Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) The Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) should improve their service first before implementing a fare hike. This was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's simple retort to the train lines' administrators--the...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has voiced his approval on the new tourism slogan that the Department of Tourism (DOT) has recently launched. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) But Zubiri said he hopes that the new campaign would be...
Light Rail Transit Line 2 Saying that Filipinos are still reeling from the effects of inflation, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked railway authorities to defer the impending fare increase on the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). “I am making an...
Any fare increase at the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system is a pain in the pocket. “Improvement in train services and facilities should come before any fare increase, not the other way around,” Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, on Monday, June 19, said....
The privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) may possibly be implemented in the first quarter of 2024, a transport official disclosed on Wednesday, June 7. *(File photo) * Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have...
Should Congress pass the proposed law that seeks to regulate and legalize “motorcycles-for-hire,” more commuters will benefit and have transportation options. Grab Senior Executive Vice President Lim Yew Heng guaranteed this during the joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Public Services...
It is high time motorcycles are legalized as a safe and convenient mode of public transportation in the Philippines, Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, May 23, said. Presiding over a hearing of the Senate committee on public services as its chairwoman, Poe said the results of the Department of...
Lawyer Jose Art Tugade has resigned as head of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) due to differences with the Department of Transportation (DOTr). *Former Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Art Tugade (File photo)* In a statement shared by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista (left) and House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (Facebook) Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe has thanked the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for heeding his request for the release of P720 million for the land acquisition...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to help the Land Transportation Office (LTO) address the shortage in plastic driver’s license plates. Go said it is imperative for the government to have a timely and holistic solution to reduce the...
As the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) rolls out, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. appealed to the public to be patient over the inconvenience its construction would bring. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and ADB Philippines Country Director Kelly Bird witness the ceremonial...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Dutere (left) and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Go Yap With airports back to being busy, congressmen are prodding the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to look into the status of airport security facilities to lessen congestion at passenger terminals and at...
