WEB-Construction-for-MRT-4-project-to-begin-in-2021-–-DOTr The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Spain-based design consultant IDOM Consulting Engineering, Architecture, SA, (IDOM) are scheduled to sign the P1.4 billion ($28.967 million) contract for the detailed architectural and...
The first batch of trains that will be deployed for the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project is expected to arrive in the country by the first week of September, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said. In a Facebook post, Tugade said these trains, consisting of six...
Beneficiaries of the government's free train ride program for vaccinated Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs) have already breached the one million mark, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) disclosed on Tuesday, Aug. 24. (Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on its data,...
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management has reminded its passengers not to go down the rail tracks or they may face charges and land in jail. (Screengrab from video of Facebook user Panda Preecs) MRT-3 OIC General Manager Eymard D. Eje issued the warning after a foreigner stripped down and...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has threatened Friday, Aug. 13 to deport the foreigner who stripped down and ran naked along the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT) northbound track toward Boni Avenue in Mandaluyong City. (Screengrab from video of Facebook user Panda Preecs) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente...
A foreign male passenger was collared by Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) personnel after he suddenly stripped down to his birthday suit and ran naked on the rail tracks of Boni Avenue Station. (Screengrab from video of Facebook user Panda Preecs) In a statement, MRT-3 OIC General Manager Eymard...
The respective managements of Metro Manila's major railway systems have assured passengers that they will remain operational during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, which will start Friday, Aug. 6. Transport authorities remind commuters to observe health protocols--including...
More than 57,000 train passengers have so far benefitted from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free ride program for authorized persons outside of residence or APORs who have already received their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots. (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOTr...
The government will offer free rides on Metro Manila's major railway systems as an incentive to passengers--specifically Authorized Persons Outside of Residence, or APORs--who have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary...
A Department of Transportation (DOTr) official has called out as "fake news" social media comments saying that the so-called Dalian trains purchased during the past administration are now being used on the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3). The MRT-3 (Photo from DOTr Facebook page) "Taliwas sa...
President Duterte claimed during his sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, that his administration has “taken away the misery of public commuting” as he compared his transportation infrastructure achievements to that of the past four presidents. President Rodrigo...
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), which will connect Quezon City to Bulacan, is in "full swing" despite the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Art Tugade's Facebook Page) According to Tugade, the...
