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...
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – The conversion of the Laguindingan Domestic Airport here into an international airport would probably start next year, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said. THE Laguindingan Airport in the province of Misamis Oriental. (Franck Dick...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), the banking unit of the Aboitiz Group, is planning to raise P10 billion from a stock rights offering even as it reported a 28 percent drop in net income last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said its Board of Directors...
ILOILO CITY – Amid an online word war between the people of Iloilo and Aklan, a mayor said the word “sádsad” is part of their cultural identity. “For the people of Aklan, sádsad is more than just a word. It is a pivotal element of our cultural identity, especially highlighted during the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has deferred the apprehension of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUV) whose operators failed to consolidate into either a corporation or a cooperative on Dec 31. Supposedly, only unconsolidated PUV operators in routes with below 60 percent...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has denied rumors that the minimum fare for modern jeepneys will increase to P50 once the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) takes full effect. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista maintained that the primary consideration for any fare increase in...
President Marcos has appointed Sonia Bautista Malaluan as the new administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), replacing Hernani Fabia who has tendered his resignation. File photo In appointing Malaluan, President Marcos cited her remarkable training and experience in economics,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing for more stringent requirements in issuing driver’s license and thorough road worthiness inspection of all motor vehicles as it sets its goal of reducing road accident deaths by 35 percent before the end of the term of President Marcos. DOTr...
(File photo by DOTr/PNR) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is upbeat that two of its rail projects -- the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) and South Long Haul (SLH) -- will help "revive" the country's rail industry. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said that the two rail projects will elevate...
Davao Occidental lone district Rep. Claude Bautista (Facebook) Davao Occidental lone district Rep. Claude Bautista spoke in plenary Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 14 to express gladness that the perceived spat between House Speaker Martin Romualdez and the two most...
GT Capital Holdings Inc., the Ty family conglomerate, reported that its consolidated net income rose 54 percent to P23.09 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from the P14.95 billion earned in the same period last year, boosted by its banking and automotive businesses. In a disclosure to the...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista ranked third among the best performing Cabinet officials under the Marcos administration. In the job performance rating survey conducted by the RP Mission and Development Foundation Inc.’s (RPMD), Bautista posted an 81...
