Category: EDSA

Provincial buses not allowed on EDSA too

Carl Lamiel

Joining in the UV Express vans on the list of unwelcomed vehicles in EDSA are the provincial buses, according to a new memorandum issued by the Metro Manila Council (MMC).

Photo: MB Online

The resolution would not only remove the buses, but also the terminals located in one of Metro Manila’s busiest roads. Around 85 provincial bus companies are situated in Metro Manila, which has offices and terminals in Cubao and Balintawak in Quezon City and Taft Avenue in Manila, based on Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s records.

This move is seen as a measure to lessen the traffic in EDSA, with 3,300 provincial buses and 12,000 city buses using the main thoroughfare on a daily basis according to the MMDA. Chairman Emerson Carlos mentioned that the vote to enact the new rule was “unanimous” among members of the council. It is also seen to be in line with Duterte’s directive during his recently-concluded State of the Nation Address to have all bus terminals on EDSA “to eventually be removed and referred to strategic areas outside of the metropolis with the end of decongesting said major thoroughfare.”

As for the time the terminals will be removed, it will be upon the jurisdiction of the cities themselves. “They have approved the removal of the bus terminals in EDSA. It is now up to them (mayors) to prepare for the eventual removal,” said Carlos. The bus terminal owners, nonetheless, have been contacted and are already being asked to prepare for their expected eviction.

The Metro Manila Council is the policy-making body of the MMDA consisting of mayors of the Metro Manila cities.

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Provincial buses not allowed on EDSA too

Carl Lamiel

Joining in the UV Express vans on the list of unwelcomed vehicles in EDSA are the provincial buses, according to a new memorandum issued by the Metro Manila Council (MMC).

Photo: MB Online

The resolution would not only remove the buses, but also the terminals located in one of Metro Manila’s busiest roads. Around 85 provincial bus companies are situated in Metro Manila, which has offices and terminals in Cubao and Balintawak in Quezon City and Taft Avenue in Manila, based on Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s records.

This move is seen as a measure to lessen the traffic in EDSA, with 3,300 provincial buses and 12,000 city buses using the main thoroughfare on a daily basis according to the MMDA. Chairman Emerson Carlos mentioned that the vote to enact the new rule was “unanimous” among members of the council. It is also seen to be in line with Duterte’s directive during his recently-concluded State of the Nation Address to have all bus terminals on EDSA “to eventually be removed and referred to strategic areas outside of the metropolis with the end of decongesting said major thoroughfare.”

As for the time the terminals will be removed, it will be upon the jurisdiction of the cities themselves. “They have approved the removal of the bus terminals in EDSA. It is now up to them (mayors) to prepare for the eventual removal,” said Carlos. The bus terminal owners, nonetheless, have been contacted and are already being asked to prepare for their expected eviction.

The Metro Manila Council is the policy-making body of the MMDA consisting of mayors of the Metro Manila cities.

Source: 1, 2

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EDSA@30: An Unfinished Revolution

Davinci Maru

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Text and Photos by DAVINCI S. MARU

THIRTY years after the EDSA People Power revolt of 1986, protest marches linger. The protesters hurling often sharp and bitter critique of the myriad reforms that many had expected would follow the fall of the Marcos regime, and the peaceful transition from authoritarianism to democracy.

But EDSA was all of so many things to many people, an inchoate bundle of hopes and dreams not quite easy to fulfill. The expectations were so rich and enormous that not any four-day revolt by any number of street marches could deliver all at once — not just rights restored but also lives improved, and not just repression quashed but also good governance served on a silver platter.

And so, three decades hence, the marches continue.

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Metro Manila — one of the worst cities for drivers around the world

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It’s no surprise that traffic in Metro Manila and neighboring cities is getting worse day by day and statistics from Waze is a proof of a driver’s pain on the road.

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The Philippines rank differently on each. It varies being one of the worst, and also one of the best. Interestingly, our country managed to grab a top spot.

Here are the factors Waze used to rank Global Driver Satisfaction Index:

    Traffic – Density and driving conditions
    Safety – Risk of driving
    Driver Services – Car services (e.g. gas stations, parking)
    Road Quality – Infrastructure
    Socio-economic – Access to cars and gas price impact (data by World Bank)
    Wazeyness – helpfulness within the Waze community

Higher score is better.

Index FactorScoreRank
Most Satisfied3.99th of the Worst
Traffic0.4The Worst
Safety9.34th of the Best
Driver Services10.0The Best
Road Quality5.813th of the Worst
Socio-Economic0.0The Worst
Wazeyness3.46th of the Worst

As for the Ranked list of satisfaction for our largest metros by population – a score of
3.9 for Manila, Quezon City , Makati, Dasmariñas, Bacoor, Taguig, Valenzuela, San Jose del Monte.

Overall, the Philippines ranked 9th of the Worst with a score of 3.9.

The safety and services ranking may raise a few eyebrows. While services of sprawling gas stations and their competitive offerings are great, parking services are still not worthy to be the best. And ranking 4th best in terms of safety? We would like to know more about that.

On a city level, Manila reported the worst traffic, with Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Jakarta not far behind.

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Here are the indexes in PDF:
Index by Metro
Index by Big Metro
Index by Country

Data from 50 million users in 32 countries and 167 metro areas are used to complete this index. To know more, head over to the Waze Blog.

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HPG pushes to stop purchase of vehicle without parking space

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Held during a joint meeting to solve the troublesome traffic in Metro Manila,  GMA News Online reports that the head of the PNP-Highway Patrol Group (HPG) is calling for a ban on vehicle purchase when the owner still has no designated parking for it.

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photo credit: rappler.com

“It is my recommendation that we should come out with a law providing or prohibiting individuals [from buying or purchasing] motor vehicles without their respective garage,” said Senior Supt. Arnold Gunnacao, officer-in-charge of the HPG which is tasked to facilitate traffic management along EDSA.  He also expressed his interest to declare all streets no parking zones so as to give more way for motorists.

Part of this is reported to be due to the 20,000 – 25,000 vehicles purchased every month here in the Philippines, with Metro Manila contributing about 60% to that number.

In addition, the report says Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III demands that the authorities make sure that vehicles will only be allowed to park at designated areas.

Lastly, future plans such as extending LRT lines were brought up in order to ‘move people’, but would still take a while to be fully operational.

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