As the holiday break ended and work schedules resumed, tens of thousands of passengers trooped to the Port of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro which resulted in a long queue that reached a one-kilometer stretch on Tuesday, Jan. 3, forcing thousands of travelers to wait for hours before they could board...
The unmitigated disaster that was the New Year's flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has one congressman worrying about whether or not the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would get fired by their foreign employers. A standard passenger at NAIA awaits news...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said that the people who messed up and caused the disastrous technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) over the weekend ought to be held accountable. Stranded passengers at the NAIA on Jan. 2, 2023 (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) “I...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) should ensure that the thousands of passengers who were pestered by the technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) over the weekend would be able to get a full reimbursement. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda...
The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) resumes normal operations tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3, after implementing an adjusted schedule for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Its first trip will leave 4:36 a.m from the North Avenue station, and 5:18 a.m. from the Taft Avenue station. On the other hand,...
More than P13 billion is needed to upgrade the country's air traffic management which the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) describes as an outdated system that needs to be upgraded to a better system. Currently, the CAAP is using the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, January 1 called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to provide contingency plans and assistance to the stranded passengers who were affected by the sudden air navigation glitches at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Poe said the ongoing cancellation...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has inked a Memorandum of agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to work together in raising the quality of the country's public transportation systems to be at par with global standards. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
The Department of Transportation plans to revive the privatization for the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in 2023. Already, the agency plans to formulate the terms of reference (TOR) for auctioning off the rehabilitation of the airport, with the help of the Asian...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s P8.4 Billion "Libreng Sakay" (Free Ride) scheme under its Service Contracting Program (SCP) ends today, Saturday, December 31, 2022. The program has already exhausted its P7 billion allocation under the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA) as well as the...
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation is in favor of the proposed privatization of the EDSA bus carousel or bus way system by the third quarter of next year. Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop expressed his support to the endeavor...
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation is prodding transportation authorities to answer the complaints of motorcycle taxi users who fell victims to "overcharging" and even resorted to illegal “habal-habal” for their commute. Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) This,...