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Solon questions P472-M sale of reclaimed Parañaque land; SC seeks answers

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 12:51 PM

The Supreme Court has ordered several government agencies to respond to a petition filed by a party-list lawmaker that seeks to void the P472.04-million sale of a 41-hectare reclaimed lot in Parañaque City, where the Entertainment City now stands. Read more »

Linyang Caloocan-Makati ng PNR, nais dagdagan ng istasyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 09:09 PM

Bukod sa mas pinahabang linya ay pinagpaplanuhan din na dagdagan ang mga tumatakbong tren. Read more »

PNR reopens Caloocan-Makati line

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 07:22 PM

A commuter takes the Philippine National Railway Makati-Caloocan line as it reopened to the public after 20 years, on Wednesday.  Read more »

Makati subway to have station near Metro Manila subway, says Binay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 09:03 PM

MANILA - The proposed Makati subway will have a station near the planned Metro Manila subway so that passengers from one railway can easily transfer to the other, Makati Mayor Abigail Binay said on Wednesday.  Read more »

LRT 1 operator says fare hike needed for Sucat extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 04:05 PM

The operator of the LRT-1 said on Wednesday it seeks to finish the railway's proposed extension to Bicutan by 2021, but will need the government to approve a fare hike first.    Read more »

LRT 1 operator says P5 fare hike to fund Cavite extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 03:42 PM

The operator of LRT 1 on Thursday it was seeking a P5 increase in fares to fund the extension of the capital's oldest light rail system to the Cavite suburbs. Read more »

MRT nalimitahan ang operasyon matapos masira ang pinto ng isang tren

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 12:02 PM

MAYNILA - Nagpatupad ng 'provisional service' ang MRT, Lunes ng umaga, matapos masira ang pintuan ng isa nitong northbound na tren sa pagitan ng Ayala at Magallanes station. Read more »

Fired DOTr exec apologizes to Duterte

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 08:03 PM

MANILA - Former Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Mark Tolentino on Friday issued a public apology to President Rodrigo Duterte after being fired earlier this week. Read more »

Palace: Sacked DOTr exec’s allegations vs colleague won’t be set aside

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:11 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said the administration is not setting aside allegations made by sacked transportation assistant secretary Mark Tolentino regarding the Mindanao rail project.   Read more »

Defective MRT door breaks no-offloading streak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 10:21 AM

An MRT-3 train was forced to offload a thousand passengers on Tuesday morning, breaking the railway's month-long record of operating without any such glitch.    Read more »

DOTr exec, sinibak sa 'pagkausap sa kaanak' ng pangulo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 10:21 PM

Sinibak ng Malacañang nitong Lunes ang isang opisyal ng Department of Transportation dahil sa umano'y "pagkausap sa kaanak" ng Pangulo.   Read more »

DOTr exec: Some want to delay Mindanao railway project for contractors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 12:39 AM

Another internal row is hounding the transport department after an apparent internal rift over the Mindanao railway project comes to light.  Read more »

Transport exec bares alleged attempts to delay Mindanao railway project

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 01:42 AM

A transport official on Friday bared supposed attempts within the Department of Transportation to "delay" the Mindanao Railway project. Read more »

Tokyo Metro training railway personnel in Philippines

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 17 06:42 AM

Tokyo Metro Co. has begun helping train railway operation personnel in the Philippines as part of the bilateral government efforts to develop urban railroad networks in the Southeast Asian country, according to the subway operator. Read more »

China-made trains within 'allowable' weight for MRT: consultant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 07:47 AM

Trains built by Chinese company Dalian for the MRT are within the "allowable" weight based on specifications from the Department of Transportation, a railway consultant told a Senate panel Tuesday. Read more »

The Day in Photos: 12 February 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 10:06 PM

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

Bumibiyaheng tren ng MRT-3, kumokonti

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 02:37 AM

Naghahanap na ng ibang alternatibong masasakyan ang mga commuter dahil kumokonti na ang bilang ng tumatakbong tren ng MRT-3. Read more »

Hindi yakal: Ex-PNR execs face raps over anomalous soft wood purchase

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 04:27 PM

The former Philippine National Railways officials are facing two counts of graft over the purchase of sub-standard larch wood, a kind of soft wood imported from China, to be used for railroad tracks. Read more »

DPWH: Metro Manila traffic may get worse in 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 01:51 AM

Metro Manila traffic may get worse as the government's massive infrastructure program takes off next year. Read more »

Ex-MRT contractor barred from future gov't projects, DOTr says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 07:21 PM

Shareholders of the former maintenance contractor of the MRT-3 are disqualified from bidding for government projects, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Read more »