President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that his administration will work hard to improve the country's public transportation system to resolve issues that can slow down national development. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this during the...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has voiced his approval on the new tourism slogan that the Department of Tourism (DOT) has recently launched. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) But Zubiri said he hopes that the new campaign would be...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A big problem on transportation is well in the offing for night commuters here as a transport group said its members cannot pick up passengers anymore beyond 8 p.m. The United Drivers Association (UNIDA) composed of jeepney drivers and operators plying the routes of Barangays...
Light Rail Transit Line 2 Saying that Filipinos are still reeling from the effects of inflation, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked railway authorities to defer the impending fare increase on the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). “I am making an...
Any fare increase at the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system is a pain in the pocket. “Improvement in train services and facilities should come before any fare increase, not the other way around,” Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, on Monday, June 19, said....
Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee on Friday, June 9, called on the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to make a thorough assessment of its digitalization program to deliver badly-needed efficient and fast service to the public. "Years in implementation and...
The Senate blue ribbon committee has issued a subpoena compelling former Land Transportation Office (LTO) top officials and executives of Dermalog, a German contractor involved in the alleged anomalous information technology (IT) project. This was after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino...
The privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) may possibly be implemented in the first quarter of 2024, a transport official disclosed on Wednesday, June 7. *(File photo) * Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have...
Public utility vehicle (PUV) owners have the freedom to choose the insurance provider they prefer and trust, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reiterated on Friday, June 2. This, as LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III belied recent reports claiming that the Board is...
The stencil of the engine and chassis numbers of motor vehicles are no longer required for "plain renewal" registration transactions, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced. This came after then LTO chief Assistant Secretary Jose Arturo “Jay Art” Tugade issued Memorandum Circular No....
Should Congress pass the proposed law that seeks to regulate and legalize “motorcycles-for-hire,” more commuters will benefit and have transportation options. Grab Senior Executive Vice President Lim Yew Heng guaranteed this during the joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Public Services...
It is high time motorcycles are legalized as a safe and convenient mode of public transportation in the Philippines, Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, May 23, said. Presiding over a hearing of the Senate committee on public services as its chairwoman, Poe said the results of the Department of...
