The government has spent a whopping P545 billion in public funds on flood control projects since 2022.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is getting a new look and leader. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has tapped Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon to take over the agency amid the agency's dubious handling of flood control funds.On ...
AirAsia Move, the online travel platform affiliated with AirAsia, is facing criminal charges of economic sabotage from the Department of Transportation over alleged price gouging. According to DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon, the online travel agency (OTA) was charging fares as high as ...
He calls it a critical step in making the country’s transportation systems more efficient.
The new secretary of the Department of Transportation is hitting the ground running. Just days after he hogged headlines for his decision to halt the implementation of full cashless payments on expressways, Sectary Vince Dizon said he wants to double down on ...
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 ...
Transport groups have called on the LTFRB to stop the planned accreditation of more motorcycle taxi operators as they take away from the livelihood of jeepneeys and motorcycles.
Motorcycle taxis do not represent a direct threat to the livelihood of other public utility vehicles (PUVs) like jeepneys and tricycles, according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said that stakeholders in the public ...
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 ...
One of the 3 proposals will be awarded the contract to finally rehabilitate and expand NAIA.
The Department of Transportation has narrowed down the technical proposals to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to three. After a compliance test for the P170.6 billion privatization deal, the DOTr approved the proposals of Manila International Airport Consortium (MIAC), GMR ...
Companies led by the country’s top tycoons have submitted bids for the P170 billion project.
Six groups have formally expressed interest to join the bid to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Friday (September 22). Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the six groups that have so far bought bid ...
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 ...
Two separate companies currently handle operations and maintenance of Metro Manila's Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 2. But if plans of the Department of Transportation push through, only one will end up handling ...
Whoever wins the bid to rehabilitate the aging Ninoy Aquino International Airport will need to shell out as much as P30 billion as upfront payment to the government, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Tuesday (July 25). DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista ...
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