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DIZON: NO OVERLOADED VESSELS DURING HOLY WEEK

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has signed a Joint Memorandum Circular on anti-overloading on sea travel and ordered electronic ticketing at Batangas Port to ensure the safety, comfort, and less travel time of passengers, especially this Holy Week. “May pinirmahan akong Joint Memorandum Circular between PPA, MARINA, Coast Guard at DOTr sa anti-overloading for sea travel. Ang […]

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DIZON VOWS SUPPORT FOR PINOY SEAFARERS

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has committed to support the needs of Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to upskill and elevate the competence of their cadets being prepared as future facilitators of global trade. During the 205th anniversary of the PMMA recently, Dizon said these initiatives are aimed at giving back time that seafarers will sacrifice […]

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DIZON LAUDS NLEX TOLL RELIEF AMID BRIDGE REPAIR

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon expressed gratitude to the NLEX Corp. for heeding the call of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to impose a temporary toll relief from the Balintawak to Meycauayan portion of the expressway until emergency repairs of the Marilao Interchange Bridge have been completed. Dizon said the toll relief will help ease the […]

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NLEX TOLD: NO TOLL DURING MARILAO BRIDGE REPAIR

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has called on the North Luzon Expressway Corporation (NLEX) to allocate additional lanes and waive toll fees at the affected area (Balintawak to Marilao) for motorists following the recent accident at the Marilao Interchange Bridge.Dizon argued that it is only reasonable for NLEX to waive toll from motorists passing the northbound […]

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DIZON VOWS BETTER BUS FLOW ON EDSA BUSWAY

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, […]

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DOTR TO DROP LRT-MRT CENTRAL STATION CONTRACTOR

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 […]