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Commuters using the EDSA Busway can now expect a more efficient flow of buses as 90% of station timers are working, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said.“Masaya po akong nagrereport na 90% sa mga 45-second timers sa EDSA Busway stops ay umaandar na po,” Dizon said. To ensure that bus drivers comply with the 45-second lay-by, […]
Department of Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Vince Dizon has pledged swift action to improve the Iloilo International Airport, assuring Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of the agency’s commitment to the project.Dizon arrived in Iloilo to personally inspect the airport, where he was welcomed by Treñas, Defensor, Uswag Ilonggo Partylist Representative James Ang, and […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will terminate its agreement with Unified Grand Central Station consortium BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co. (BFC-FDSC) due to excessive delays in the completion of the project, which will link major rail lines LRT-1, MRT-3, and MRT-7. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon lamented the delay during his inspection of […]
Newly appointed Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon met with Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco to strengthen collaboration between the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Transportation in improving transport infrastructure to boost the country’s tourism industry. Welcoming Dizon at the DOT Central Office in Makati City, Frasco congratulated him on his appointment. “All […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to invest P1.25 billion this year in acquiring passive body scanners and body-worn cameras to enhance transport security, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, announced. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress allocated P800 million for the DOTr’s procurement of passive […]
The congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) has received the appointment papers of newly designated Transportation Secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon. “We have already received Secretary Dizon’s papers, as well as those of newly appointed Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jaybee Ruiz,” CA Assistant Minority Leader and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel announced in a statement […]
Akbayan Party-list invites the newly appointed Department of Transportation (DOTr) head Vince Dizon to a sit down to talk about public transportation issues such as the commuting public’s call to extend the operations of MRT and LRT, a halt to fare hike proposals, and the improvement rather than the removal of the EDSA bus lanes.“We […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and city government of Muntinlupa broke ground the city’s first road safety park and end-of-trip facilities for the benefit of active transport enthusiasts.As part of the DOTr’s active and public transport infrastructure expansion, the agency and Muntinlupa City will construct a 3,140 sqm road safety park, consisting of road networks, bike […]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to adopt a similar policy requiring airlines to issue automatic cash refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights, similar to a recent policy implemented by the United States. In a new policy that took effect on Monday, the U.S. Department of […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero advised the Department of Transportation to leave no one behind in its implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program, particularly those who have depended on the operation of jeepneys as their source of livelihood for most of their lives. Even if there are public utility vehicle drivers and operators who did […]