Passenger capacity in road and railway-based public transportation in Metro Manila will be gradually increased to full capacity beginning next week, Nov. 4, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Friday, Oct. 29. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive...
President Duterte’s economic managers approved the grant of fuel subsidies, giving public transportation sector the much-needed relief from skyrocketing pump prices. The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) announced Monday, Oct. 25, that the government will shell-out P1...
EDITORS DESK When first announced by the Land Transportation Office (LTO,) the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) requirement prior to registration drew a lot of flack from motorists. The resistance was understandable as it was introduced at the height of the pandemic and the initial...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Thursday, Oct. 21, reiterated that the mandatory inspection of motor vehicles at private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs) is still suspended. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after Metro...
Instead of a fare increase, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it is planning to implement programs that will provide financial assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators as a way to cushion the impact of the rising pump prices. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it will review the fare hike petitions to be submitted by transport groups amid the rise in fuel costs as holiday season nears. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Kung sakaling mareceive ng aming opisina ang request...
The pandemic has significantly slowed down the domestic e-vehicle (EVs) industry in 2020, with EV registration dropping 35 percent versus pre-pandemic level, according to the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP). eVAP logo At the virtual 9 th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit...
The ASEAN automotive industry registered positive growths both in sales and production with all countries, except Myanmar, reporting higher sales as of July this year. Data from the ASEAN Automotive Federation showed the region’s automotive sales went up 27.5 percent to 1,507,331 units from...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have rolled out an innovative monitoring system to track trips and even violations of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in real-time. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the launching on...
In line with tightened quarantine restrictions owing to the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the new Delta varian, the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP) has announced the rescheduling of the 9 th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) from August 26-27 to September 23-24,...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has directed the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to put on hold the implementation of the mandatory motor vehicle inspection system until issues have been fully resolved. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Tuesday, Aug....
Over 3,000 public transport workers have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) inoculation program. (Photo from Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) The workers, who include...