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Another cause of heavy traffic in the cities is the increase of the purchasing power of most people in Metro Manila. [8] According to Euromonitor's Consumer Lifestyles in the Philippines (2015), young professionals in the Metro tend to buy small cars such as Toyota Wigo, Mitsubishi Mirage, and Honda Jazz that adds to road congestion. This is ...
During the presidency of Pres. Benigno Aquino III, on October 2, 2014, the Department of Transportation and Light Rail Transit Authority signed a 32-year concession agreement with Light Rail Manila Corporation, a private consortium composed of AC Infra, Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation and Macquarie Group for the Line 1 Operations & Maintenance, construction of the Cavite Extension and ...
The LTA and SMRT announced that train services would resume on 1 October, though with temporary speed restrictions on westbound tracks for safety. Train speeds would be reduced from 60 to 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) to 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph) for safety.
The Philippine Railway Company, along with operating the Panay line, operated a line in Cebu from 1911 to 1942, when operations ceased because of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. [51] The line ran from Danao south through Cebu City to Argao. [52] The line was built by the related Philippine Railways Construction ...
A TomTom Traffic Index report in 2024 cited Metro Manila as having the worst traffic in the world for a metropolitan area. [47] Economic losses due to traffic congestion costs about ₱3 billion, as of 2012. [48] By 2030, over ₱6 billion will be lost in the Philippines' economy due to traffic congestion, according to JICA. [49]
The Metro Manila Subway, [7] formerly known as the Mega Manila Subway (MMS) is an under-construction underground rapid transit line in Metro Manila, Philippines.The 33-kilometer (21 mi) line, which will run north–south between Valenzuela, Quezon City, Pasig, Taguig, Parañaque and Pasay, consists of 17 stations between the East Valenzuela and Bicutan stations.
The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United ...
With the American takeover of the Philippines, the Philippine Commission allowed the Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company (Meralco) to take over the properties of the Compañia de los Tranvias de Filipinas, [22] with the first of twelve mandated electric tranvia (tram) lines operated by MERALCO opening in Manila in 1905. [23]