motorists experienced bumper to bumper traffic along the southbound lane of EDSA Kamuning as workers rush to their offices.

BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC

Traffic

Danny Querubin

Photographer

As the hands of the clock inch closer to 6 AM, a sense of dread envelops the bustling metropolis of Manila. The nightmare begins as countless vehicles take to the roads, the cacophony of blaring horns echoing off the concrete jungle. It's another day in what has become known as Manila's traffic nightmare.

Manila’s everyday reality: traffic 

Philippine road safety advocate Lawyer Aminola “Alex” Abaton (left) and forum moderator Wilson Flores (right) discuss the launch of Philippine Road Safety Assembly 2023 in light of hazards and accidents on the road. 

SAFE ROADS

Vehicles crawl along the southbound lane of Edsa Kamuning flyover on Monday (April 13) even as the Metro Manila Council, composed of 17 Metro Manila mayors, 

TEST CASE

To discourage illegal parking in San Juan City, Mayor and Metro Manila Council President Francis M Zamora lead the strict implementation of the city's wheel clamping ordinance on April 11, 2023. 

ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS

San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) infrastructure unit said it had made all necessary preparations in anticipation of the heavy volume of traffic this Holy Week on  its expressways.

SMC expressways ready for Holy Week rush

OCULAR OF 1ST 5 KMS OF NLEX CONNECTOR Danny Querubin

NLEX Corporation President/GM Luigi Bautista, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) President/CEO Rodrigo Franco and Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan inspected today the first five kilometer section of NLEX Connector between Caloocan and España interchanges after it has achieved substantial completion and is scheduled for opening on March 27. 