THE Department of Health on Wednesday called on all enforcement agencies to strictly implement both the Mandatory Helmet Act of 2010 and the Seatbelt Use Act of 1999 as the agency recorded that road accidents topped other causes of external injuries and deaths in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines—Despite the proliferation of motorcycles on major roads, a large number of accidents still involve cars, statistics from the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group show. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – At least 18 percent of motorcycle accident victims are killed, many before reaching a hospital, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

President Benigno Aquino 3rd has given marching orders to once and for all end within six years the vicious cycle of sea tragedies that plague the archipelago, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »

The touted Nautical Highway project launched by the unpopular previous government will apparently push through under the term of President Benigno Aquino 3rd. Read the rest of this entry »

Not even two of the largest the shipping companies in the Philippines—Aboitiz Transport Corp. and Sulpicio Lines Inc. —have been able to avoid being linked to the country’s appalling maritime safety record. Read the rest of this entry »

(Editor’s note: Without appropriate control by legislation more deaths from accidents will follow as noted by the author.)

The death of five more PUB passengers in Pagbilao, Quezon, won’t be the last in the remaining months of 2010. We have hundreds of unexamined, untouched, and uninspected PU buses/jeepneys all over RP. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Transportation authorities are stepping up their watch on the condition of buses on the road in the wake of recent bus accidents in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

SAN FERNANDO City, La Union, Philippines – The Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), with the assistance of the University of the Philippines Center for Transportation Studies, has produced a 10-minute video on safety driving tips for bus and taxi drivers in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Leaders of various public transport organizations over the weekend said they are willing to encourage their respective drivers to undergo drug testing as suggested by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Dionisio Santiago, but claimed that such move is not enough to curb the escalating incidents of deadly road accidents in the country. According to Rep. Vigor Mendoza of the United Transport Alliance Koalisyon (1-UTAK), having public utility drivers undergo regular drug testing is just part of the solution. He noted that there are other factors that need to be addressed. Read the rest of this entry »