"The Free Ride is a great help and relief in the pockets of commuters, especially for students and those who belong to the labor force. This will support up to 50-million ridership from September 1 until December 31," Pangandaman said.
NCRPO chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) saw a decline in the number of focus crime incidents since November 2020. Citing the latest data as of Wednesday, NCRPO chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. said 109,079 focus crimes were recorded from Nov. 10, 2020 to Jan. 23, 2022 covering 440 days, an almost 17-percent drop from 131,230 incidents recorded in 441 days from Sept. 5, 2019 to Nov. 9, 2020. Classified as focus crimes are murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, theft, robbery, vehicle theft, and motorcycle theft. Physical injury cases logged the biggest decline at 42 percent from 1,934 to 934 incidents; motorcycle theft, 25 percent from 836 to 625; murder, 24 percent from 802 to 611 incidents; robbery, 22 percent from 2,053 to 1,603 incidents; homicide, 21 percent from 221 to 175 incidents; theft, 16 percent from 4,494 to 3,756 incidents; vehicle theft, 16 percent from 172 to 144 incidents; and rape, 6 percent f
December 15, 2020 LOCAL governments have given the go signal for inter-regional routes of public utility buses and vans from Baguio City pending final health and safety protocols.
On Monday, December 14, Engineer Januario Borillo, chief of the traffic and transport management division of the City Engineering Office, said areas now ready to accept buses and vans coming from the city include Clark, San Fernando City and Mabalacat City in Pampanga; Mariveles, Bataan; San Carlos, Villasis and Lingayen in Pangasinan; Olongapo City, Zambales; Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija; Bontoc, Mountain Province; and the National Capital Region (NCR).
It was in October when Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the city can accommodate more visitors by Christmas season.