Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the Laguindingan Airport Expansion Project in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (Franck Dick Rosete) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has rolled out rehabilitation...
(COurtesy of DOTr-MRT) The Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), issued a warning to the public on Friday, Jan. 26, against a “fake” social media account pretending to be its affiliate to get personal credit card details from unknowing...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has expressed optimism that the number of consolidated public utility vehicles (PUV) will increase by 85 percent with the three months extension approved by President Marcos. Currently, the consolidated PUVs nationwide is at 76 percent and in Metro Manila,...
Sen. Grace Poe said on Tuesday, January 23, that concerned agencies must prioritize contingency measures to ensure that the mobility of our commuting public will not be hampered. In a statement, Poe stated that this should be done instead of just training its sights on the crackdown of...
LTO chief Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II presides the command conference held on Monday, Jan. 22, 2023, and discusses strategies on how to effectively carry out anti-colorum operations and the "No Registration, No Travel" policy. (photo: DOtr) The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is now...
Vicinity traffic at NAIA Terminal 3 (File photo) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eager to accelerate road transport infrastructure projects to ease traffic situation in the country, particularly in Metro Manila. DOTr Sec. Jaime Bautista said on Friday, Jan. 19, that ongoing road projects...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has deferred the apprehension of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUV) whose operators failed to consolidate into either a corporation or a cooperative on Dec 31. Supposedly, only unconsolidated PUV operators in routes with below 60 percent...
Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the Senate to help devise more options for drivers under the seemingly problematic Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). In Tolentino's regular DZRH program with Elmer Francisco, owner of local vehicle manufacturer Francisco Motors, the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to expand the ports in the municipalities of Allen, Mapanas, and San Jose in Northern Samar. THE provincial government of Northern Samar led by Gov. Edwin...
A total of 76 percent of Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) and UV Express (UVE) operators have consolidated so far as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). In a press briefing on Friday, Jan. 5,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has denied rumors that the minimum fare for modern jeepneys will increase to P50 once the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) takes full effect. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista maintained that the primary consideration for any fare increase in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has tasked the Committee on Transportation to look into reports that "corrupt practices may have tainted the conceptualization and planned implementation” of the...
