A 68-year-old woman miraculously escaped death after her car was hit by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday night (Sept. 2). (Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit photos / MANILA BULLETIN) The driver of the car was identified as Melly S. Yeo, 68, a doctor...
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,...
Three teenagers died after they were run over by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train in Sta. Mesa, Manila on Sunday (August 22). (Manila Police District photos / MANILA BULLETIN) Police said the victims were on their way home when they decided to use the northbound tracks of the PNR along...
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 government will offer free rides on Metro Manila's major railway systems as an incentive to passengers--specifically Authorized Persons Outside of Residence, or APORs--who have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing its funding support for the P345-billion Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Calamba project. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral financial institution said that funding for the 40.5 kilometer viaduct structures of PNR Calamba, also called...
The ₱344.6 billion Philippine National Railways (PNR) Calamba Project, drew 34 bids from six Philippine companies and seventeen international firms, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) today (July 22) announced. 09NsqesVLa26-pnr The bidders are vying for contract packages to build 40.5...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) Calamba Project, the ₱344.6 billion South Commuter train line, will generate over 10,000 direct jobs once its construction starts next year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade last night (July 13) announced. PNR CALAMBA PROJECT (2)...
The rail line linking Manila and Bulacan, Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 (Tutuban-Malolos), first segment of the P319.5 Billion North-South Commuter Railway, Monday, (June 14) posted a 46.68 percent overall progress rate and is on track to be completed second quarter of 2024. It's...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has told contractors of the agency's projects to hire more people from the transport sector or overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly those who were left jobless by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOTr Secretary...
The North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project will make major headway with the expected arrival this December of the trains that will be used by the line, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. COMING SOON -- Trains for the North-South Commuter Railway project linking Clark and Calamba...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the construction of the "historic" Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 Project is now in full swing. (File Photo) According to Tugade, the PNR Clark Phase 1 Project currently has a 45.82 percent overall progress rate....
