President Marcos has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to secure the broadband co-sharing partnership with Smart Communications, Inc. to resolve frequency issues concerning the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Project. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File Photo/Mark...
Senator Joel Villanueva expressed concerns over the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) low loan utilization rate and project delays. Sen. Joel Villanueva observes that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has a very low loan utilization rate during Thursday’s deliberation, November 14, 2024...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito called for the inclusion of key railway projects in the programmed appropriations of the 2025 proposed budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTR). Ejercito, who sponsored DOTr’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, expressed his intention to...
President Marcos said that Filipino commuters will now see a great reduction in travel time in Metro Manila as he led the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension Project (L1CE) Phase 1, marking a significant milestone in modernizing the transport system in the...
DAVAO CITY – After the national government announced it would no longer pursue loan negotiations with the Chinese government for the Mindanao Railway Project, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno said that there are three foreign private companies that are interested...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said the Department of Transportation (DOTr)’s plan to retrofit the existing rail line between Laguna and Albay for cargo services will...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has urged the Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto to visit Japan and seek funding for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway...
Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday, April 2 praised President Marcos' creation of an inter-agency committee that will be tasked to oversee the government's right-of-way (ROW) activities for the country’s various railway projects. Under Administrative Order No. 19 s. 2024 recently...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said that bullet trains should be tapped in the planned revival of the “Bicol Express” railway line. In a statement on Monday, March 11, Villafuerte said the Department of Transportation (DOTr)...
(photo: DOTr) The Department of Transportation is pushing for what it described as renaissance of the Philippine railway sector in a...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) won’t just easily give up on the dream of Mindanaons to have their own railway system as it has committed to continuously look for a viable financial support system for the long-delayed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said...
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – The feasibility study for the Mindanao Railway Project-Phase 3 is under way after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the joint venture of an Indian consulting company and a law firm signed a consultancy contract on Sunday, February 4. DOTr Secretary Jaime...
