Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Jan. 11, agreed with the a riders’ group in pushing for the Motorcycle Taxi Law and the Philippine Road Safety Institute bill if she wins in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo held a consultative dialogue...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has temporarily closed its central office in Quezon City to give way for the mass swab testing of all its personnel amid a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Dahil sa tumataas na kaso ng...
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 total of 190 personnel of Metro Manila's rail lines tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mandatory antigen testing amid a renewed surge in the number of cases in the capital region. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) conducted on Monday,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said unvaccinated individuals, minors, and senior citizens will be temporarily barred from using public transportation while Metro Manila was under the more stringent Alert Level 3. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces...
Public transport operators in Metro Manila were directed to impose tighter health protocols inside public utility vehicles (PUVs) and terminals as the capital region was placed under Alert Level 3 on Monday, Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon...
Lawmakers made several recommendations, including policy revisions, to various national government agencies on Thursday, Dec. 23, in a bid to ensure smooth and efficient government response to people in need during calamities. During House Committee on Transportation hearing which came following...
Operations at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are still suspended "until further notice" due to the damage caused during the onslaught of Typhoon "Odette." Mactan Cebu Airport (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "The airport is undergoing damage assessment and debris clean up activities to...
After almost two decades, the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) that would link Quezon City to Bulacan is now on track for completion as the government is committed to make the rail line operational by the fourth quarter of 2022. (Photo from Department of Transportation) This, after President...
President Duterte and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade are set to unveil the brand new train sets from South Korea for the much-awaited Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7). MRT-7 (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The first batch of trains to be deployed for the MRT-7...
Land and sea travel have been suspended in areas in the path of typhoon “Odette” (international name “Rai”) which is expected to affect most parts of Visayas and Mindanao, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. DOTR123 In a statement on Wednesday, Dec. 15, the DOTr said land...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will bring back its public service project called "LTO on Wheels" at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) on Saturday, Dec. 11, to make its services more accessible to motorists. (Photo from Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange) The "LTO on...
