Twelve private emission testing centers (PETC) have been suspended for 90 days by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for allegedly faking and tampering emission testing results. (Photo courtesy of the LTO) Following a directive from LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Jose Arturo Tugade, the...
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Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista proved to congressmen Tuesday, Jan. 10 that the agency was taking the issue of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) New Year's day crisis very seriously. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista (Facebook) This, after Bautista spent six...
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) officials--most notably Director General Manuel Antonio Tamayo--ought to go on leave while the jury is still out on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) New Year's day crisis. Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (MANILA...
The mass flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Jan. 1 could have been avoided had the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) been ISO-certified. From left to right: DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, DOTr Undersecretary Roberto Lim, CAAP Director General...
Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Cesar Chiong offered his "sincere apology" on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to the thousands of passengers who were affected by the New Year flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The scene at the Ninoy Aquino...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, January 10 urged the government to expedite efforts to modernize the transportation system in the Philippines and make it at par with its neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. Ejercito, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Services,...
A driving school in Palawan has been slapped with a 30-day suspension for allegedly committing violations in its accreditation, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced on Monday, Jan. 9. LTO Mimaropa Acting Regional Director Manuel Betaizar said the driving school, the name of which was not...
The Pasig City local government is intensifying its efforts in apprehending drivers who are using motor vehicles without license plates or conduction stickers in the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, issued on Jan. 3 Executive Order No. PCG-01 series of 2023, "reiterating the mandatory use of...
As the holiday break ended and work schedules resumed, tens of thousands of passengers trooped to the Port of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro which resulted in a long queue that reached a one-kilometer stretch on Tuesday, Jan. 3, forcing thousands of travelers to wait for hours before they could board...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has inked a Memorandum of agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to work together in raising the quality of the country's public transportation systems to be at par with global standards. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Friday, Dec. 30, that it has issued special permits to 802 buses to allow them to ply special routes and augment public transportation during the holiday season. Commuters wait for their ride along Riverside, Commonwealth Avenue,...
