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Random testing for drunk drivers in the PHL: Yes or no?

By DINNA LOUISE C. DAYAO | Dec 13, 2016 5:16 PM

You’re driving along, minding your own business, and obeying the rules of the road. Suddenly, a police officer signals you to pull over. You stop. He tells you that he wants to give you a breath test to measure the amount of alcohol in your system.

#SafeRoadsPH, Drunk Driving, road safety, transportation

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Road Safety Series No.1: 25 reasons the jeepney must be redesigned, re-engineered for safety

By RAYMOND GREGORY TRIBDINO | Jun 29, 2016 4:28 PM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has recorded 95,615 traffic incidents in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2015. Public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were responsible for only 2,161 nonfatal road crashes.

jeepney, public utility vehicles, road safety, transportation

Public transport still not PWD-friendly – advocates

Apr 24, 2015 10:17 AM

By JAKE SORIANO PWDs travel too. The head of the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) reminded the country’s transportation department this, as she called for a more accessible and inclusive public transport system for the sector. “Kasi akala nila(They probably think) persons with disabilities are not traveling, or persons with disabilities are not going […]

Carmen Zubiaga, PWDs, transportation