As the Marcos administration races to complete its big-ticket infrastructure projects, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) remains intent on pushing for high-capacity mass transportation systems to ease the commuting experience. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the focus over...
President Marcos has directed agencies to ensure the safety of commuters from abusive public transport drivers. (File Photo) Passengers are seen piling up along EDSA Extension in Pasay City on Aug. 25, 2023 as the LRT-1 implemented limited operations from Gil Puyat to FPJ (formerly Roosevelt)...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has sought passage of a bill strengthening the rights of passengers using taxis and tourist car transport services. Gatchalian noted there is no law yet that establishes the rights of passengers with the goal of improving the standard of transport services in...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its full support to Senate Bill (SB) No. 2727, the proposed law on Magna Carta of Commuters, which would uphold the rights of commuters by providing them with inclusive, affordable, safe, and accessible public transportation. The bill was introduced by...
(Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says the recently approved measure regulating the operation of motorcycle taxis assures the safety of commuters with this increasingly popular mode of public...
LRT-1 (File photo: Light Rail Manila Corporation) The Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1) will suspend its services for three weekends to facilitate the preparations for the LRT-1 Cavite Extension Phase 1, which is set to launch by the end of 2024. The LRT-1 announced on Friday, Aug. 9, that there will be...
The former police officer who was caught on video brandishing a gun during an altercation with a cyclist is a threat not only to the cycling community but also to the commuting public. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada (Senate PRIB Photo) “We must not accept this culture of impunity to...
The largest transport network vehicle service (TNVS) alliance in the country said the opening of more than 10,000 slots by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) would help produce much-needed livelihood opportunities in Metro Manila and its neighboring areas. In a...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has added a new route for its free bus ride program in the National Capital Region (NCR). On Tuesday, March 21, Vice President Sara Duterte’s office launched the Libreng Sakay’s Commonwealth-Quiapo route at its central office in Mandaluyong City, where it...
BETTER DAYS Last week several jeepney organizations staged a nationwide transport strike to protest the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. Under the modernization program, the ubiquitous jeepneys that have been around since the end of the second World War,...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- The Department of Public Works and Highways in region 1 has advised the commuters to take precautionary measures while traversing affected national roads and bridges in the region, particularly in Ilocos Sur, La Union and in Pangasinan. The Ilocos Sur 2nd District...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has urged both the current and incoming administrations to work together to address the many offshoot problems resulting from runaway fuel prices. Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Demography Committee, said it is necessary to implement measures to...
