President Duterte has approved the appointment of former Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral George Ursabia as Undersecretary for maritime affairs of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade made the announcement during the inauguration on Monday, Nov. 8,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to allow more traditional buses and jeepneys to ply the usual routes in Metro Manila and provinces as the nation slowly slips back to normal under Alert Level 2. Hontiveros said the DOTr should increase the number of public...
More than 200 erring public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in Metro Manila were flagged down by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) due to "overloading" on the first day of the implementation of the 70 percent passenger capacity in public transport. A Muntinlupa police officer checks...
Despite the shift to a more relaxed alert level and the increased passenger capacity in public transport, minors and the elderly are still not allowed to board public utility vehicles (PUVs) according to an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is now looking to resume the 24-hour operations of public utility vehicles (PUVs), particularly passenger buses, in Metro Manila to cater to the expected influx of passengers with the lifting of curfew hours in the region. (Photo from Department of...
Passenger capacity in the rail and land-based public transportation services in Metro Manila and adjacent provinces is set to increase to 70 percent starting Thursday, Nov. 4. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive protocols inside the MRT. (Mark Balmores/ FILE PHOTO...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante reiterated on Tuesday, Nov. 2, that the driver’s education seminar for license renewal is free and required under the law. Motorists line up for inspection at a Manila quarantine control point established by the police on the...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has appealed to oil companies to provide bigger fuel discounts for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who are still reeling hard from the effects of the pandemic and the increasing pump prices. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
An unusually short prepared speech on Friday, Oct. 29 during the simultaneous inauguration of seven port development projects in Bohol caused President Duterte to reveal a little known fact about himself--he actually traces his roots to the province. AD-LIB MODE--President Rodrigo Duterte decides...
Passenger capacity in road and railway-based public transportation in Metro Manila will be gradually increased to full capacity beginning next week, Nov. 4, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Friday, Oct. 29. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has so far distributed P4.7 billion payouts to drivers and operators under Service Contracting. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the data provided by the LTFRB, the total compensation and incentives given to drivers and...
mactan_cebu_airport The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) are inaugurating Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA)'s new Corporate Building in Lapu-Lapu City, Oct. 28, 2021. Completed this March, the six-storey Corporate Building will...
