Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop is willing to bet with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez that the much-anticiapted Metro Manila Subway Project won't be completed on time. Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (HREP website) Acop had this to...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez told congressmen "there was something wrong" with the procurement system of the previous Duterte administration in connection with the LRT (Light Rail Transit) Line 1 Cavite Extension Project. Parañaque City 2nd district...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will be temporarily shut down later this year, perhaps by the summer. PNR (Wikipedia) This was confirmed by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez during a public hearing of the House Committee on Transportation on...
The government's big ticket infrastructure projects will not just benefit local commuters but will also boost tourism in far-flung areas, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista told the Philippine IATA Agents Travel Association (PIATA) on Wednesday, February 15. In fact, these...
Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) is now free of debts, officer-in-charge Darwin Cunanan announced. Already, the CIAC has fully paid all of its outstanding loans to the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines for various airport expansion infrastructure...
The Mandaluyong City local government was recognized by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) on Monday, Feb. 13, for its exceptional initiatives and programs aimed at providing the public with safe, fast, and comfortable public transportation during the Covid-19 pandemic. The awarding...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday, Feb. 13, broke ground for the Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo underground stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). The stations are covered under Contract Package 103 (CP103), the Civil Works – Build Only Contract of the project, which...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has slammed the country’s transportation officials for "giving up" easily on the Libreng Sakay or free ride program, which will no longer resume this year contrary to earlier plans. (LTFRB) “I hope our transport executives were just joking when...
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago accused business groups opposing the digital registration and monitoring of container vans of deliberately spreading false information to stall and eventually revoke its implementation. The Trusted Operator Program – Container...
DOTr vows to save 49,000 Pinoy seafarers jobs By EMMIE V. ABADILLA The government is working to save the jobs of 49,000 Filipino seafarers aboard European ships and the $7 billion they send home each year, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista stated Saturday, February 4. In a...
The Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) this week completed the 5-year overhaul of its 72 train coaches or light rail vehicles (LRVs) and can now deploy 18 to 21 train sets at peak hours. Before, MRT3 can only deploy a maximum of 10 to 15 train sets at peak hours. The rail line accepted the last train...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday (January 30) piloted its Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) in Central Luzon (Region III) using 16 modern Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) units. The PUVs from Carmexxs Jeepney Transport Service Cooperative were installed with Europay, Mastercard...
