Transport group Manibela will conduct a nationwide strike on Oct. 16 to protest the alleged corruption in the approval of the franchise for public utility vehicles (PUVs), its chairman said on Monday, Oct. 9. Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena said they already obtained the commitment of all its...
After China backtracked on its loan commitments to three major railway projects in the country, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said the agency is looking at Japan, South Korea, and India as new potential funding sources. “There are offers from other countries and we...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has ordered the reinstatement of lawyer Teofilo Guadiz III as chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Bautista told the Manila Bulletin that Guadiz will be back as LTFRB chairperson on Monday, Nov. 6,...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited on Saturday, Nov. 4, the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), a mega railway system funded by his government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime...
Thirteen major transport groups in the country have requested the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to limit the operation of modern public utility vehicles (PUVs) in selected routes in major urban areas in the country. In a letter addressed to DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, the group also...
The national government is looking for other funding sources to bankroll its big-ticket transport infrastructure projects after China's interest to finance them apparently waned, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista confirmed that the department is currently...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, October 27 urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to guarantee that the traveling public will have a safe and hassle-free travel experience during the extended holiday period. Gatchalian said the DOTr ought to make sure that passengers using air,...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, October 26 welcomed the government’s move to abandon its loan negotiations with China for the P83-billion Mindanao railway project. This, after Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista recently announced that the government will no...
Iloilo Mayor Jerry Trenas urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expedite the privatization and improvement of the Iloilo International Airport and the Iloilo International port located in Lapuz. According to the Iloilo Local Development Council (LDC), the privatization of the air and...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has confirmed the suspension of the policy of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) on the mandatory removal of shoes in all airports across the country. With the suspension, passengers will only be required to remove their footwear when an alarm is...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista on Tuesday, Oct. 17, said he will not resign his post despite accusations of corruption against him and resignation calls hurled by Mar Valbuena, chairman of transport group Manibela. “Bakit ko naman papatulan ‘yung request...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has filed a criminal case against two people who he accused of dragging his name into alleged corruption at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Charged before the Department of Justice were Manibela chairman...
