An Open Letter to Spkr Pantaleon Alvarez et al: Do you really want to deter drunk driving in the Philippines?
I am writing you as a citizen who is deeply concerned about the number of road crashes in our country that can be blamed on alcohol.
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ROAD SAFETY SERIES NO. 6: Creating a most potent mix for a driving disaster
Driving under the influence (DUI) is a main cause of road crashes in the Philippines.
ROAD SAFETY SERIES NO. 5: Child safety not a major concern for drivers, riders
In many cases, the lack of child restraint systems in cars, for children 4 to 7 years old is a common cause of injuries.
Texting while driving continues despite law
It’s not as if Filipinos drivers do not know the dangers of texting while driving. Simple text can turn deadly.
ROAD SAFETY ISSUE NO. 5: Protecting the Filipino pedestrian
Annually over 270,000 pedestrians perish in collisions on the road. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that pedestrians constitute 22% of all road traffic fatalities.
ROAD SAFETY SERIES NO. 4: Distracted driving dissected
Distracted driving is a creation of the digital revolution. But there is no humor in it being a serious and growing threat to road safety.
The blurry drunk driving situation
By DINNA LOUISE C. DAYAO The extraordinary thing about Republic Act No. 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013 is that it was enacted despite the lack of coherent data on drunk driving in the country. For years, three government agencies have been gathering data on road traffic injuries and deaths: the
Five years after, still no justice for Ma’am Chit
By JAKE SORIANO [metaslider id=48020] Photos by LALA ORDENES At first glance, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court looks more like a church than a court. An assortment of statues — Christ on the cross, the child Jesus, the Virgin Mary — stare down on court employees, lawyers, police officers, nervous witnesses, family members of
Despite glaring data, road crashes ‘not a public health issue’
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL WITH startling clarity, 22-year-old Joshua Broqueza recalls how a split second in his life landed him in a hospital bed, bleeding and almost lifeless. It was in the middle of the night, when he and his friends aboard a Toyota Vios were on the Albay province’s so-called killer highway, Maharlika Highway.
Speeding but not getting home
By IRA V. PANGANIBAN Nine days before Christmas three years ago, a Don Mariano bus fell off the Skyway in Bicutan, Taguig and landed on a delivery van below, crushing the driver to death. The bus driver survived but 18 of his passengers never got to celebrate Christmas. At least 20 were injured. Investigation later
