To address soaring gasoline prices and the worsening pollution problem, the Pasig City government has introduced liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered tricycles. By Nancy C. Carvajal, Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Taguig City government is building a transport terminal to help ease traffic on the East Service Road. By Julie M. Aurelio

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is now inviting bidders for service contractor that will construct the North Extension project that aims to inter-connect LRT Line I from Monumento-station to MRT's North Avenue.

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) cannot close down bus terminals along main thoroughfares, according to the Supreme Court which has struck down the President's executive order authorizing the agency to build mass transport terminals to help ease Metro traffic. By Leila Salaverria, with a report from DJ Yap, Inquirer

A fully automated system of dispatching buses in the metropolis will be in effect by November, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. By DJ Yap, Inquirer

Before the year ends, buses running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)—a fuel commonly used for cooking by households—will start plying the streets of Metro Manila. By Abigail L. Ho, Inquirer

6 September 2005, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

Results released by market research firm Synovate (31 January 2005)

Key organizations engaged in air quality monitoring in Metro Manila discussed their findings and methodology with stakeholders.

Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and its metropolitan area are comprised of thirteen cities and four municipalities, and cover a land area of 636 km2 (0.2% total land area in the Philippines).

Registered Vehicles (1981-2004) using data from the Land Transportation Office (LTO)