Senator Grace Poe asked concerned bus operators to carry out their mandate accordingly and service passengers, many of whom have been stranded and inconvenienced recently. “‘Wag naman natin silang ipitin at pahirapan pa sa pag-aabang, pagbabakasakali at pagpapalipat-lipat ng masasakyan,” Poe said. “The bottomline is to serve our passengers coming to and from the provinces […]
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Dumaguete City has received a 20-footer reefer container van that can store thousands of doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines as Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo ordered fast-tracking of the inoculation process amid a surge in cases. The delivery of the refrigerated container van was done through the assistance of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade under […]
More loopholes were uncovered in the implementation of cashless transactions in toll ways, according to Senator Win Gatchalian, which prompted Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade to accede to the overall impression of failure of leadership and failure of enforcement of regulatory officials manning the expressways. Senators were told during the recent hearing on […]
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that would ensure the future of the country’s railways and to better educate railway sector workers. The MOA, signed by CHED Chairperson Prospero de Vera III and DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade, aims to fast-track and […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is now working closely with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on the possibility of funding the development of several airports in the country by equipping them with night-rating capabilities. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the department, through the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), is set to approve in […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to study carefully the transfer of commercial flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the Sangley airport in Cavite. Gatchalian said he shares the reservations aired by Philippine Airlines and AirAsia in transferring their commercial flights to Sangley without a detailed study on the […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it supports the passage of a measure allowing the use of emergency powers in solving the current traffic situation in the country as the 18th Congress convenes after the recently concluded midterm elections. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade has assured that there will be no corruption in the implementation of […]