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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 07, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 12:44 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Safe trips amid MRT-3 closure

Danny Pata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 12:42 PM

A ticketing staff wearing personal protective equipment receives a payment from a passenger taking a ride under the government’s Bus Augmentation Program at the EDSA-Taft station in Pasay City on Tuesday.  Read more »

4 MRT ticket sellers, 1 train driver positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 08:38 AM

Four ticket sellers of the MRT-3 tested positive for COVID-19, along with 1 train driver and 1 staff nurse, the railway's management said on Sunday. Read more »

Ilang jeepney groups pumalag sa ilang bagong polisiya ng DOTr, LTFRB

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 08:53 AM

Idinaing ng transport groups na Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization (ACTO) at PISTON ang ilang inilatag na patakaran ng pamahalaan para sa pagbabalik-pasada ng mga tradisyunal na jeepney sa gitna ng pandemya. Read more »

'Parang kami may kasalanan': 1st day woes affect return of jeepneys

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 08:47 AM

Transport groups lamented Friday the alleged lack of preparation on the side of regulators as they green light the return of traditional jeepneys following 4 months of being off the road due of quarantine restrictions. Read more »

Contract tracing sa jeepney inilatag ng DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 08:40 AM

MAYNILA — Inilatag ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) ang suhestiyon nila para sa contact tracing ng mga pasahero ngayong nakatakdang bumalik pasada ang mga tradisyunal na jeepney sa lansangan ngayong Biyernes. Read more »

92 MRT-3 workers test positive for COVID-19

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 10:10 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - At least 92 personnel of MRT-3 have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, prompting the railway's management to adjust its operations starting July 6, a source at the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday. Read more »

Transport authorities add 11 EDSA bus stops

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 08:16 PM

MANILA - Transport authorities on Wednesday added bus stops on EDSA amid the gradual resumption of public transport operations in Metro Manila now under general community quarantine.  Read more »

Duterte orders Tugade to remove some NAIA restaurants to accommodate stranded passengers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 01:18 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night ordered Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade to remove some restaurants at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to provide seats for stranded airline passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Read more »

Filipino in Wirecard case claims getting death threats, insists he was framed

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 24 01:07 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Despite being with 2 bodyguards when he alighted from his SUV, lawyer Mark Kristopher Tolentino was still hesitant to grant an interview.  Read more »

Mga stranded sa Pasay, ihahatid muna pabalik sa kani-kanilang barangay - DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 12:22 PM

Pupuntahan na ng mga tauhan ng Department of Interior and Local Government ang mga Pilipinong kasalukuyang stranded sa Pasay City para muling ibalik sa pinanggalingang mga barangay habang wala pang tiyak na biyahe pauwi ng kani-kanilang mga lalawigan. Read more »

Poe wants 'data-driven' public transport solutions as gov't eases work restrictions

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 10:26 PM

Sen. Grace Poe on Monday called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to come up with a "data-driven" assessment on the demand for public transportation, saying more transport options for commuters should complement the easing of restrictions on businesses. Read more »

'Totally unrealistic, costly experiment': Binay hits DOTr's proposed left-lane EDSA bus stops

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 03:03 PM

MANILA - Sen. Nancy Binay on Friday criticized the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) plan to construct bus stops on the 2 innermost lanes of EDSA, saying the proposal places "public safety as a secondary concern."   Read more »

Opisyal ng DOTr, inireklamo dahil sa ilegal umanong pagpapasara ng emission testing centers

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 02:41 AM

Naghain ng reklamo sa Office of the Ombudsman ang apat na nagmamay-ari ng emission testing centers dahil umano sa ilegal na pagpapasara sa kanila ng isang opisyal ng Department of Transportation. Read more »

90 percent of jeepney drivers, bus drivers 'starving, dying': transport group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 03:52 PM

"Pero minsan kapag naiisip mong nagugutom ka na, mamamatay ka na, ano gagawin namin?"   Read more »

2 more bus routes in Metro Manila, neighboring areas to open Wednesday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 05:37 PM

MANILA - The government is opening 2 new bus routes in Metro Manila and its neighboring areas on Wednesday as it gradually resumes public transportation after more than 2 months of lockdown in the capital and elsewhere in Luzon. Read more »

Photo essay: End of the line for jeepney drivers?

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 02:16 PM

Jeepney drivers fear the coronavirus pandemic, the long quarantine period, and government's modernization program for PUVs all point to the end of their livelihood.  Read more »

Modified coding scheme implementation in Metro Manila suspended: MMDA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 12:37 PM

The implementation of a modified number coding scheme in Metro Manila is suspended until further notice due to limited public transportation, transport authorities said Sunday. Read more »

DOTr admits 'failure of implementation' of transport plan on 1st day of GCQ

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 08:56 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday admitted it failed to provide adequate public transportation on the first day of general community quarantine in Metro Manila. Read more »

DOTr exec tells Binay: 'Sumasakay din kami sa mga bus at tren'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 11:37 PM

MANILA – A transportation official on Tuesday dismissed Sen. Nancy Binay’s challenge for them to commute to work as more workplaces reopened this week under a relaxed quarantine rule. Read more »