President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. wants to keep the momentum going in terms of the country's infrastructure development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2022. (Noel Pabalate) In his first State of the Nation Address...
The construction of three big-ticket railway projects in the Philippines, which was recently bared to have been withdrawn, under loan agreement with China will push through. According to China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, "the construction of more projects, including three railways, is...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, July 17 welcomed the Marcos administration’s plan to renegotiate the country’s loan agreements with China for the three big-ticket railway projects that were initiated by the Duterte government. “The President's directive presents an auspicious opportunity to go...
The Marcos administration should no longer pursue the planned loans from China to finance three big railway infrastructures under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program, a lawmaker said on Sunday, July 17. Philippine National Railways (File photo/PNA) Former House...
In deference to the incoming Marcos administration, the Philippine government itself cancelled the Chinese funding application for close to P300-billion big ticket railway projects promised during Duterte's time. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Rails Cesar Chavez issued the...
Inter-agency cooperation is vital to provide students ample supply of transportation while ensuring their safety from Covid-19, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista announced on Friday, July 15. The transport chief met with concerned government agencies to ensure...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) pledged to support green transport projects and electric vehicles throughout the country as sustainable alternatives for the Filipino riding public. DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista made the commitment Thursday, July 14, during the launch of the first...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte renewed on Wednesday, July 13 his call for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expand the coverage of its "libreng sakay" or free ride program so it may benefit more commuters. The Metro Rail Transit-3 (Facebook) Villafuerte, in a statement,...
With the expected surge in passenger demand in the opening of face-to-face (F2F) classes this year, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is calibrating its existing land transport programs. Hence, Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista directed Road Transport and Infrastructure...
Nine new government appointees were sworn in by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday. President Marcos FB page Cesar Chavez took his oath as the new undersecretary of the Department of Transportation. Maj. Gen. Delfin Lorenzana, the Defense chief under the previous administration,...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte says there's much that needs to be done to cure the problems of the country's ailing public transport sector. The MRT-3 (Facebook) In a statement, the second-term congressman reckoned that "long-term solutions" must be implemented to the sector; these...
The country’s aviation sector can attain global standards with the appointment of Jaime Bautista, former Philippine Airlines (PAL) president, as Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary, the Clark International Airport Corp. declared in its statement issued Monday, July 4. "Bautista’s...
