More Access To Japan As 5 New Visa Centers Open For Filipino Travelers

A record-breaking number of Filipinos visited Japan in 2024, and now the country is opening more visa centers to accommodate growing demand.

Modern Family: How Friends Become Our Companions In The Outside World

Leaving home or starting fresh can be daunting, but friendships turn into lifelines—proof that family isn’t just about blood, but about love and trust.

15th Provincial Government-Run Community Hospital To Rise In Pangasinan

Matagumpay na naganap ang groundbreaking ceremony para sa bagong community hospital sa Pangasinan, na magbibigay serbisyo sa mga residente at kalapit na bayan.

Classroom Building Worth PHP5.9 Million Completed In Malasiqui, Pangasinan

Nakatapos na ang PHP5.9 milyong proyekto para sa bagong gusali ng tatlong silid-aralan sa Malasiqui I Central School, nagdadala ng mas magandang oportunidad para sa mga mag-aaral.

I-ACT Sees Fewer Private Vehicles In EDSA Busway After Crackdown

The Inter-Agency Council for Traffic enforces stricter penalties and fines for offenders, which leads to a crackdown on EDSA busway violators.


By The Luzon Daily

I-ACT Sees Fewer Private Vehicles In EDSA Busway After Crackdown

12
12

How do you feel about this story?

Like
Love
Haha
Wow
Sad
Angry

The Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) has seen a reduction in private vehicles taking the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) busway following its crackdown against violators.

In a Laging Handa briefing on Monday, I-ACT Chief Charlie Del Rosario said around 100 motorists were apprehended by I-ACT enforcers per day on average in the past few days, compared to around 400 apprehensions per day when the crackdown began.

“[Sila] ay puwedeng pagmultahin ng aabot ng isang libo. Ang mga nahuling ito ay na-submit na rin natin sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) para ma-impose iyong kaukulang multa (They can be fined up to PHP1,000. And these apprehended individuals are reported to the LTO where they can settle their fine),” Del Rosario said.

Aside from receiving a fine, he said violators earn “points” in the LTO’s system, barring them from getting a 10-year driver’s license when they renew and those who reach 40 points can even have their license suspended.

He noted that many are apprehended even when light traffic is in EDSA’s private lanes.

“Sa totoo, wala namang trapik. Hindi lang natin malaman kung bakit nagpipilit silang dumaan diyan (Truth be told, there’s no traffic. We don’t understand why they keep taking the EDSA busway),” he said.

Aside from the around 550 public utility buses that have been authorized to travel along the EDSA busway, he emphasized that only government emergency vehicles are allowed to take the said lanes.

He called on the motoring public to follow traffic laws and highlighted that several government units join the I-ACT in enforcing these rules such as the LTO, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), local government units, and the Philippine National Police (PNP). (PNA)