Processes at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) such as the application for drivers' license or motor vehicle registration have been made easier in a bid to discourage clients from engaging with “fixers.” (MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante said the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) have committed to intensify their campaign against "fixers", especially those offering their services outside the transportation agency's headquarters in Quezon City. PARTNERS VS. FiXERS--Anti-Red Tape Authority Director...
An official of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Licensing Center in Quezon City (QCLC) has demanded an apology from the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for its "false accusations" against their operations. (MANILA BULLETIN) "It is not only our office that you have wronged but our organization in...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has advised drivers and conductors of public utility vehicles (PUVs) to take advantage of the government’s assistance program for transport stakeholders affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now...
The two additional stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) which extends the rail line further to Antipolo will finally start operation next week, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced. LRT-2 Antipolo Station (Photo from Jun-Andeng Ynares Facebook) "Yung...
An alleged fixer who offered his illegal services to a top Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) official at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) headquarters in Quezon City was arrested on Tuesday. Anti-Red Tape Authority Director-General Jeremiah Belgica plasters a poster at the Land Transportation...
Transport agencies have acknowledged the problem of long commuter lines at EDSA Bus Carousel stations, but they insist that things are still more organized and orderly than before. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The public has been criticizing the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land...
Additional bus units will be deployed in a bid to ease the long queues being seen at the EDSA Bus Carousel stations, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in this file photo after public utility vehicles (PUVs) were only allowed to...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has reiterated his warning against "fixers" and fake license pages that have been proliferating on social media platforms. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Tugade said he has been...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is mulling the issuance of a show cause order against bus companies that have failed to pay their bus conductors' salaries. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "At this point in time, the board will have to consider the issuance of a show...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, June 8, called on the government, as well as the private sector to provide free transportation for senior citizens, persons with disability (PWDs) and indigent residents going to vaccination cites. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN) The chairperson of the Senate Committee...
Former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been displaced due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will be prioritized for job vacancies under the "Build, Build, Build" infrastructure projects of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...