METRO MANILA – Public utility buses (PUB) with routes plying the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) will implement a cashless payment starting Thursday (Oct. 1). The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said in a statement that they will enforce a strict “no Beep card, no ride” policy starting Thursday. DOTr said that the beep card cashless payment system will pave …

The Vice President then said that EDSA People Power was never a call for a perfect leader, but a demand for a leader who looks out for people’s welfare rather than killing them— a statement that could be taken as a slap against President Rodrigo Duterte, whose war on drugs has been criticized for his high death toll. Robredo has …