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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 16, 2021

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Posted at Aug 17 12:15 AM

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LTFRB: Public vehicles to see 'significant increase' in 2-3 weeks

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Updated as of Oct 15 06:41 PM

Public vehicles allowed to ply the roads will see a "significant increase" in less than a month, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said Thursday, as the government sought to boost mass transport and the pandemic-battered economy.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 25, 2020

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Updated as of Jun 26 10:50 AM

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Physical distancing on buses

Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 09:54 PM

A bus driver and his passengers wear protective face masks while practicing physical distancing in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Quezon City on Thursday.  Read more »

Quarantine commuter woes 'temporary,' transport chief says

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 03:20 PM

Everyone is "inconvenienced" by changes in public transport due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said Tuesday as he assured the public that the pain would be "temporary." Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 1, 2020

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Updated as of Jun 02 06:03 AM

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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 29, 2020

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Posted at May 30 04:35 AM

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PNR simulates operations for GCQ

Czar Dancel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 03:21 PM

A marshal of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) demonstrates the use of the Auto Disinfectant Passage System at the Tutuban Station in Manila on Friday, in preparation for limited operations set to start on June 1, the first day of the general community quarantine in Metro Manila.  Read more »

Your Grab driver is required to open the car door for you when commuting resumes

ANCX
Updated as of May 28 07:43 PM

As Metro Manila is preparing for the easing of quarantine restrictions, many transport systems have come up with new ways to ensure public safety and health.  Read more »

DOTr eyes tapping services of public utility vehicles as part of COVID-19 new normal: official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 07:56 PM

The Department of Transportation may soon get services from the public transport sector to discourage drivers from violating the government's policy on reduced seating capacities during the coronavirus crisis, an official said Monday. Read more »

Why DOTr won't allow 'highly vulnerable' persons on mass transportation

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Posted at May 09 04:53 AM

This after reports on the alleged ban on those who are below 21 years old; 60 years old and above; pregnant; and those with immunodeficiency, comorbidities, and other health risks in mass transport systems under the general community quarantine. Read more »

DOTr eyes partial operations for buses, trains as COVID-19 crisis persists

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 11:50 AM

The Department of Transportation said Wednesday it is studying the partial resumption of some modes of mass public transportation even as the coronavirus crisis continues. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 31, 2020

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Posted at Apr 01 12:41 AM

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MRT maintenance during Luzon lockdown

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 06:52 PM

Metro Rail Transit (MRT) workers conduct maintenance on the MRT line along Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Kamuning, Quezon City on Tuesday. Read more »

600 PUVs apprehended on 1st day of Luzon-wide lockdown

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Updated as of Mar 17 06:27 PM

Authorities apprehended on Tuesday, the first day of the "enhanced community quarantine" in Luzon, some 600 public utility vehicles (PUVs) violating the suspension of public transit in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

PH buys 2 new aircraft worth P2-B for Duterte, gov't officials

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Posted at Oct 08 10:38 PM

New US-built aircraft worth billions of pesos are purchased for President Rodrigo Duterte despite his earlier vow not to buy any American-made equipment. Read more »