MPTC backs UNICEF’s Child Road Safety Program to benefit children in more cities

Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) recently inked a multi-year partnership agreement with UNICEF in support of the child rights agency’s existing Child Road Traffic Injury Prevention Program (CRTIP). The program aims to scale up models for improved road safety and a safe journey for school-children in high-risk areas, with contributions to road safety awareness, health system...

Cordova eyes CCLEX-driven tourism growth, braces for visitor influx

The once sleepy town of Cordova is preparing for the expected influx of tourists with the opening of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) in March 2022.  Guenevere Flores, the town’s consultant on tourism, said the creation of a Tourism Code is now being crafted at Cordova’s Sangguniang Bayan, which will also create a Tourism Division. The Php 30 billion CCLEX will serve as an...