Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade is allegedly keeping an offshore firm while occupying government positions but this is not declared in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), according to a report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).
Truck ban during rush hours in Metro Manila resumes Monday; number coding still lifted
THE truck ban hours in Metro Manila will again be in effect starting Monday, December 14, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Thursday. MMDA General Jose Arturo S. Garcia, Jr. said the reimplementation of the ban was requested by the capitol region’s mayors, citing heavier traffic with the coming holidays. “Vehicles travelling on the streets of Metro Manila increase as Christmas approaches so we will return the implementation of the truck ban beginning Monday to help ease traffic,” Mr. Garcia said in a statement. The truck ban was lifted in mid-March to ensure the unhampered flow of goods despite quarantine restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the policy, large trucks are prohibited from major thoroughfares in Metro Manila from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Saturday. A total truck ban is enforced along the Magallanes Interchange-
unsubstantiated rumors were circulating that trailer provided information to police in a convenience store robbery last year. her life had been threatened. months before she was found, taylor suddenly stopped calling her family. she called me and that s what i i didn t think that was right because she calls every time. reporter: the teen died of blunt force trauma to the body. a hunter found her in march at the end of a windy dead end road in the woods. given the nature of where the location is, it would leave you with the impression that somebody would have to know it s there. reporter: she was last seen alive the first week of january. police say taylor was trying to change her life, earn a ged and become a veterinarian. i hope they be brung to justice. reporter: police still don t know exactly when or where taylor was killed. there is a $5000 reward or up to a $5000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. taylor s family says