US to bolster aid to PH in building transport systems WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States aims to scale up infrastructure development aid in the Philippines by leveraging over $3 billion in public and private financing to support the construction of quality transport systems in the country. (Photo...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing for the use of cashless transaction in public transport, Secretary Jaime Bautista said. To check the efficiency of the cashless ticketing system, Bautista on Friday, Dec. 2, said he personally tried the use of TRIPKO card, a form of cashless...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On the same day that this newspaper headlined last week the naming of the next Transportation Secretary, a front-page photo also showed long lines of parked taxis that had stopped operating because of the unabated series of fuel price increases. Transportation...
Noting that the Filipino commuters are suffering because of the inefficient public transportation system in Metro Manila, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Tuesday, April 19, questioned the government’s slow implementation of the bus rapid transit (BRT) project in Metro Manila that could’ve...
#MINDANAO John Tria With recent announcements of an upgraded MRT 3 and the possibility of better urban railways and common stations in the near future, people from the regions like me will find it easier to move around Metro Manila. We will take a deeper look at projects that aim to achieve the...
Vice President Leni Robredo wants the government to invest more in roads that will improve active transport and provide affordable and alternative mass transportation for the riding public. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, a presidential aspirant, said that the latest SWS...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo said on Friday, Feb. 18, that the modernization of Metro Manila's public transport system should be put on hold. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo argued that while the road to better public transportation in Metro Manila might be...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Jan. 20, assailed new government policies that discriminated against unvaccinated individuals instead of making vaccines more accessible for the people. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo lamented that workers who were not...
Opposition senatorial candidate Chel Diokno has objections to the threats by the government to arrest unvaccinated Filipinos, saying it should instead launch a massive information campaign to address vaccine hesitancy. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) This will...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has so far nabbed 32 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators in its crackdown against health protocol violators in public transport under the more stringent Alert Level 3. Enforcers of the LTFRB and I-ACT conduct an inspection along Taft Avenue on...
A study conducted by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) showed that less barriers in public transport vehicles will reduce the risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Dec. 24. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary...
Passenger capacity in the rail and land-based public transportation services in Metro Manila and adjacent provinces is set to increase to 70 percent starting Thursday, Nov. 4. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive protocols inside the MRT. (Mark Balmores/ FILE PHOTO...
