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.
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
Banning tricycles completely will have a major social impact as the jobs will be cut and income lost. However, a rational ban on the three-wheeler will do wonders for safety and reduction of traffic.
