Dignified public transport should be a basic human right
by Kara Santos
Also: Face masks no longer required in public transport
If enacted, the bill will raise some P274.45-B over the next five years
As we've reported, the House Committee on Ways and Means has approved House Bill No. 376, which proposes to replace the existing Motor Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC) with higher Motor Vehicle Road User's Tax (MVRUT) rates.Just to reiterate,
Motorcycles, tricycles are exempted from paying the charges
One day after the rationalization of the Motor Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC) was mentioned in passing during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the House Committee on Ways and Means approved a bill proposing the
Up to P2 million depending on the size of the truck
Recent fatal road incidents involving trucks have prompted a lawmaker to file a House bill that seeks to give motorists and pedestrians a higher third-party liability insurance claim amount should they figure in an accident with a commercial vehicle.Representative Wilbert
Both thoroughfares are located in Quezon City
Two Quezon City streets, namely, Agham Road and BIR Road, could soon be renamed after the late former Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago."The Agham Road and the BIR Road, stretching from North Avenue, traversing through Quezon Avenue up to East Avenue, all
Will this pass?
Our days of worrying about hourly parking rates at malls and other similar establishments may be numbered. Well, if this new bill filed in Congress somehow flies, at least.Representative Peter Miguel recently filed 'An act requiring business establishments such as but
by Drei Laurel
The bills aim to mitigate impacts on consumers as fuel prices continue to go up
Fuel prices are nowhere near 'back to normal,' in case you've lost track. This week alone, we saw yet another sizeable price hike for diesel products. Are there any possible solutions to this seemingly never-ending crisis? Well, there are two
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Should this pass?
The P300 penalty for violating Metro Manila's number coding scheme might seem like spare change to some. If you barely make enough to get by, though? That sum is the difference between having food on the table and going to bed
by Drei Laurel
For legislation’s sake
There's recently been a lot of talk about lane-splitting ever since House Bill No. 1419 or the Anti Lane Splitting Law of 2019 was refiled in Congress. While it's all well and good that there'll be actual legislation
Do you think we need a law like this?
Here in the Philippines, it's technically illegal for riders to lane split. No rider ever gets apprehended for it, though, probably because traffic here is so bad that authorities would rather have riders filtering their way out of gridlock to help
Here’s everything you need to know about House Bill No. 32
There's currently a lot of buzz surrounding the newly filed House Bill No. 32 or the Motorcycle Safety Riding Act. Ultimately, its aim is to make our roads safer. However, the stipulations of the bill have raised a lot of questions (
What do you think of this?
Recently, a bill further regulating motorcycle use and ownership was filed in the House of Representatives. It's called the Motorcycle Safety Riding Act, and it basically aims to require all motorbike owners and riders to become a member of a Land
by Drei Laurel
That last bit has brought up some strong reactions
Does the PH need something like this?
If Congress gets its way, there might soon be an easier way for car owners to find out about vehicle recalls and service campaigns their units might be included in.House Bill No. 9503, also known as the Product Safety Online Information
by Drei Laurel
Update yourself before heading into another busy week
Congress gave it the green light on the third and final reading
Lawmakers have been working on regulating parking fees for several years now already, but it appears Congress is now a step closer to seeing a bill standardizing parking rates passed into law.House Bill No. 7725, also known as the Parking Operations
Too many things going on at the same time
Here's where we are so far in the implementation of the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act: By operation of the law, Republic Act No. 11229 already took effect on February 2, 2021, but the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has stressed
Sell a car, plant 10 trees, repeat
A carmaker plants 10 trees for every vehicle it sells. How does that deal sound to you? There's a chance this will soon be mandatory, as a bill stating exactly that has just been filed in Congress.House Bill No. 8337-
There seems to be an exciting month ahead
