To make the metro ‘more livable’
The DOTr then stressed the importance of the EDSA busway
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has proposed several changes to help decongest EDSA and encourage motorists to switch to public transport. These ideas were presented by Secretary Jonvic Remulla during a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to
by Billy Caluag
To help legitimate PUV operators and help ease Metro Manila traffic
After repeatedly declaring that the April 30 consolidation deadline for the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) is final, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is now joining hands with two other agencies to crack down on public utility vehicles that will be declared 'colorum'
Jaywalking is bad, okay?
Common sense and laws dictate that jaywalking is wrong. However, shocking incidents of that happening along major thoroughfares have been receiving greater attention these days. So much so that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has spoken about it.In a report
The two agencies will clear the roads before turning them over to the barangays
In a bid to improve traffic in the city, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) are now ramping up their efforts to clamp down on road obstructions and illegally parked vehicles across
The LTO also extended the validity of select registrations and driver’s licenses
Keep this in mind
So, can traffic enforcers under local government units confiscate your driver's license or not? The answer is a definite 'no'-at least if you're in Quezon City.The Quezon City government has made it clear that its traffic enforcers will
by Drei Laurel
LGUs that have their own traffic laws are supposedly not covered by the DILG memo
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently released a memo-which was lauded by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), by the way-saying that only the LTO and its deputized officers can confiscate driver's licenses and that traffic
Makes sense
Luxury cars have no place in the day-to-day operations of local government units. This is the message the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) wants to convey after reminding officials "to exercise due prudence" when it comes to
by Drei Laurel
The program will enable cashless transactions in public markets and transport
Over the past year or so, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have been working on the Paleng-QR PH program, an initiative that promotes digital payments in public markets and transportation.
This will take effect on September 16
Metro Manila will be placed under Alert Level 4 starting September 16, 2021, Department of the Interior and Local Government secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday, as the capital region begins the pilot run of granular lockdowns and a new COVID-19
In a bid to make roads safer for everyone
The slower a car is traveling, the less likely someone is to die after being involved in an accident with one. It's not rocket science. Now, an urban planner and mobility group is using this logic to push for the lowering
by Drei Laurel
To ensure health and safety guidelines are followed
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has issued a resolution urging community pantry organizers to coordinate with their respective local government units to ensure health and safety protocols are adhered to.Resolution no. 21-08 acknowledges the good intent behind community pantries,
by Drei Laurel
Are you in favor of loosening the travel protocols?
Stay safe out there
It looks like moving around in the Philippines is about to get a whole lot easier after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) loosened travel
by Drei Laurel
This is the way
If there's anything the COVID-19 pandemic should have highlighted transport-wise, it's that Metro Manila is severely lacking in infrastructure to support active modes of transport like cycling and walking-motorists know this, commuters know this, and the Department
by Drei Laurel
How has life in lockdown been for you this week?
Motorists, take note
In case you missed it, President Rodrigo Duterte announced last night that Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal will be placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting August 4, 2020. This means that there will once
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