The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) strongly opposed the planned reimplementation of the cashless toll collection policy, which has since been suspended by the government. The Department of Transportation (DOTr), under newly appointed Secretary Vince Dizon, ordered a pause on...
Senate Grace Poe expressed support for Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon's order to the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) to suspend the implementation of cashless toll collection on major expressways. "The new DOTr secretary is heading in the right direction when he suspended the...
Newly installed Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon underscored his commitment to fast-track the Marcos administration’s big-ticket infrastructure projects within the three years of the President’s remaining term. During a press briefing in Malacañan on Friday, Feb. 21,...
Commuters will soon start paying higher fares to ride the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) in April, following the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) approval of the railway operator’s petition for a fare hike. LRT-1 private operator Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) announced on Tuesday, Feb....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday, Feb. 13, appointed Vivencio "Vince" Bringas Dizon as the new Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), effective next week. Dizon will replace Jaime J. Bautista who resigned to “give attention to his health”. Executive...
Big business on Sunday, Feb. 9, urged the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to maintain and improve the dedicated lanes for buses and motorcycles on the main thoroughfare EDSA to decongest vehicular traffic. "Any talk of possible dismantling of the EDSA Carousel Line at this stage...
A glimpse at the future Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange (Ayala Land photo) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Ayala Land Inc. led a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Feb. 3, for the much-anticipated Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange (TCITX), which is expected to provide...
Senator Raffy Tulfo confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 28 that his son Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Ralph Wendel Tulfo was apprehended for unauthorized use of the EDSA Busway. "So kinausap ko si Ralph tungkol dun sa insidente at in-admit niya at katakot-takot na nag-sorry siya sakin sabi ko huwag na huwag...
Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service Niclas Kvarnström meets the media on his first visit to the Philippines. Filipino seafarers stand to benefit from a joint initiative between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines to enhance maritime...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has signed agreements with major private corporations for three key infrastructure projects aimed at boosting tourism, trade, and transportation across the Philippines. According to the Department of Finance (DOF), the Public-Private Partnership (PPP)...
Senator Joel Villanueva expressed concerns over the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) low loan utilization rate and project delays. Sen. Joel Villanueva observes that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has a very low loan utilization rate during Thursday’s deliberation, November 14, 2024...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito called for the inclusion of key railway projects in the programmed appropriations of the 2025 proposed budget for the Department of Transportation (DOTR). Ejercito, who sponsored DOTr’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, expressed his intention to...
