The ₱64.9-billion Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 Cavite Extension, which was delayed for two decades, has registered a 57 percent overall progress rate as of last month, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) today (July 20) reported. The LRT-1 Cavite Extension was first approved by t The NEDA...
The proposed extension of the country's visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States is "on the table" pending a dialogue with Washington officials, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses the coronavirus threat, among others, during a a televised address on...
The operations of the new stations under the Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT-2) East Extension is expected to normalize after two weeks, pending the arrival of additional trains and the completion of the full integration of the train line's signaling system. The interior of the newly built Light Rail...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is set to inaugurate Thursday, July 1, the two new stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) under the East Extension project. LRT-2 Antipolo Station (Photo from Jun-Andeng Ynares Facebook) President...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade and Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Reynaldo Berroya, are leading the formal inauguration of the P4.5 billion LRT-2 East Extension Project today, July 1, 2021. It will start...
A measure extending the estate tax amnesty until June 2023 has been signed into law by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (file photo/Malacañang) The President inked Republic Act No. 11569 allowing a two-year extension of the estate tax amnesty, amending RA 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act....
House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, June 30 said congressional leaders are still hoping that President Duterte will call for a special session soon to enable lawmakers to extend the validity of the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act or Bayanihan 2....
VARIOUS groups of Bangsamoro people from the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte and the cities of Marawi and Iligan staged a unity caravan, Wednesday, June 23, to call on the government to extend the term of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) until 2025. (Bonita L. Ermac) BALO-I,...
The supposed inauguration of the two new stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) on Tuesday, June 22, has been moved to next month, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) announced. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Monday, June 21, LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya said...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares Last week, the local government of Antipolo City received an invitation to the inauguration of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2 extension project. The inauguration is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, June 22. The news that the LRT Line 2 extension project is...
The two additional stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) which extends the rail line further to Antipolo will finally start operation next week, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade announced. LRT-2 Antipolo Station (Photo from Jun-Andeng Ynares Facebook) "Yung...
The travel ban on passengers coming from seven Asian and Middle Eastern countries has been extended up to the end of the month, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, June 15. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Malacañang...
