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Chit Estella Road Safety

VERA Files carries stories on road safety as a public health concern. Its microsite is named after a former trustee and founder, Lourdes ‘Chit’ Estela-Simbulan, who was killed in a road crash in 2011.

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QC court rules 2 bus drivers GUILTY for Chit Estella road crash after 13-year legal battle

By Rhenzel Raymond Caling

May 10, 2024

3-minute read

The family and colleagues of late veteran journalist Lourdes Simbulan, popularly known as Chit Estella, have finally found justice after a Quezon City court convicted two bus drivers responsible for the violent road crash along Commonwealth Avenue that killed her 13 years ago.

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FACT SHEET: What happens now to the EDSA bicycle lane?

By Blanch Marie Ancla

Sep 13, 2023

2-minute read

The MMDA is standing by its proposal for a shared bike lane on EDSA despite objections from bicycle and motorcycle groups.

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Ang kalbaryo para sa mas ligtas na kalsada

By VERA Files

Aug 22, 2023

1-minute read

Hindi nagkukulang ang Pilipinas sa mga batas at ordinansa para maging ligtas ang mga motorista at publiko sa kalsada. Pero bakit nga ba hanggang ngayon ay hirap pa ring maiwasan ang mga road crash dahil sa humaharurot na mga sasakyan at hindi maingat na pagmamaneho?

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Road safety advocates support 30 kph speed limits in commercial, residential areas

Speeding is the biggest contributor to road crash fatalities in the Philippines so road safety advocates and vulnerable road users welcome the call for lower speed limits, especially in commercial and residential areas.

By Klaire Ting

May 22, 2021

-minute read

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Still no justice for journalist Chit Estella 10 years after fatal road crash

Her death was reported as an “accident,” but the tragedy that occurred a decade ago could have been prevented.

By VJ Bacungan

May 13, 2021

-minute read

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Delays in service contracting program hinder dignified commute and livelihood: transport workers

Many transport workers, who have not benefited from the project, have been tipped “into extreme poverty,” said the Move as One Coalition in a May 4 statement, adding it found the situation “unacceptable.”

By Klaire Ting

May 6, 2021

-minute read

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