Beneficiaries of the government's free train ride program for vaccinated Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs) have already breached the one million mark, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) disclosed on Tuesday, Aug. 24. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on its data,...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has directed the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to put on hold the implementation of the mandatory motor vehicle inspection system until issues have been fully resolved. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, Aug....
The supply and capacity of public transportation remains the same as the National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Bataan are downgraded to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from August 21 to August 31, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) today, August 20, announced. DOTR123 Only...
Enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)-level measures for public transportation will still be imposed in Metro Manila, Laguna, and Bataan even as the quarantine status in these areas will be downgraded to a modified ECQ (MECQ) until the end of the month, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said....
Clark International Airport in Pampanga has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious international award Prix Versailles, which recognizes the best architecture and design projects in the world, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. Clark International Airport (Photo from BCDA)...
Over 3,000 public transport workers have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) inoculation program. (Photo from Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) The workers, who include...
Truth to tell, I like Filipinas. There’s elegance to it, not to mention nostalgia. But I’ve never used it to refer to my country. I’d hear it in old, rare, trilingual Filipino movies, in which the characters would speak in Filipino, American English, and a smattering of Spanish. I was born...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has clarified that the reported backlog in the production of license plates is primarily due to budget constraints of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). (Photo from the Department of Transportation) The clarification was made after the Commission on Audit...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have teamed up with Grab Philippines to boost vaccine confidence among transport workers by giving out rewards and benefits to those who will get the jab. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
The respective managements of Metro Manila's major railway systems have assured passengers that they will remain operational during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, which will start Friday, Aug. 6. Transport authorities remind commuters to observe health protocols--including...
More than 57,000 train passengers have so far benefitted from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free ride program for authorized persons outside of residence or APORs who have already received their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots. (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOTr...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will retain the current public transport supply and capacity in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the August 6 to August 20 enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) although they can only be used by Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs). DOTr...