The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing for the use of cashless transaction in public transport, Secretary Jaime Bautista said. To check the efficiency of the cashless ticketing system, Bautista on Friday, Dec. 2, said he personally tried the use of TRIPKO card, a form of cashless...
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the goal now of his agency is to make the Philippines "the Maritime Capital of the World by supplying the "seafarers of choice for the global maritime industry." Bautista, who announced his department's goal Wednesday, Nov. 23, noted there over 600,000...
Every year, road crashes kill 12,000 Filipinos, Department of Transportation's (DOTr) revealed Tuesday, November 22, during the agency's first Road Safety Symposium. However, road-related injuries and deaths can be prevented, he underscored. "We have a shared responsibility to protect every...
The Philippines is now gearing up to be a major maritime nation, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Monday, November 21, 2022. For this reason, the DOTr seeks to strengthen maritime sector agencies, such as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Maritime...
The first of the three bays of the Ayala EDSA Busway Station, which Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) built inside its One Ayala building, officially started operating today, Saturday, November 19. By April 2023, all bays of the station will be operating. "The EDSA Ayala Busway Station will benefit mall...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) forged an agreement with fiber broadband network provider Converge, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, to provide free public Wi-Fi services in passenger terminals of nine international and domestic airports across the country. The DOTr-Converge agreement will improve...
The Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) is not for sale, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) categorically stated Wednesday, November 9. “Railway systems should remain the most affordable and safest mode of mass transit in the country,” Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista stressed. However,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is "open to other sources of funding" although Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista has recently agreed to re-negotiate Chinese financing for major transport projects. "We are not limiting our options to China. We want to have different options. We are also...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will rebid the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) within the year. "We will invite the private sector to revisit the possibility of doing a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for NAIA. Maybe, Megawide and the super consortium can...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista this Thursday ( August 4) inaugurated the Roxas Boulevard and Taft Busway Stations of the P77,738,390 EDSA Busway Project, which were completed just a couple of days ago. The EDSA Busway Project is a joint undertaking of the DOTr, the...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista stated he "feels challenged" by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s marching order during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to modernize the country's transport facilities and upgrade local airports. The Transport chief vowed to...
Inter-agency cooperation is vital to provide students ample supply of transportation while ensuring their safety from Covid-19, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista announced on Friday, July 15. The transport chief met with concerned government agencies to ensure...
