After a seven-year absence, the 20th edition of the APT Cup returned with a merry mix of competitive stroke and friendly play last Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the fairways and greens of The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Cavite. Former Transportation Secretary Art Tugade Staged under a perfect golfing...
Lawyer Jose Art Tugade has resigned as head of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) due to differences with the Department of Transportation (DOTr). *Former Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Art Tugade (File photo)* In a statement shared by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade inspected on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, a new Philippine National Railways (PNR) route that aims to connect the provinces of Laguna and Quezon. (Courtesy of DOTr) Tugade said that the PNR San Pablo- Lucena route will not only link the...
The dream of reviving the once thriving railway system to Bicol region is coming into light with the signing of P142-billion worth of Philippine National Railways (PNR) project. But Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Art Tugade said the contract he signed on Monday, Jan. 17, is just the first...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will conduct a random antigen test on passengers of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the upsurge of cases in Metro Manila. But DOTr SEc. Art...
An unusually short prepared speech on Friday, Oct. 29 during the simultaneous inauguration of seven port development projects in Bohol caused President Duterte to reveal a little known fact about himself--he actually traces his roots to the province. AD-LIB MODE--President Rodrigo Duterte decides...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is batting for relaxed quarantine protocols for Filipinos visitors originating from North America. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page)...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo One of my earliest recollections of Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade was during the inspection of the LRT-2 East Extension Project – a railway project which would add four kilometers to the existing 13.8-kilometer LRT-2 train line, connecting Recto...
Are we better off now than five years ago? As President Duterte prepares for his final SONA, his cabinet secretaries look back on their proudest achievements and look forward to many more things to accomplish in this last stretch. Sec. Berna Romulo Puyat, Department of Tourism There are two...
