DAVOS, Switzerland — Members of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s economic team said that at least nine international companies had signified their desire to invest or expand their business in the Philippines. Communication Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil, Trade Secretary...
ZURICH, Switzerland — For the third time in seven months, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has expressed intention to support the country's railway projects, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said. President Ferdinand...
The government’s plan to privatize the country’s primary international gateway and aviation hub, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), received support from Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, who cited its potential to grow the Philippine travel economy. Go Negosyo meets with the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues the comprehensive modernization of its assets and manpower as its workforce increased from 7,000 several years ago to over 26,000 today, according to Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista. "We will continue to help the Coast Guard in...
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista supported a legislation exempting Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) employees from salary standardization as one way to address the exodus of air traffic controllers as well as other problems of the workforce. The exemption will enable...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is fast tracking the privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with the completion of the terms of references (TOR) of its contract, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Friday, Jan. 13. “We will work to fast-track the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hopes that the Marcos administration's commitment to continue the previous leadership's infrastructure modernization program would involve the completion of two flagship transportation projects in his home region of Bicol. (Wikipedia) These two...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista on Thursday, January 12, disclosed that the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has plans to privatize the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Bautista made the disclosure during the...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista proved to congressmen Tuesday, Jan. 10 that the agency was taking the issue of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) New Year's day crisis very seriously. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista (Facebook) This, after Bautista spent six...
The wrestler-turned-actor explains why Dave Bautista, known for his roles in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies and in the latest Netflix movie “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” recently explained in a GQ TikTok video on why he covered up a tattoo on his left forearm. According to...
Tunneling on P488.5-B Metro Manila Subway starts today By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Tunneling work on the P488.5-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) started Monday, Jan. 9, as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the launch of the first of six tunnel boring machines (TBM) at the subway's depot in...
The government has decided to upgrade existing facilities and replace affected equipment as the "immediate course of action" after its Air Traffic Management (ATM) system broke down on New Year's Day, affecting some 361 flights and stranding 65,000 passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International...
