An airport is just that, a place to pass through to go to a plane that would take us to our intended destinations. But with travel far from being normal, we are excited with any travel-related updates, especially with the announcement from the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) last night (Jan. 4) announced it is finalizing a nationwide interoperable Automated Fare Collections System (AFCS) for all transport modes to provide convenient payment options for urban commuters. One part of the AFCS National Standards is the EMVCo...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), issued an advisory restricting the entry of travelers, except Filipino citizens, coming from 20 countries with reported cases of the new strains of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). CAB advised travelers on...
Effective midnight of December 29, 2020, all passengers originating from 20 countries will not be allowed to enter the Philippines. The list include: United Kingdom, South Africa, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Israel, Hong Kong, Spain, Ireland, Netherlands, Singapore, Lebanon, Japan, Canada,...
Year-Ender On land, the lockdown grounded over 2 million commuters, leaving the country with prospects of a P520 Billion loss per annum if mass transport continues to operate at limited capacity. Thankfully, road infrastructure projects resumed as soon as quarantine restrictions eased. San Miguel...
Over 90 percent of transactions in the country’s toll roads are now via radio frequency identification (RFID) stickers, after transport authorities enforced cashless transactions since the month began, the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) reported. Based on the AutoSweep and Easytrip daily reports, as...
Toll operators have agreed to conduct joint testing for the interoperability of their systems to make travel easier for motorists and commuters as soon as possible. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) today (December 7, 2020) announced that the SMC TPLEX Corp. (SMCTC), the Metro Pacific...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is urging the Department of Agriculture and Department of Transportation (DOTr) to facilitate the movements of food supplies to ensure prompt price normalization. Following the uptick in...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of National Defense (DND) on Friday (December 4, 2020), virtually signed the Right-of-Way Usufruct Agreement (ROW UA) covering five real estate properties of the DND to be expropriated for the first phase of the P355.6-billion Metro...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang appealed to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to extend tomorrow's (December 1) deadline for cashless transactions till February for the sake of motorists scrambling to get Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) stickers. "Given the surge in...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (Nov 16) released its guidance to ensure that the air cargo industry can support the large-scale handling, transport and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. IATA’s Guidance for Vaccine and Pharmaceutical Logistics and Distribution...
Transport authorities can no longer postpone the contactless toll payment scheme beyond next month, December 1, 2020, although the tollway systems of expressway companies are not yet interoperable. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued the statement last night (November 5, 2020)....
