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Over 41 million people now affected by China transport bans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 05:37 PM

BEIJING, China - China on Friday added four more cities to a transport ban around the epicenter of a deadly virus, bringing the number affected by the shutdown to over 41 million as authorities scramble to control the disease. Read more »

China shuts down transport in 8 cities around virus epicenter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 11:36 AM

China has now shut down bridges, halted public transport and closed a major airport to restrict the movement of some 26 million people around the epicenter of a deadly virus outbreak. Read more »

Walang hulihan: DOTr at motorcycle taxi firms nagkaayos na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 08:04 PM

Nagkasundo na ang gobyerno at mga kompanya ng motorcycle-taxis na tuloy ang pag-aaral ukol sa naturang serbisyo.  Read more »

DOTr recalls order terminating pilot run of motorcycle taxis in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 06:27 PM

The pilot run of motorcycle taxis in the Philippines will continue after transport authorities held a dialogue with motorcycle taxi firms Angkas, JoyRide, and Move It.  Read more »

Villanueva tells transport regulators: Stop 'childish' decision ending motorcycle taxis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 04:26 PM

"For the meantime, we all appeal not to implement or pursue their childish decision," said Sen. Joel Villanueva.  Read more »

Air transit hub UAE ready to handle coronavirus cases: ministry

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 03:37 PM

The UAE's ministry of health has made sure all ports of entry were "on standby to handle coronavirus cases," WAM reported.   Read more »

Motorcycle taxi pilot run to proceed, transport official says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 11:25 AM

The Department of Transportation's technical working group considered the "sentiments" of senators during a hearing on Monday that the motor taxi trial run must proceed. Read more »

Australia to screen some flights from China, warns coronavirus difficult to stop

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 08:25 AM

Chinese authorities have confirmed more than 200 people have caught the new virus, which causes a type of pneumonia that has killed four people in the central city of Wuhan. Read more »

Transport authorities terminate motorcycle taxi pilot run

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 12:10 AM

A crackdown on motorcycle taxis here in the Philippines looms after transport authorities decided to terminate its test run of the service.  Read more »

Fate of motorcycle taxi pilot run to be decided on Friday: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 10:17 PM

A member of the government panel studying the viability of motorcycles for public transport said they will decide on Friday if they will continue the pilot testing for the service. Read more »

Pagkansela sa motorcycle taxi pilot test inalmahan sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 07:55 PM

Kinansela na ng inter-agency technical working group ang pilot test ng mga motorcycle taxi at huhulihin ang mga ito simula sa susunod na linggo.  Read more »

Motor taxis to be deemed 'illegal,' as pilot run set to end: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 04:25 PM

Motorcycle taxi services are "illegal" and may be apprehended starting next week, a transport official studying the viability of the service said Monday. Read more »

Cebu Pacific starts 2-day 'piso fare' sale

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 09:26 AM

The Jan. 16 to 17 sale period will be for travel from Jul. 1 to Dec. 31 this year, the Gokongwei-led airline said. Only online payments via the Cebu Pacific website or app will be accepted, it said. Read more »

Cebu Pacific says 'back to normal' after Taal disruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 12:48 PM

The airline cleaned all of its jets that were coated by Taal's ash and aimed to re-book or refund passengers of canceled flights in a day or 2, said its spokesperson Charo Logarta-Lagamon.  Read more »

DOTr itinangging pinagbawalan ang Angkas magsakay ng mabigat na pasahero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 08:56 PM

Itinanggi ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na pinagbawalan nila ang Angkas na magsakay ng mabibigat na pasahero. Read more »

DOTr denies telling Angkas to reject rides based on passengers' weight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 04:34 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Sunday said it never told motorcycle taxi-hailing firm Angkas to deny rides to "heavy passengers." Read more »

Angkas: Weight not yet factored into bookings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 05:03 AM

MANILA—Motorcycle taxi-hailing firm Angkas said Friday that weight was not yet factored into bookings following the release of its new in-app feature, which some of its users deemed discriminatory to "heavy" passengers. Read more »

China’s bid to challenge Boeing and Airbus falters

Stella Qiu and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 10:27 AM

Delays are common in complex aerospace programs, but the especially slow progress is a potential embarrassment for China, which has invested heavily in its first serious attempt to break the hold of Boeing and Airbus on the global jet market. Read more »

Angkas nag-sorry, nagpaliwanag sa mga umano'y paglabag

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 07:56 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin ngayong Miyerkoles ang pamunuan ng ride-hailing app na Angkas kasunod ng bantang ipapa-blacklist sila ng gobyerno sa mga naging paglabag sa pilot testing ng motorcycle taxis.  Read more »

Flights re-routed away from Iraq, Iran after missile attack on US troops

David Shepardson and Allison Lampert, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:53 PM

Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel, the US military said on Tuesday. Read more »