Articles about Edsa

This has to be fixed

Northbound motorists on EDSA will want to take extra care the next time they drive by Forbes Park's outer wall along the busy thoroughfare.A portion of the exclusive subdivision's perimeter wall collapsed over the weekend, sending concrete falling onto

What do you think about these new developments?

Due to quarantine laws, naturally

EDSA has been a hell of a lot quieter in terms of road mishaps over the past few months. This observation becomes even more obvious when you compare Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) statistics in 2020 to last year's figures.The

Apply cold water to the burned area

Recently, a Facebook page by the name of Luxury Cars Manila went viral for all the wrong reasons.In a post that, by the looks of it, has since been deleted, the page-which claims to be "the premier luxury automotive brokerage

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Kobe!

So, you're holding a crumpled piece of paper in your hand that needs to go in the trash. What do you do next? If your answer is to back down, spin around, shout 'Kobe!' as you let that sucker fly into

These will replace some of the infamous concrete barriers along the thoroughfare

There have been major changes made along EDSA throughout this COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest one being the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) EDSA Busway system.The new system, however, has been the subject of public scrutiny over the last month

Make yourself comfortable, because a lot has happened this past week

“We hope that this settles the matter”

Yesterday, news of a possible EDSA tollway broke online following an interview with Department of Transportation (DOTr) assistant secretary Alberto Suansing. In it, the official suggested that such a system could reduce the number of cars on the thoroughfare and generate revenue,

More units are scheduled to follow

The EDSA Busway has been a hot topic of late, mainly because of the concrete barriers that separate it from the rest of the busy thoroughfare's lanes. This is hardly the only perceived flaw in the setup, though.Other issues that

This week’s news ahead of the scheduled return to GCQ

We need these bike lanes

Bike lanes on EDSA will open today, August 15, and traffic authorities and bicycle organizations are calling for volunteers to help man it.The EDSA Bike Lane (southbound), will be open from August 15 to 18, 6am to 10am, and will be

The PNP-HPG chief thinks so

With the dramatic upsurge in the number of motorbikes plying EDSA, the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) has come up with new recommendations that it hopes will reduce the number of motorcycle-related accidents and ease traffic on this

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Is this a safer option?

It looks like the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be making some changes in the way it divides the EDSA Busway from the thoroughfare's outer lanes.According to GMA News Online, the agency plans to replace some of the EDSA

Is this a bad sign?

You know how everyone should be staying at home unless absolutely necessary because of COVID-19? Well, if we were to base whether or not this advice is being followed on the number of cars outside, it isn't a good look

Is this a good idea?

Last week, we questioned whether or not the concrete barriers lining EDSA-which have been involved in dozens of accidents since their implementation-are such a good idea. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) seems to think so, as the agency has decided

We’ve got updates on the controversial backriding shields, too

Perhaps both?

The EDSA bus barrier has both its proponents and detractors. On one hand, their presence brings some semblance of order to the whole EDSA Busway setup being implemented by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), and gives authorities a chance to make examples

You must have seen it

If you've ever spent any time traversing EDSA southbound from Quezon City to Makati, you're no doubt familiar with that giant gaping hole in the ground at the corner of Ortigas Avenue. People who ride the MRT, especially, would get