The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) Service Contracting Program (SCP), which makes the government’s "libreng sakay" or free rides initiative possible, doesn't have any allocated funding under the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP). (Photo from DOTr) This was revealed by DOTr officials...
A local business group has urged to implement total system upgrade of the EDSA busway and bus service on the “Carousel Line” as well as its eventual privatization for cost effective operation of the mass transport system. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), in a letter jointly...
A digital advocacy group called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to consider using contactless payment system for commuters riding trains and other transportation amid the impending shortage of stored-value cards, popularly known as Beep cards. The DOTr earlier urged commuters to take...
Two government agencies appealed to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to suspend the implementation of the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) for public utility vehicles (PUVs) that will be allowed to ply their routes for the opening of the face-to-face classes on Monday,...
Due to global chip supply chain problems, a beep cards shortage looms just as the country's rail transit system is fully normalizing, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) warned Friday, August 19. More passengers are expected to avail of Beep Cards and stored value cards (SVCs) as the bulk of...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)’s "timely release" of P1.4 billion for the continued implementation of the "libreng sakay" or free rides program until the end of December 2022. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) should ensure that maritime transportation should be safe and convenient for all Filipinos in adherence to the mandate handed down by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). (Photo by Philippine Coast Guard) This was the directive...
The Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) was one of the many big ticket infrastructure development projects initiated by former President Rodrigo Duterte. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Now, his son, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, wants to make sure that it is being...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is "open to other sources of funding" although Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista has recently agreed to re-negotiate Chinese financing for major transport projects. "We are not limiting our options to China. We want to have different options. We are also...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will rebid the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) within the year. "We will invite the private sector to revisit the possibility of doing a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for NAIA. Maybe, Megawide and the super consortium can...
Despite viral internet memes poking fun at his suggestion to use an aerial cable car system to solve the traffic woes in Metro Manila, Senator Robin Padilla on Sunday, Aug. 14, maintained that the plan has sound basis owing to the previous administration’s approval of it. Cable cars in transit...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for a recalibration of Philippine tourism campaign by focusing more on what it describes as a “Filipino Brand” in order to leave a good and lasting impression when foreign tourists visit the country. DOT Sec. Christina Garcia-Frasco said it starts in...
