it is eyeing to charge a woman who claimed that she was assisted by a Highway Patrol Group (HPG) officer “hired” by her husband to get out of monstrous traffic.