The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has teamed up with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to launch an alternative livelihood program for displaced transport workers amid the pandemic. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives inside his jeepney with his family after the lockdown...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said he will not run in the 2020 elections despite calls from the ruling party for him to join the Senate race. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Tugade, he decided not to...
It took a president from Mindanao to help finish the crown jewel of transportation in Bicol. President Rodrigo Duterte (center) gets a quick tour of the Bicol International Airport during the facility's inauguration on Oct. 7, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) President Duterte led the...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said on Tuesday, Oct. 5, that he has always been transparent about his financial standing amid reports on his alleged unlisted offshore company. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Local government units (LGUs) with innovative practices in promoting active transport during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will be feted with the ‘Bike lane Awards’, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Tuesday, Oct. 5. “The Bike Lane...
bicol1 The P5-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay starts receiving commercial domestic flights this Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, on schedule, and will be ready for international flights a month later. “Construction works for the BIA were delayed for 11 years. It went through 3...
Commuters would not have to wait until 2028 to enjoy the convenience of the Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will implement a partial operability scheme for the project. Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade during the contract signing between the...
Of the Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s proposed P19.8 billion 2022 budget for Road Transport, only P1 million was included in the National Expenditure Program (NEP). Needless to say, it was a preposterous amount. "More funds should be allotted for the road sector, P1 million will not...
Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Move It has tagged as “bullying” the order of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) to suspend its services in Grab Philippines’ platform. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) In a strongly-worded statement issued on...
The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) has ordered the suspension of the partnership between Grab Philippines and bike-hailing firm Move It for alleged violations in some provisions of their agreement. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) “While we...
WEB-Construction-for-MRT-4-project-to-begin-in-2021-–-DOTr The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Spain-based design consultant IDOM Consulting Engineering, Architecture, SA, (IDOM) are scheduled to sign the P1.4 billion ($28.967 million) contract for the detailed architectural and...
With P110 billion for 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is focused in developing the country’s land-based rail system for high-capacity transport for goods and people. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade inspects the Lucena Station in Quezon Province, one of the 35 stations of the...
