Over 3,000 public transport workers have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) inoculation program. (Photo from Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) The workers, who include...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has clarified that the reported backlog in the production of license plates is primarily due to budget constraints of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). (Photo from the Department of Transportation) The clarification was made after the Commission on Audit...
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management has reminded its passengers not to go down the rail tracks or they may face charges and land in jail. (Screengrab from video of Facebook user Panda Preecs) MRT-3 OIC General Manager Eymard D. Eje issued the warning after a foreigner stripped down and...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have teamed up with Grab Philippines to boost vaccine confidence among transport workers by giving out rewards and benefits to those who will get the jab. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has blamed lapses in the performance of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for the long delay in the distribution of over 10 million motorcycle and car plates worth P2.15 billion. Plate number This audit observation is contained in the 2020 annual audit report of the...
The Cavite Extension Project of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) is now deemed over 58 percent complete following the installation of the girder along the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex). LRT-1 Cavite Extension Project (Photo courtesy of Dmitri Valencia / Department of Transportation)...
The respective managements of Metro Manila's major railway systems have assured passengers that they will remain operational during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, which will start Friday, Aug. 6. Transport authorities remind commuters to observe health protocols--including...
More than 57,000 train passengers have so far benefitted from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free ride program for authorized persons outside of residence or APORs who have already received their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots. (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOTr...
The current public transportation supply and capacity will be retained during the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila from Aug. 6 to 20, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. A Muntinlupa police officer checks passengers of a jeepney at the...
The government will offer free rides on Metro Manila's major railway systems as an incentive to passengers--specifically Authorized Persons Outside of Residence, or APORs--who have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary...
At least 5,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) are expected to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of the inoculation program for transport workers of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr)....
While the government is yet to release guidelines on public mobility in connection with the impending reimposition of an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it will recommend that the current supply and capacity of public transport be...
