Latest News for: edsa

Edit

Over 10 million commuters use EDSA busway

The Philippine Star 08 Mar 2025
The EDSA bus carousel proved to be a reliable mode of transportation for commuters in Metro Manila after it logged a surge in ridership in the first two months of 2025, said an agency under the Department of Transportation on Friday ....
Edit

90% of Edsa Busway station timers now operational - DOTr

The Philadelphia Inquirer 07 Mar 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Ninety percent of Edsa Busway station timers are finally operational, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said on Friday.
Edit

DOTr imposes 45-second lay-by rule on EDSA buses

Manila Standard 07 Mar 2025
“I am happy to report that 90 percent of the 45-second timers at EDSA Busway stops are now operational,” DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said.- Advertisement - ... to ensure a PWD-friendly EDSA Busway.
Edit

Smoother traffic as most EDSA Busway timers working

The Manila Times 07 Mar 2025
METRO Manila commuters using the EDSA Busway can expect a smoother and more efficient flow of buses, as 90 percent of station timers are now operational, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon announced on Saturday.
Edit

DOTr urges compliance with timers at EDSA Busway stations

Manila Bulletin 07 Mar 2025
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is urging bus operators and drivers to comply with the 45-second limit at stops along EDSA Busway, as 90 percent of its station timers are now operational ... .
Edit

Why is the DPWH dismantling the EDSA Busway?

The Manila Times 07 Mar 2025
Mixing in traffic, buses will be crawling at the same slow pace as the rest of the vehicles on EDSA ... If the DPWH wanted simultaneously to dismantle the EDSA Busway, bankrupt bus operators and foment social unrest, this is certainly one way to do it.
Edit

Palace assures commuters: Busway to remain operational amid EDSA rehab

Manila Bulletin 06 Mar 2025
The EDSA Busway is reserved for buses, vehicles carrying the top five government officials, and vehicles responding to emergencies ... City buses are seen traversing EDSA using the EDSA Carousel Bus Lane on Wednesday, March 5.
Edit

The real historical/historiographic lessons of EDSA People Power 1986

The Manila Times 06 Mar 2025
I ORIGINALLY thought of not writing about the 39th anniversary of EDSA People Power 1986, which explains why this piece came out this late ... Even the Marcos family should not be barred from celebrating EDSA 1986 if they so choose.
Edit

Ash Wednesday rite along EDSA

Manila Standard 05 Mar 2025
Motorcycle riders along EDSA in Barangay Kamuning, ...
Edit

Buses to keep exclusive lane along EDSA

The Philippine Star 05 Mar 2025
Buses will keep their exclusive lane on EDSA while the P7.3-billion rehabilitation of Metro Manila’s busiest highway is in progress, the Department of Transportation assured commuters yesterday ....
Edit

Elderly woman dies after Edsa tunnel fall

The Philadelphia Inquirer 03 Mar 2025
MANILA, Philippines — An elderly woman died after falling into the Edsa Cubao tunnel over the weekend, authorities said Monday ... READ ... .
Edit

My EDSA story

The Philippine Star 03 Mar 2025
The four-day People Power began in the afternoon of Feb. 22, 1986. I was there, with both rival camps, in Cebu and in Manila, the first day, a Saturday ....
Edit

DOTr chief: EDSA busway to remain operational

The Philippine Star 03 Mar 2025
The EDSA busway will continue to operate despite the rehabilitation of the major thoroughfare, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon announced yesterday ....
Edit

DPWH to close EDSA Busway for rehabilitation; completion targeted by 2026

Manila Bulletin 03 Mar 2025
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will temporarily close the EDSA Busway this month to start long-awaited rehabilitation work, an official said on Monday, March 3 ... .
×