The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will immediately address pedestrian infrastructure along EDSA to make commuting safer for all. DOTr Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the initiative, directed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., aims to make...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, Dec. 3, pushed for mandatory driver’s licenses and registration for e-trike users, warning that the absence of clear regulations has made traffic enforcement nearly impossible amid rising reports of road incidents involving the vehicles. During a consultative...
The country’s leading carriers are working round-the-clock to complete the industry-wide mandated software update on Airbus narrow-body jets by Sunday noon, aiming to prevent further flight cancellations that have affected thousands of passengers. Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has raised serious concern over the increasing number of road accidents nationwide—particularly those involving motorcycle riders—as he proposed an additional ₱100 million for the implementation of the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan 2023–2028...
Starting December 1, e-bikes and e-trikes will be banned from major roads. The Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Land Transportation Office (LTO), made this commitment on Thursday, Nov. 27, during the Senate plenary deliberation of its proposed 2026 budget. It clarified,...
The government is now scrambling to pay up to ₱4 billion in outstanding obligations to Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) in hopes of maintaining the confidence of the Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific group in Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1). Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) are leading preparedness efforts to ensure maritime safety as typhoon “Uwan” is expected to affect the country this weekend. This, as Department of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez instructed the PCG...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found a solid ally amid calls online to abolish the maritime agency and a wave of disinformation targeting its operations. No less than Department of Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Z. Lopez has come out strongly in defense of the PCG, calling it an...
The Swedish government’s grant of $1.3 million for the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) railway project under the Luzon Economic Corridor underscores the strengthened cooperation between Sweden and the Philippines, its ambassador said. The Swedish Embassy in Manila, in a statement on Wednesday,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has opened the bidding for the ₱229-billion contract to operate and maintain the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) through a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. In an invitation to bid published on the PPP Center’s website, the DOTr said it...
Saavedra-led Megawide Construction Corp. has secured the ₱1.2 billion contract to build the Baguio City Integrated Terminal (BCIT), which aims to ease commuting and reduce traffic in the country’s summer capital. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Megawide said that it...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said that around five companies are lining up to be the operator of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), as the big-ticket project continues to draw investor interest amid corruption scandals that have hounded the public works sector. Acting...
