The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has affirmed its support for the Anti-Red Tape Authority’s (ARTA) all-out campaign against “fixers". Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica sticks a poster at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in East Avenue, Quezon City to...
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management said commuters can now board the train with their beloved pets. In a Facebook post, the MRT-3 management announced that it has permitted passengers to bring their pets inside the train subject to policies set by the train line....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to inaugurate this month the various bike lane projects in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao as part of the government's goal to promote active transport among Filipinos. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after the agency and the Department...
Twenty-three units of modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were launched on over the weekend by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in Ilocos Norte to ply the Laoag City–Bacarra–Pasuquin route. (Photo from DOTr Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) Transportation Secretary Arthur P....
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the operations of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) have significantly improved, thanks to the massive rehabilitation and maintenance works done on the rail line. (Mark Balmoral/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his Facebook...
First, the good news: Inflation slowed to 4.1 percent in June. This is lower than the inflation rate of 4.5 percent in March, April and May, but quicker compared with 2.5 percent in June 2020. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, whose primary goal is to ensure monetary stability, is cautiously...
The new and improved Port of Salomague in Cabugao town, Ilocos Sur is expected to boost tourism, trade, and economic industries in the province, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said. Salomague Port (Photo from Department of Transportation) This, as Tugade led on...
Will the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ever reimpose the number coding scheme? MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Photo from MMDA Facebook page) MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said it will depend on certain factors, one of them being the state of public transportation. He said they will...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran has defended the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) request for an additional budget to address its backlog of 18 million new motorcycle plates by 2022. DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran (File photo/ Screengrab...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) is set to inaugurate Thursday, July 1, the two new stations of the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) under the East Extension project. LRT-2 Antipolo Station (Photo from Jun-Andeng Ynares Facebook) President...
Even with little exchange of information, Switzerland sees the Build, Build, Build program of the Duterte administration as a “unique opportunity” to showcase Swiss innovation and possible infrastructure cooperation between Bern and Manila. (via Embassy of Switzerland) Swiss Ambassador Alain...
Employers and government agencies on Wednesday, (June 30) signed a manifesto that seeks to create 1 million jobs by end this year to help address the high unemployment rate in the country and bring it back to pre-pandemic level. The Manifesto on 1 Million Jobs for 2021-Partnership Project with the...