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DOTR GIVES BUS FIRMS 60 DAYS TO IMPROVE TERMINALS

The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), has issued Board Resolution No. 101 Series of 2025 directing all bus and terminal operators to improve land transportation terminals within 60 days. Transportation Secretary Dizon has earlier said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has strictly ordered operators and drivers to […]

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MMDA, PHILHEALTH UNVEIL EDSA HEALTHCARE MURAL

Thirty years of protecting Filipinos’ health took center stage along EDSA’s southbound lane as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Boysen Philippines unveiled a 300-meter mural titled “Payong ng Kapanatagan”. The “Payong” (umbrella) is symbolic of PhilHealth’s role in Universal Health Care. Like an umbrella […]

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MMDA OPENS EDSA BIKE, MOTORBIKE REPAIR STATION

In a bid to provide convenience and free assistance in cases where emergency repairs require immediate action, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) inaugurated another motorcycle and bicycle repair station on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) for motorcycle riders and cyclists.Located at the ground level of EDSA Quezon Avenue flyover in Quezon City, the newly-improved […]

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DOTR REOPENS PUV CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has reopened the government’s consolidation program to public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers, effectively allowing them to join existing cooperatives or form their own, to operate in routes with existing similar entities through the issuance of Department Order (DO) No. 2025-009. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said that the […]

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DOTR: 4-DAY LIBRENG SAKAY SERVES 4.3M COMMUTERS

Nearly 4.3 million passengers benefitted from free rides on LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3 from April 30 to May 3, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive in celebration of Labor Day. The initiative saw record-breaking ridership on MRT-3, which served over 481,000 passengers on April 30 alone—its highest single-day ridership since the onset of the COVID-19 […]

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DIZON TO AIRLINES: NO TAMPERING OF PASSPORTS

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) ordered all airlines to ensure their personnel do not deliberately tamper with passengers’ passports. This directive follows reports of alleged “punit passport” incidents at several airports. “This ‘punit passport’ scheme, if proven to be true, will not be tolerated.” Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has recently ordered airlines that this scheme, […]

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DA INVITES KOREAN AGRI FIRMS TO INVEST IN PH

A delegation from the Department of Agriculture (DA), led by Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., recently visited the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) in South Korea to discuss investment opportunities and policy coordination related to the planned 20-hectare Korea Agriculture Machinery Industry Complex in Nueva Ecija. “This project plays a crucial role in realizing President […]

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DOTR VOWS TO GO AFTER RECKLESS DRIVERS

The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Office (LTO), has revoked the license of an ELS Bus Company driver caught in a viral video over-speeding on the way to La Union. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the license of Mark Louie A. Burgos was revoked after he was involved in two road incidents […]

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DIZON: COMMUTER SAFETY WON’T BE COMPROMISED

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon warned bus companies and shipping lines to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers, warning firms that will ignore these measures will be facing severe penalties. “Hindi tayo nagbibiro dito. Seryosohin sana tayo ng mga bus companies at shipping lines na alagaan ang mga pasahero sa bus at barko. Hindi natin ikokompromiso […]

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BIR STEPS UP HUNT FOR VAPE, CIGARETTE SMUGGLERS

The recent destruction of ₱3.26 billion worth of smuggled vape products marked another milestone in the government’s intensified campaign against illicit trade—an effort being led on multiple fronts by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a recent interview, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said the agency has been […]