The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is unveiling the country's first train simulators before the end of the month, the agency announced Wedneday, June 8. The Philippine Railways Institute (PRI) will use the simulators, which the government procured via a P565 million grant from Japan, to train...
The One-Stop-Shop (OSS) for Seafarers at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, the country's 12th crew change hub, will benefit more than 26,000 seafarers in Northern Mindanao, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Maritime Sector announced Monday, June 6. The CDO OSS, which was activated last week, was...
Ride-hailing app Grab Philippines has joined the Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s Free Ride program and will offer free airport shuttle rides to passengers at the arrival areas of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminals 2 and 3 for 15 days, June 15 to 30, 2022, from 8 p.m. to...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) successfully activated an additional crew change hub at the Port of Cagayan De Oro on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, bringing a total of 12 hubs in the country, Secretary Art Tugade announced. The hubs include the Port of Manila, Currimao, Poro Point (La Union),...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will continue with the P488-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), one of the Philippines’ largest infrastructure projects, beyond the current administration, Secretary Arthur Tugade announced Monday, May 30, kickoff of the Duterte Legacy Summit. There...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Manila International Airport Authority ( MIAA), in a statement issued over the weekend, questioned the veracity of a "recent study" ranking the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as "the world's worst business class airport." "The 'study' shows...
The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) Railways sector will complete its target projects before the term of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte ends, officials said. These include opening the extended service of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) in Southern Luzon; the Light Rail Transit...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has extended the free rides on the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 until June 30, 2022 throughout the railway's operating hours from 4:40AM to 10:10PM. The MRT3 free ride program has benefited 15,730,000 passengers from March 28 to May 24, 2022, with P286...
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) activated Friday, May 6, the "Oplan Biyaheng Ayos" to ensure safe, reliable, and comfortable transportation of the public for the national and local elections on Monday, May 9. (File photo: MIAA) Oplan Byaheng Ayos, which will run from May 5 to 10,...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade, signed Thursday, May 5, the P17.75 BIllion contract for two stations and tunnels of the P488 Billion Metro Manila Subway Phase 1, Contract Package 104 (CP104), with the Tokyu-Tobishima Megawide Joint Venture (TTM-JV). 81748 The CP104...
The Department of Transportation ( DOTr) completed a total of 246 airport projects from 2016 to 2022 under the Duterte administration. DOTr alone managed to complete three times the previous administration's output of 55 airport projects, confirmed DOTr Assistant Secretary for Aviation and Airports...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has extended free rides for the public at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) until May 30, 2022 from 4:40AM to 10:10PM, the state agency announced Wednesday, April 27. The DOTr's free ride program, meant to assist commuters hard hit by fuel and commodity...
