MRT-3 apologizes to commuter over laptop damage after x-ray scanner check

Jean Mangaluz 03/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management on Tuesday apologized to a commuter whose laptop was damaged after passing through an x-ray scanner at one of its stations, but it disputed certain aspects…

Commuter options and the RDC–City Hall tug-of-war

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 04/05/2018

Even before the Uber-Grab merger occurred, I had an inkling of what would become of the popular network service ride app after securing a ride in one of their member taxis a few days ago. Before the…

Commuter hacks amid traffic congestion

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 03/15/2018

As of this writing, I have yet to see Talisay City route passenger jeepneys bound for Cebu City pass through the South Coastal Road (SCR) after they were diverted by Cebu City Hall as part of efforts…

Mumbai commuter stampede leaves at least 22 dead

AFP 09/29/2017

  A commuter stampede on a Mumbai railway bridge during the morning rush hour Friday killed at least 22 people, officials said. Dozens of people took shelter on the bridge during a sudden monsoon downpour and the…

Motorcycle-riding gunmen kill commuter

Norman V. Mendoza 08/24/2017

UNIDENTIFIED motorcycle-riding gunmen claimed another life along Barangay Maguikay in Mandaue City last Wednesday evening. PO2 Dexter Martin of the Mandaue City Police Office said the 37-year-old victim identified as Fidel Yocte waited for a passenger jeepney…

Buses fill vacuum left by PUJs

Doris C. Bongcac 02/27/2017

WITH no passenger jeepneys in sight, Mandaue City commuters had to spend extra to ride buses to work. Buses charged a fix fee of P10 per commuter. One of them, 23-year-old Myra Flores, waited 30 minutes before…

MAO BA?

Cebu Daily News 01/11/2017

Horoscope blues A girl was telling her friend how good her day has been when she saw a newspaper lying around and decided to read her horoscope. The girl’s sunny disposition suddenly vanished after her horoscope read…

Stuck: London commuters face stress in subway strike

01/09/2017

LONDON — Millions of commuters are facing delays and frustration as a strike by London Underground station staff shuts down much of the city’s subway network. Several central London subway lines were closed during rush hour Monday…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/18/2016

BLESSING Rather than ask for alms, a boy approached a commuter and asked if he could bless him which the commuter obliged. Seeing this, another street kid approached the commuter and asked if he was related to…

CCTO closes Capitol traffic to give way to Christ the King procession

Dominic D. Yasay 11/17/2016

In anticipation of thousands of devotees who will participate in the Mass and grand procession marking the Solemnity of Christ the King on Sunday, the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) has advised motorists and commuters to take…

Why coasters are better than jeepneys

Stephen D. Capillas 11/03/2016

The passenger jeepney is probably the most common form of public utility vehicle (PUV) in the streets, and to many commuters it’s the first affordable, viable mass transport option that comes to mind whenever they step out…

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