The Department of Transportation (DOTr) forged an agreement with fiber broadband network provider Converge, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, to provide free public Wi-Fi services in passenger terminals of nine international and domestic airports across the country. The DOTr-Converge agreement will improve...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has raised concerns that the impending budget cuts in the proposed budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) could potentially derail the country’s ongoing railway projects, particularly the North-South Commuter Railway System and the first phase of...
Senator Grace Poe said the Philippines still has time to overcome the shortcomings in the training and certification of Filipino seafarers. “The mere fact that they (European Union) have been accommodating and have not given us a definitive timeline, I know they appreciate the process we are...
Japan’s train systems are privately run and its operations are seamless, Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, November 10 said. Poe issued this statement following reports that there are plans to privatize the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the Metro Rail...
The Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) is not for sale, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) categorically stated Wednesday, November 9. “Railway systems should remain the most affordable and safest mode of mass transit in the country,” Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista stressed. However,...
LRTA foregoes P30-M income in free rides By Emmie V. Abadilla The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has foregone P30 million earnings in the first quarter of the school year under the Student Libreng Sakay (Free Ride) Program, the LRT2 operator declared in its statement late Monday, Nov.7. The...
BACOLOD CITY – People were stranded due to limited public transportation here on Monday, Nov. 7, after hundreds of unregistered Public Utility Vehicles did not ply the streets to avoid apprehension by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Franchising and Regulatory Board...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted an inspection of the P735-billion New Manila International Airport (NMIA) in Bulacan over this weekend. Land development works are now being done at the NMIA’s 1,693-hectare site 35 kilometers north of Metro Manila, according to the DOTr statement...
The government is actively addressing the findings of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to avoid the Philippines from getting “blacklisted” by Europe-based shipping companies, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista declared Friday, Nov. 4. “It’s important...
Construction of the P488.4 billion Metro Manila Subway Project’s (MMSP) is in full swing with contracts for stations and tunnels signed, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista announced in a statement issued Friday, Nov. 4. Bautista and the MMSP contractors yesterday signed...
Ridership on the EDSA Busway hit an all-time high in October 2022, peaking at 404,010 on 24 October 2022, and setting a record of 351,531 on average monthly ridership for the first time since starting operations in 2020. The EDSA Busway is a dedicated median bus lane service launched in conjuncion...
The office of Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda will be on the lookout for passenger complaints in connection with the mass cancellation of flights due to typhoon "Paeng". Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda This, as the Bicolano reminded the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to ensure that...
