As the price of crude oil breached the level of $100 per barrel Thursday, Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, Feb. 25 said obstacles to the release of fuel subsidies for the agricultural and transport sectors must be resolved immediately. Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate Economic Affairs committee, said...
President Duterte heaped praises on Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Admiral Leopoldo Laroya after his more than 38 years of service to the country and as the Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the past five months officially came to a close. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary...
Five senior officials of the Philippine Coast Guard are included in the list of the possible replacement of Coast Guard commandant, Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya, whose mandatory retirement age is on Thursday, Feb. 10. President Duterte is expected to name Laroya's replacement from Vice Admiral...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed a number of its personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City to assist thousands of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who continue to return to their home provinces. The deployment was part of the government...
The "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy for commuters using public transportation in Metro Manila has been lifted on Tuesday, Feb. 1, as the capital region moved back into the more relaxed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alert Level 2, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. (NOEL PABALATE /...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will prioritize the construction of main roads, connectors between districts, and more space for vehicles in Metro Manila if elected president in the upcoming national elections. Domagoso bared his plan during his 10-point “Bilis Kilos” economic...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to reconsider its plan to implement the phaseout of traditional jeepneys as this would be another burden to Filipinos during this pandemic....
61870 SWAT Mobility, a Singapore-based employee transportation and logistics solutions provider, remained bullish about growth prospects in the Philippines and expects the country to be its second biggest revenue market despite the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, President Grace Ho announced during a...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it would support the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy outside Metro Manila should local government units (LGUs) decide to adopt the same scheme currently being imposed in the National Capital Region. A “No Vaccination, No Ride”...
The government has set a deadline for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in Metro Manila to complete their COVID-19 jabs to continue using public transportation under the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, the Department of...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking to open vaccination sites in various transport terminals such as rail lines, airports, and seaports nationwide as part of efforts to encourage more people to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 'WE VAX AS ONE' —...
Some elevators and escalators at the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) stations have already been repaired, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Monday, Jan. 24. 61275 Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said LRT-2 operator, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), has...
