The Marcos administration signed four loan contracts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that will help fund the construction of railway systems that connect Pampanga and Laguna. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral lender said that civil works contracts for the South Commuter Railway...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua has learned about the concerns motorcycle taxi riders and Tricycle Operator Driver Associations (TODAs) have on Grab Philippines' acquisition of accredited motorcycle taxi operator, MoveIt. The House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Chua did...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary Cesar Chavez confirmed on Wednesday, Oct. 5, that he is being eyed by the Marcos administration as the new press secretary, but expressed apprehension over accepting the post since he wants to focus more on improving the country’s railway system....
The Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard Stations of the P17.75-billion first phase of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) broke ground in a ceremonial program Monday, Oct. 3. The Tokyu-Tobishima Megawide Joint Venture (TTM-JV) is constructing the two stations under Contract Package 104 (CP104) of the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the Meralco Avenue, Ortigas, Pasig City will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, October 3, 2022 to give way for the construction of civil works for the Ortigas and Shaw Boulevard Stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). The road closure...
Loan negotiations between the Philippines and China over the former’s multi-billion-peso infrastructure projects suspended during the later part of the Duterte administration have yet to start. This was revealed in today’s public hearing by the Senate finance sub-committee ‘’K’’ chaired...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, September 30 asked the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to come up with an effective solution to address the looming problem involving the shortage of ‘’beep’’ cards to spare commuters from further woes. At the Senate finance sub-committee hearing led by Poe...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, through a House Resolution, urged the House Committee on Appropriations to restore the budget for the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “Libreng Sakay (free rides)” program and the allocation that would address the current backlog in license plates....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) must allocate funding for Vigan Airport Development Project in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur under its proposed 2023 budget, a request made by a congresswoman from the north. Vigan Airport (Photos from DOTr) Ako Ilocano Ako Party-List Rep. Richelle Singson wrote a...
CEBU CITY – The implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has suffered another delay. THE Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project has suffered another delay, project proponents announced at the Cebu City Mobility Summit 2022 at the Seda Hotel Ayala in Cebu City on Monday, Sept. 26. (CCTO...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing the addition of buses to the EDSA Busway (the EDSA Carousel system) as part of measures to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila, according to Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. It is the objective of the DOTr to require bus operators with...
Over 6,000 informal settler families (ISFs) will be resettled under the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) railway infrastructure development plans. (Photo from Department of Transportation) During the House Committee on Appropriations budget hearing with the transport agency, Gabriela...
