After consecutive high-profile road crashes, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said the country “desperately needs an independent transport safety body.”
After high-profile reports of fatal road incidents in recent weeks and months, the Department of Transportation wants to establish an independent transportation safety board similar to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the United States. DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said ...
Trust us, once you go cashless, there's no turning back. We've always prioritized comfort and convenience. When you start using your mobile wallet or card, you'll rarely need to withdraw cash-unless absolutely necessary.Case in point: public transport. ...
"Our goal is to promote connectivity not only to Manila, but also to our tourism destinations, such as Cebu and Clark,” Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco says.
One way to jumpstart tourism is by expanding access to countries with high spending power. This is how government officials look at Brunei - which is why they are planning to introduce direct flights to Bandar Seri Begawan, this time from Clark, ...
Once launched, trips will be available via the San Fernando Airport.
Stepping up to boost domestic tourism, the provincial government of La Union is eyeing to relaunch select commercial flights from the San Fernando Airport to parts of the Visayas and Mindanao. Among the trips it plans to include are Cebu City and ...
The deal will generate revenues of about P900 billion for the government over the course of its 25-year concession period.
After a painstaking monthslong process, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) officially awarded the P170.6 billion contract to rehabilitate the aging Ninoy Aquino International Airport to a consortium led by San Miguel Corp. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista announced the awarding himself during ...
Manny V. Pangilinan's Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MVIC) is pushing to broaden its portfolio in the railway and transport sectors via a new collaboration with a foreign rail services company and a pitch to take over the operation and maintenance of ...
It's about damn time. Our LRT-1 trains are in dire need of a facelift (or just better replacements). The Department of Transportation (DOTr), along with the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), has heard us loud and clear. Recently, they introduced ...
The DBM confirmed that it would be bringing back the program in 2023.
After the Libreng Sakay program on the EDSA Busway system expired on December 31, 2022, it has been confirmed to come back for the year 2023, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced."We understand the plight of our commuting public... ...
Zamboanga City is getting a better airport after improvement works expanded the passenger terminal building (PTB) from 500 to 750 passengers. Department of Transportation (DOTr), led by Secretary Art Tugade led the inauguration of the regional hub on Tuesday, saying it will ...
About 93 percent of the government's ambitious P1.1 billion nationwide bicycle lane network has been completed, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. A total of 497 kilometers of bike lanes have been completed this month, DOtr Secretary Arthur Tugade reported. ...
If you ask Department of Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade, the answer is clear."Wag na tayong mag-biruan," he said. "Aminin naman natin na gumaan ang trapiko (sa EDSA) at naging maluwag. Alam naman natin kung sino nagsasabi na bwisit ang trapiko ...
The system is already widely used in countries like Singapore and Thailand.
If the Department of Transportation has its way, we may soon say bye bye to paying manong jeepney driver and kuya konduktor ng bus in cash. The DOTr has said it is preparing to implement a massive interoperable Automated Fare Collection System ...
DOTr Secretary Tugade: ‘If Area A isn’t completed by the end of the year, let’s run after the Ayalas.’
After more than a decade since the Unified Grand Central Station was approved by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2006, the first portion of the project will finally be completed by the end of 2019.Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur ...
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