The evening at the Presidential Suite of The Manila Hotel was filled with fun and good cheer on May 27, 2024, as former Transportation Secretary Arthur “Art” Tugade welcomed friends, family, and dignitaries to the launch of his latest book, “The Art of Living.” Arthur P. Tugade...
After a seven-year absence, the 20th edition of the APT Cup returned with a merry mix of competitive stroke and friendly play last Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the fairways and greens of The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Cavite. Former Transportation Secretary Art Tugade Staged under a perfect golfing...
Lawyer Jose Art Tugade has resigned as head of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) due to differences with the Department of Transportation (DOTr). *Former Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Art Tugade (File photo)* In a statement shared by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the drivers and vehicle owners of a motorcycle and L-300 van that were involved in a traffic altercation in Cainta, Rizal that was caught in a now-viral video. (Photos courtesy of the LTO) The LTO Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) issued...
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...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade met with incoming Secretary Jaime Bautista on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at the DOTr Clark Offices in Clark, Pampanga to discuss the agency's ongoing projects and accomplishments in the past six years under the administration of President Rodrigo...
Incoming Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista will meet with his outgoing counterpart, Secretary Art Tugade, this week. "The DOTr Transition team is exerting all efforts to ensure a smooth, full, and transparent transition - one of cooperation, one of support, and one that...
The P3-billion Unified Grand Central Station, also known as “common station” in North EDSA, Quezon City, will be completed this June after eight years of delays. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued the statement Thursday, June 16, with the remainder of the project now in full,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured the public that the P488 billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), one of the Philippines’ largest infrastructure projects, will be completed after the historic lowering of the projects's first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) over the weekend. The...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) successfully activated an additional crew change hub at the Port of Cagayan De Oro on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, bringing a total of 12 hubs in the country, Secretary Art Tugade announced. The hubs include the Port of Manila, Currimao, Poro Point (La Union),...
The pandemic has set back the opening of the P488-billion Metro Manila Subway by three years, to 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has confirmed. Originally, target start date for partial operations for the subway's first three stations from Valenzuela – Mindanao Avenue Station,...
To help more workers amid the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has appealed to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to renew the authority of private emission testing centers (PETCs) nationwide to allow them to operate again. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has...
