The Department of Transportation (DOTr) would not blink in its recommendation to increase passenger capacity in public transportation, road, and rail in Metro Manila to up to 100 percent amid concerns on the continuous threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In fact, DOTR Assistant Secretary...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) now wants to boost passenger capacity from 50 percent to 100 percent in public transportation, road, and rail, based on available medical literature, with pilot implementation in Metro Manila. DOTR123 The transport agency declared it is ready to defend its...
DOTR123 The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has recommended increasing the passenger capacity in public utility vehicles (PUVs) to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) after the National Capital Region (NCR)'s quarantine status was downgraded...
Senator Grace Poe has asked the national government to consider raising its 2,000 daily passenger cap to help airline companies ride out the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Poe) Poe made the appeal through her proposed Senate Resolution No. 889, which calls on...
Both international and domestic travel demand showed significant momentum in July, 2021 versus June, but demand remained far below pre-pandemic levels, as extensive government-imposed travel restrictions continue to delay recovery in international markets. iata-1 This was according to the latest...
A group of manning agencies appealed to President Duterte to increase the flight passenger limit and quarantine facilities for the Filipino seafarers in order to prevent them from losing job opportunities. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Afghanistan arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International...
Stressing that a transfer certificate of title (TCT) is the best proof of ownership of a piece of land, the Commission on Audit (COA) has admonished the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) for failing to have over 132 hectares of property covered by TCTs. NAIA The recently-released 2020...
Global passenger demand this June showed "a very slight improvement in both international and domestic air travel markets", remaining significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels due to international travel restrictions, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced last night (July 28)....
Commuter group The Passenger Forum (TPF) has welcomed the decision of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to keep the number coding scheme suspended even as commuters continue to grapple with limited public transportation options. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) MMDA...
The newly built passenger terminal of the Clark International Airport will help ease air traffic congestion in Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), promote more convenient travel, and boost economic growth in Luzon, President Duterte declared Saturday. President Rodrigo Duterte is...
Government-imposed travel restrictions continued to stall global passenger demand, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported. 11571 On the other hand, domestic travel demand improved this April 2021 despite remaining well below pre-pandemic levels. “The continuing strong...
The P9. 36 billion Clark International Airport (CIA) Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) is set to be inaugurated next month. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and LIPAD CEO Bi Yong Chungunco Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, who inspected the new terminal on June 8, cited its manager and...
