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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
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May 10, 2024
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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.
FACT SHEET: What happens now to the EDSA bicycle lane?
By Blanch Marie Ancla
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Sep 13, 2023
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The MMDA is standing by its proposal for a shared bike lane on EDSA despite objections from bicycle and motorcycle groups.
Ang kalbaryo para sa mas ligtas na kalsada
By VERA Files
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Aug 22, 2023
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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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