LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – The conversion of the Laguindingan Domestic Airport here into an international airport would probably start next year, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said. THE Laguindingan Airport in the province of Misamis Oriental. (Franck Dick...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has deferred the apprehension of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUV) whose operators failed to consolidate into either a corporation or a cooperative on Dec 31. Supposedly, only unconsolidated PUV operators in routes with below 60 percent...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has denied rumors that the minimum fare for modern jeepneys will increase to P50 once the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) takes full effect. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista maintained that the primary consideration for any fare increase in...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing for more stringent requirements in issuing driver’s license and thorough road worthiness inspection of all motor vehicles as it sets its goal of reducing road accident deaths by 35 percent before the end of the term of President Marcos. DOTr...
(File photo by DOTr/PNR) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is upbeat that two of its rail projects -- the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) and South Long Haul (SLH) -- will help "revive" the country's rail industry. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said that the two rail projects will elevate...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista ranked third among the best performing Cabinet officials under the Marcos administration. In the job performance rating survey conducted by the RP Mission and Development Foundation Inc.’s (RPMD), Bautista posted an 81...
A personnel of the Philippine National Police-Explosive Ordnance Disposal K9 (PNP EOD K9) Group inspects the vicinity of Bicol International Airport. (Courtesy of CAAP) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) allayed public fears over a bomb threat that gripped commercial airports in the country on...
Smart Communications Inc., the wireless subsidiary of telecom giant PLDT Inc., has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in support of the EDSA Greenways Project. The MOA covers the relocation of Smart's utilities and cables affected by the construction...
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista (Facebook) Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista confirmed on Tuesday night, Sept. 26 that his office has received the resignation letter of Office of Transportation Security (OTS) Administrator Mao...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista (Speaker’s office, Facebook) Is somebody trying to "sabotage" or sully Jaime Bautista's tenure as Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary? House Speaker Martin Romualdez floated...
Passengers wait in queues at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Baustita said that the modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) under a public-private partnership (PPP)...
Delegates from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) led by Secretary Jaime Bautista (seated front, right) and Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation headed by Minister Budi K. Sumadi (seated front, left) meet on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders...
