The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that pilot operations of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will commence in September, nearly a decade after funding for the project was approved. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the pilot run is expected to benefit up to 70,000 commuters,...
With limited time remaining before its loan financing for the long-delayed Cebu bus rapid transit (BRT) expires, the World Bank has recommended downscaling the project under the watch of the newly elected provincial and city officials. “The pace of project implementation has slowed down...
A decade after approving its loan for the Cebu bus rapid transit (BRT) project, the World Bank lamented sluggish implementation and warned it may remain unfinished when the financing ends two years from now. In a Dec. 19 implementation status and results report, the Washington-based...
CEBU CITY – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has stepped into the controversial issue involving the construction of a bus station for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project here. The NCCA has sent a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) seeking the stoppage of...
ILOILO CITY – A Swedish business group is proposing a bus rapid transit (BRT) here and neighboring towns. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on behalf of the Iloilo City government for the feasibility study of the...
DOTR Secretary Arthur Tugade during the meeting with DOTr road sectorcteam for the Cebu BRT. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is fast-tracking the P16.3-billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (Cebu BRT) project, which was originally scheduled to operate a crucial segment last year. Transportation...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will run the country’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on its elevated Skyway Stage 3, the company today ( April 26) announced. The BRT system, already used in many countries, will use the Skyway for buses that will function like trains—ferrying...
Hesed Gabo scores a layup during his stint with BRT Sumisip Basilan in the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup. (PBA Images) Phenom BRT Sumisip will take the spot of Blackwater in the new 3x3 tournament the PBA aims to start this year. PBA vice chairman Bobby Rosales confirmed the addition of Phenom...
Increased demand for public health services as well as the government’s cash aid for workers in small businesses pushed up the Duterte administration’s monetary support to state-run companies last year. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that total subsidies to government-owned...
