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...
Even Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri was not spared from some of the troubles being experienced at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). A photo of the busted escalator at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 taken by Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz"...
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – The feasibility study for the Mindanao Railway Project-Phase 3 is under way after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the joint venture of an Indian consulting company and a law firm signed a consultancy contract on Sunday, February 4.DOTr Secretary Jaime...
LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental – The conversion of the Laguindingan Domestic Airport here into an international airport would probably start next year, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said.THE Laguindingan Airport in the province of Misamis Oriental. (Franck Dick...
The government's big ticket infrastructure projects will not just benefit local commuters but will also boost tourism in far-flung areas, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista told the Philippine IATA Agents Travel Association (PIATA) on Wednesday, February 15.
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday, Feb. 13, broke ground for the Anonas and Camp Aguinaldo underground stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP).
The stations are covered under Contract Package 103 (CP103), the Civil Works – Build Only Contract of the project,...
DOTr vows to save 49,000 Pinoy seafarers jobs
By EMMIE V. ABADILLA
The government is working to save the jobs of 49,000 Filipino seafarers aboard European ships and the $7 billion they send home each year, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista stated Saturday, February 4.
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The assets of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) remains with the government even if the private sector manages its operations, should plans to privatize the country's main gateway push through.
Department of Transportation (DORr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista issued the...
Delays in the turnover of the 36-hectare land for the Clark depot has set back the completion of Clark Phase 2 segment (Malolos-Clark) of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) by a over a year, from June, 2025 to October, 2024.
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues the comprehensive modernization of its assets and manpower as its workforce increased from 7,000 several years ago to over 26,000 today, according to Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista.
"We will continue to help the Coast...
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista supported a legislation exempting Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines' (CAAP) employees from salary standardization as one way to address the exodus of air traffic controllers as well as other problems of the workforce.
The exemption will...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is fast tracking the privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with the completion of the terms of references (TOR) of its contract, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Friday, Jan. 13.
"We will work to...
