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Filipino seafarers elevated in COVID-19 vaccination priority list - DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 10:59 PM

Filipino seafarers were brought higher in the country’s list of COVID-19 vaccine priority groups as their work is considered crucial in keeping the economy alive, the Department of Transportation said Monday. Read more »

Checkpoints pinaigting para iwas 'COVID-19 smuggling' ng mga tao papasok at palabas ng NCR Plus

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 12:31 PM

Iniimbestigahan ng Land Transportation Office at ibang ahensya ng gobyerno ang naiulat na kaso ng umano'y “COVID-19 smuggling” na nagpupuslit ng mga tao papasok sa NCR Plus bubble gamit ang mga truck at colorum na sasakyan. Read more »

Transport chief orders COVID-19 testing of all railway workers

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Posted at Apr 07 05:42 PM

All railway personnel should be tested for COVID-19 to ensure safety of commuters, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday. Read more »

MRT-3 GM Rodolfo Garcia positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 09:38 AM

MRT-3 General Manager Rodolfo Garcia has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently confined in intensive care, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said Thursday. Read more »

After 5-year delay DOTr targets partial opening of Cebu bus rapid transit this year

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Posted at Jan 25 05:43 PM

The Department of Transportation said it is aiming to partially open Cebu's bus rapid transit system this year following a 5-year delay in the project.  Read more »

Megawide appeals to restore original proponent status for NAIA rehab

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Updated as of Dec 21 05:40 PM

The Filipino-Indian consortium bidding to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is appealing the revocation of its original proponent status (OPS), according to a document obtained on Monday by ABS-CBN News.  Read more »

Amid RFID issues, Tugade says there’s plan to unify all tollway systems

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 01:49 PM

The Department of Transportation wants to start the first phase of the project in January and achieve a "complete cashless transaction" system by "mid-next year," Tugade said during a Senate hearing. Read more »

Grilled over toll issue, Tugade says TRB didn’t carry out his directives

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 11:38 PM

The TRB was supposed to ensure that several lanes were still open for cash transactions, and that the installation of RFID stickers were not done at toll plazas, Tugade said. Read more »

Tugade nag-sorry sa publiko dahil sa 'palpak' na implementasyon ng RFID system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 08:49 PM

Inamin din niya sa pagdinig ng Senado na bigo talaga ang Toll Regulatory Board sa pagpapatupad ng bagong sistema.  Read more »

'System isn't ready': Senate panel to summon DOTr chief Tugade over RFID mess

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 07:07 PM

Sen. Grace Poe on Thursday said Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade would be summoned to the Senate to "answer for the lamentable experience of motorists" passing through toll booths using an "ill-studied" cashless transaction system. Read more »

Megawide commits 'no flight delays' within 6 months after NAIA rehabilitation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:48 PM

Megawide committed on Friday that there will be no flight delays after 6 months of taking over operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), confident of their expertise in airport operations. Read more »

DOTr orders officials to submit SALN to anti-corruption task force

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 11:58 AM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Sunday it has ordered all of its officials to submit their declaration of wealth to the justice department's "task force" against corruption. Read more »

Construction of Malolos-Clark Railway Project to begin soon: Asian Development Bank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 01:56 PM

The Asian Development Bank said Thursday the construction of the Malolos-Clark Railway Project would begin soon after the signing of 3 civil work contracts worth over $1.7 billion (P82.2 billion)   Read more »

DOTr to push through with Cebu bus rapid transit project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 11:51 AM

The Department of Transportation will push through with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu despite a 5-year delay pointed out in a budget hearing, Sec. Arthur Tugade said Monday. Read more »

DOTr confident it can disburse most of 2019, 2020 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 10:57 AM

The Department of Transportation will disburse most of its budget from 2019 and 2020 by the end of this year, Sec. Arthur Tugade said Monday, seeking to alleviate doubts on how it will spend next year's allocation. Read more »

DOTr eyes 'one card' scheme for different modes of transport by year-end

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Updated as of Oct 05 10:47 AM

The Department of Transportation on Monday said it is eyeing the use of "one card" for different modes of transportation as part of efforts to go "cashless" amid the pandemic.  Read more »

'Sakit at hapdi sa bulsa': DOTr asserts EDSA Busway Beep cards should be free

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Posted at Oct 03 11:56 AM

The Department of Transportation said Saturday the welfare of commuters must be primary consideration as it asserted that stored value Beep cards for the EDSA Busway should be provided for free.  Read more »

Recto: Public shouldn’t be charged for Beep cards

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 12:09 AM

Recto is counting on Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade's promise to work out issues with AF Payments Inc. (AFPI) regarding the Beep cards. Read more »

Lapid pushes to restore Diosdado Macapagal International Airport as name of Clark air hub

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 07:35 PM

MANILA— Sen. Lito Lapid has filed a bill seeking to revert the name of the Clark International Airport to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, a title stripped from the transportation hub in 2012. Read more »

PUV drivers risk fines with 1-meter distancing violation: police

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Posted at Sep 18 12:31 PM

Public utility vehicle drivers could have their license confiscated and face a fine if their passengers are seated less than a meter apart, a rule meant to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, police said Friday.    Read more »