Delegates from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) led by Secretary Jaime Bautista (seated front, right) and Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation headed by Minister Budi K. Sumadi (seated front, left) meet on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders...
The Department of Transportation activated an inter-agency task force (IATF) composed of representatives from the Office for the Transportation Security (OTS), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Cybercrime Investigation Coordinating Center, Philippine National Police...
Ahead of the opening of classes on August 29 for schoolyear 2023-2024, the management of Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 said it is not keen on adopting the proposals to extend its train operations until 12 midnight. (File photo) MRT-3 Director for Operations Engineer Oscar Bongon said all train sets...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to break the public’s dependency on private cars by subscribing to the principle of transit-oriented development (TOD). (File photo) DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said this on Thursday, August 24, adding that the agency will put up more...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has opened the bidding for the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said the P170.6 billion contract also involves the operation and optimization of the potentials of the NAIA—which...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) lifted on Sunday, July 23, the existing health safety protocols in all public transportation system after President Marcos issued a presidential proclamation that set aside Covid-19 protocols as part of the move for the normalization. DOTR Secretary Jaime J....
Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, said she is holding the Department of Transportation (DOTr) its word to clear the backlog of license cards by September. Sen. Grace Poe (Senate PRIB Photo) “And, from then on, we expect that...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) The Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) should improve their service first before implementing a fare hike. This was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's simple retort to the train lines' administrators--the...
Light Rail Transit Line 2 Saying that Filipinos are still reeling from the effects of inflation, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked railway authorities to defer the impending fare increase on the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). “I am making an...
Any fare increase at the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system is a pain in the pocket. “Improvement in train services and facilities should come before any fare increase, not the other way around,” Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, on Monday, June 19, said....
The privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) may possibly be implemented in the first quarter of 2024, a transport official disclosed on Wednesday, June 7. *(File photo) * Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have...
It is high time motorcycles are legalized as a safe and convenient mode of public transportation in the Philippines, Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, May 23, said. Presiding over a hearing of the Senate committee on public services as its chairwoman, Poe said the results of the Department of...
