President Ferdinand Marcos has led the launch of the new student Beep card in Manila, granting half-fare rates on train rides while cutting processing time from more than a week to just three minutes. During the launch at the Legarda LRT-2 Station in Manila on Saturday, Sept. 20, the President said...
President Marcos will not oppose the policy of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) which requires officials to take public transportation at least once a week. As long as the policy is reasonable, the President will not block it, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire...
President Marcos said the Philippines is shifting away from a “car-centric” transport system, stressing that past reliance on private vehicles has worsened traffic and limited mobility for many Filipinos. In the third episode of his podcast aired Thursday evening, Aug. 7, the President...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) intensified its nationwide campaign against unauthorized public transport in June, which led to the apprehension of 252 colorum vehicles. Issuing a directive to reinforce ground operations, LTO Executive Director Gregorio G. Pua Jr. said the continued...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has reopened the consolidation process for drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) who have yet to join the government’s highly contentious Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). Under Department Order (DO) No. 2025-009,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero renewed his call for the government to first resolve the concerns of transport groups regarding on financing before pushing for the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). “My position has not changed. Until the government perfects the...
Responding to a letter sent to him on his birthday, President Marcos vowed that the administration will do all it can to solve the country's traffic congestion problems. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (BBM Vlog Screenshot) Marcos has featured in his vlog some letters, mostly birthday...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of transport cooperatives in this city is set to submit a manifesto to the city government and government agencies here opposing the proposed inclusion of "bao-bao" (tricab) vehicles in Cagayan de Oro’s Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP). A PUBLIC utility...
DAVAO CITY – Traffic lights here will be retrofitted in preparation for the implementation of the P73.4-billion Davao City Public Transport Modernization project, an official of the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) said on Wednesday, July 26. In an interview on the sidelines of...
US to bolster aid to PH in building transport systems WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States aims to scale up infrastructure development aid in the Philippines by leveraging over $3 billion in public and private financing to support the construction of quality transport systems in the country. (Photo...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing for the use of cashless transaction in public transport, Secretary Jaime Bautista said. To check the efficiency of the cashless ticketing system, Bautista on Friday, Dec. 2, said he personally tried the use of TRIPKO card, a form of cashless...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On the same day that this newspaper headlined last week the naming of the next Transportation Secretary, a front-page photo also showed long lines of parked taxis that had stopped operating because of the unabated series of fuel price increases. Transportation...
