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News from Metro Manila — traffic, local government, public works, and capital-region developments that shape daily life.

  1. Incorrigible House

    Incorrigible House

    The country’s image concerning its commitment to development is also affected by the House’s misuse of the budget.

  2. NCRPO on high alert for protests

    NCRPO on high alert for protests

    NCRPO placed Metro Manila police units on heightened alert amid possible protests over Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings, while preparing…

  3. SENATOR JV Ejercito, chairperson of the Senate finance panel, flags deep cuts to major railway projects and an additional P8.04 billion for flood control after receiving the General Appropriations Bill from the House of Representatives. The Senate panel found that P130 billion had been slashed from foreign-assisted projects and P40.4 billion cut from the Department of Transportation’s budget. The reallocation affected the funding for the Metro Manila Subway Project and the North-South Commuter Railway.

    House budget slashes rail projects

    Senator JV Ejercito flagged major changes to the House-approved ₱7.2-trillion 2027 national budget, including ₱130 billion in cuts to foreign-assisted…