Local government units (LGUs) with innovative practices in promoting active transport during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will be feted with the ‘Bike lane Awards’, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Tuesday, Oct. 5. “The Bike Lane...
bicol1 The P5-billion Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay starts receiving commercial domestic flights this Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, on schedule, and will be ready for international flights a month later. “Construction works for the BIA were delayed for 11 years. It went through 3...
Commuters would not have to wait until 2028 to enjoy the convenience of the Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will implement a partial operability scheme for the project. Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade during the contract signing between the...
Of the Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s proposed P19.8 billion 2022 budget for Road Transport, only P1 million was included in the National Expenditure Program (NEP). Needless to say, it was a preposterous amount. "More funds should be allotted for the road sector, P1 million will not...
Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Move It has tagged as “bullying” the order of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) to suspend its services in Grab Philippines’ platform. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) In a strongly-worded statement issued on...
The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) has ordered the suspension of the partnership between Grab Philippines and bike-hailing firm Move It for alleged violations in some provisions of their agreement. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) “While we...
WEB-Construction-for-MRT-4-project-to-begin-in-2021-–-DOTr The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Spain-based design consultant IDOM Consulting Engineering, Architecture, SA, (IDOM) are scheduled to sign the P1.4 billion ($28.967 million) contract for the detailed architectural and...
With P110 billion for 2022, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is focused in developing the country’s land-based rail system for high-capacity transport for goods and people. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade inspects the Lucena Station in Quezon Province, one of the 35 stations of the...
Projects in the railway sector will get the largest share of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) P151.34 billion budget that has been approved in the plenary deliberations of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The interior of the newly built Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2...
The Department of Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation have signed a new and modernized Air Services Agreement. FB_IMG_1632754935468 The move opens the market for competition where multiple airlines can operate and more flights can be flown to spur air...
The upcoming Pasig River Expressway or PAREX does not seem to have earned the public's nod after social media users voiced out their objection against the project. Twitter user @13thFool said in a post Monday that "building a highway on top of the Pasig River is not only a stupid idea, it’s...
With so many Filipinos still stranded abroad and wanting to return this December, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is considering to allow more international arrivals, Secretary Arthur Tugade announced in today's ( Sept. 27) virtual media forum on the State of Philippine Transportation....
