Senator Grace Poe on Monday, August 5 told the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to stop pitting groups and instead review the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Poe made the call after...
The national government has already spent billions of pesos for the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program since it was rolled out in 2018, the Department of Transportation said on Saturday, Aug. 3, as it expressed opposition to the suspension of its implementation. The PUV...
A total of 22 senators signed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly known as the PUV Modernization Program. Those who authored Senate Resolution (SR) No. 1096 dated July 30,...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista is seeking an additional budget to pave the way to the hiring of additional 4,000 personnel for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) within this year. The hiring of more personnel, according to Bautista, is part of the modernization...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said the Department of Transportation (DOTr)’s plan to retrofit the existing rail line between Laguna and Albay for cargo services will...
A three-year technical cooperation project is underway to improve fixed-route service for public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila, such as buses, jeepneys, and Utility Van Express services. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed...
By AARON B. RECUENCO DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista and MMDA acting chairman Don Artes discuss the improvement on EDSA Busway, including the installation of more cameras, during the inauguration of the project in Quezon City on Monday, July 15, 2024. (photo: MMDA) Authorities have installed smart...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pursuing a cable car technology that will connect Taytay town of Rizal to Antipolo City, the first in the Philippines once it is given a go-signal to construct and operate. DOTr Undersecretary Timothy John Batan said the pre-feasibility study was already...
Around 19-kilometer protected bike lanes will soon be available to cyclists in Intramuros, Manila as part of the goal of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) under the Active Transport project. The Intramuros bike lanes are part of the 2,400 kilometers of bike lanes to be established by the DOTr...
LRT-1 Dr. Santos Station in Parañaque City (Photo courtesy of Parañaque Cong. Edwin Olivarez / Facebook) The partial operation of the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 Cavite extension is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year as the rail project’s first phase is now 98.2 percent...
The fare going from Quezon City to Parañaque City through the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 Cavite Extension will cost less than jeepneys and bus fares, an official from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. During a site visit on Friday, June 7, DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways...
The Line 7 of the Metro Rail Transit, a 22-kilometer mass transport system from North Avenue in Quezon City to San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan is expected to start its partial operation by fourth quarter of 2024, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Tuesday, June 4. “Magpa-partial...
