The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), intercepted a total of 1,880 prohibited items from airport passengers across the country for the month of March alone. Some of the seized items include live bullets, "non-live" bullets kept as amulets, as...
With major hospitals in Metro Manila and nearby areas operating beyond full capacity, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), are converting two of their quarantine facilities into isolation facilities to accommodate more COVID-19 patients by...
More than half million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in Metro Manila due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have been assisted by the government's "Hatid-Tulong" program in returning to their home provinces. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on...
The Toll Regulatory Board has denied issuing a directive to close Skyway Stage 3, contradicting an earlier announcement made by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). (PNA FILE PHOTO) In a statement on Tuesday, March 16, the TRB emphasized that it did not issue a decision or directive ordering the...
More travelers can now be accommodated at the Port of Dumaguete and Dumaguete Airport in Negros Oriental after the two ports underwent improvement works during the lockdown. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte leads the unveiling of the marker of the Port Operations Building at the Port of Dumaguete in...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is tripling its capital expenditure for 11 big-ticket railway infrastructure from P90.756 billion this year to P278.3 billion in 2022, at the end of the Duterte administration, with 8 projects either completed or partially operational. The railway...
Commuters can expect more efficient services at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) as more trains are expected to be deployed which means faster turnaround time ahead of the expected completion of its massive rehabilitation by yearend. MRT-3 Director for Operations Michael Capati said the...
The Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is offering free rides for women on Monday, March 8 in celebration of International Women's Day. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an announcement posted on its Facebook page, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said the LRT-2 would offer free rides to...
The two additional stations of the P9.5 B Light Rail Transit (LRT)-2 East Extension will start operating next month, April 27, 2021. The two new stations – the Marikina Station (in front of the Sta. Lucia mall and Robinsons) and the Antipolo Station (in front of SM Masinag) – will have a soft...
Agency clarifies 'middle signage means that both comfort rooms are dedicated solely for PWDs.' A photograph of Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade inspecting a comfort room for persons with disabilities (PWD) in Tagbilaran Port went viral on social media. The photo shows two...
Shown (from left) are: MPTC spokesperson Romulo Quimbo Jr., DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma Eisma, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Bataan 2nd District Rep Joet Garcia, MPIC President Jose...
Although cash lanes continue to operate, cashless electronic toll collection for motorists using both the Skyway and the South Luzon Expressway surged 85 per cent, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) today (February 16, 2021) reported. Better yet, Autosweep RFID toll collection improved traffic throughput...
