The vast property that would be vacated by the oil depot in Pandacan area in Manila could be used an area for a commercial zone, a hospital or a school, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said Friday as he revived a city plan to relocate the oil depot.
Belmonte wants trucks, cars off sidewalks
Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has ordered a renewed crackdown on cargo trucks and other vehicles using sidewalks as parking areas, damaging pavements recently constructed or repaired by the city government.
Airconditioned bus operators want P7.50 on top of P10 minimum fare
Operators of public air-conditioned buses on Thursday filed a petition before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) seeking an additional P7.50 in the minimum fare, which will raise the existing P10 for fare the first five kilometers to P17.50.
NCR can be squatter-free by 2018–Committee
METRO Manila’s problem on informal settlers or squatters can be solved by 2018 if the government would adopt the program drafted by an interagency committee headed by Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando.
LRT-MRT loop construction to start in May
Actual construction work on the P6.3-billion Light Rail Transit-Metro Rail Transit (LRT-MRT) loop project could start as early as this May, the LRT Authority (LRTA) said yesterday.
LRTA administrator Melquiades Robles said they have already wrapped up the pre-qualification of groups that will join the public bidding for the contract.
The LRTA seeks to complete the LRT-LRT […]
Bus group welcomes MMDA microchip policy
A bus transport group on Monday said it welcomes the “microchip policy” of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) geared toward curbing the proliferation of colorum buses, but reminded the enforcement agency to clean its ranks as well.
Belmonte to Chair QC-CBD Commission
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo designated Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Chairman of the Urban Triangle Development (Tri Dev) Commission, a body tasked to oversee the development of a 250-hectare central business district soon to rise in Quezon City.