The P3-billion Unified Grand Central Station, also known as “common station” in North EDSA, Quezon City, will be completed this June after eight years of delays. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued the statement Thursday, June 16, with the remainder of the project now in full,...
A bigger and more modernized Port of Batangas was inaugurated in Batangas City on Tuesday, June 14, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. (Courtesy of Philippine Ports Authority livestream) Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Arthur Tugade and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday, June 14, inaugurated the P1.23 billion upgraded Integrated Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) of the Port of Batangas , Batangas City. The 15,000 square meter (sqm) PTB features fully air-conditioned lounges and Persons With Disability...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) vowed to continue supporting the modernization and the capacity development efforts of the Philippine Coastguard (PCG). JICA Philippines Chief Representative Sakamoto Takema made the pledge during the June 12 commissioning of the last of two of the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured the public that the P488 billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), one of the Philippines’ largest infrastructure projects, will be completed after the historic lowering of the projects's first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) over the weekend. The...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) added nine more night-rated airports in the country in the past six years, at a total cost of P3.6 bIllion. This brought to a total of 23 airports with night landing capabilities out of total 43...
Despite the recent eruption of Mt. Bulusan, the P5-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay "stands strong, with no recorded damages in its facilities", the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed in their Thursday,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is unveiling the country's first train simulators before the end of the month, the agency announced Wedneday, June 8. The Philippine Railways Institute (PRI) will use the simulators, which the government procured via a P565 million grant from Japan, to train...
The One-Stop-Shop (OSS) for Seafarers at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, the country's 12th crew change hub, will benefit more than 26,000 seafarers in Northern Mindanao, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Maritime Sector announced Monday, June 6. The CDO OSS, which was activated last week, was...
Ride-hailing app Grab Philippines has joined the Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s Free Ride program and will offer free airport shuttle rides to passengers at the arrival areas of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminals 2 and 3 for 15 days, June 15 to 30, 2022, from 8 p.m. to...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) successfully activated an additional crew change hub at the Port of Cagayan De Oro on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, bringing a total of 12 hubs in the country, Secretary Art Tugade announced. The hubs include the Port of Manila, Currimao, Poro Point (La Union),...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will continue with the P488-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), one of the Philippines’ largest infrastructure projects, beyond the current administration, Secretary Arthur Tugade announced Monday, May 30, kickoff of the Duterte Legacy Summit. There...
