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DOTr inks contract with Japanese firms for Tutuban-Malolos railway

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 04:34 PM

The new 37.6-kilometer railway promises to cut travel time between Tutuban and Malolos to just 35 minutes from 1.5 hours today. Read more »

PEZA blames tax reform bill for P97-billion drop in investments: COA

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 06:12 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has blamed the second tax reform bill for the P97-billion or 41-percent drop in investments last year, the Commission on Audit (COA) has said.  Read more »

DOTr denies MRT-3 is getting worse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 11:44 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday refuted Sen. Grace Poe's claim that the Metro Rail Transit's (MRT-3) operations are getting worse since the transit line suffers mechanical problems every week. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 2, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 01:27 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Hundreds ride MRT-3 for free

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 10:11 AM

Student passengers continue to avail of the free ride during its morning window period offered by the MRT-3 at the North Avenue station in Quezon City on Tuesday. Read more »

Coming soon: Special rail passes for students

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 11:36 AM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will soon issue identification cards that would serve as special rail passes for students who are exempted from paying train fares, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said Saturday. Read more »

Free train rides offered, airport terminal fees waived for students

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 02:18 AM

The DOTr on Thursday said it is offering free LRT-2, MRT-3 and PNR rides for students during rush hours on weekdays starting Monday, July 1.  Read more »

Deflated balloon lodged in wires disrupts MRT-3 operations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 05:09 PM

MRT-3 train operations in both directions were halted from 3:46 p.m. after a train driver found something lodged between a contact wire and messenger wire at the interstation of Kamuning and Quezon Avenue, its operator said in an advisory.  Read more »

LRT-1 EDSA Station expansion boosts safety, convenience for riders: operator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 04:21 PM

The passenger concourse of the busiest station will be widened to more than 400 square meters from 70 sqm, LMRC president and CEO Juan Alfonso said in a statement. Read more »

Train derails in US, spilling vegetable oil, closing major highway

Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 06:04 AM

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES—A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Nevada, US on Wednesday, spilling vegetable oil and prompting the closure of an interstate highway. Read more »

Presyo ng petrolyo tataas simula Martes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 08:17 PM

Matapos ang 3 sunod-sunod na linggong rollback, magkakaroon ng pagtaas sa presyo ng produktong petrolyo.  Read more »

Operasyon ng LRT pansamantalang sinuspinde dahil sa 'technical problem'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 10:34 AM

Pansamantalang sinuspinde ang operasyon ng LRT-2, Biyernes, dahil sa "technical problem", sabi ng pamunuan ng tren sa isang pahayag. Read more »

Singapore and Malaysia suspend intercity rail project

Reuters
Posted at May 21 01:34 PM

The suspension marks a delay in yet another project since a new Malaysian government came into power last year pledging to tighten finances and review major deals. Read more »

Incentives help PH keep, grow foreign investments: electronics manufacturers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 09:05 AM

The Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc is hoping for a dialogue with legislators who won in the mid-term elections Read more »

LRT-2 safe after 'isolated' train crash: management

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:33 AM

Over the weekend, an unmanned train started moving on its own and wound up on the eastbound track of the railway, where it crashed with another train. Read more »

New Senate won't be Duterte's rubberstamp, says Angara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 08:50 PM

Angara described the campaign season as a "Duterte Avalanche" based on partial and unofficial poll results. Read more »

Petron income dragged down by TRAIN, higher world oil prices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 07:03 PM

Petron, the country's biggest oil company, said its net income went down in the first three months of the year amid higher fuel excise taxes, and as world oil prices began rising again. Read more »

Construction on LRT-1 extension to Cavite starts

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 01:20 PM

Five stations from Baclaran will be operational by the end of 2021, the DOTr said. Read more »

Commuters get taste of first locally-made hybrid-electric train

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 10:31 PM

The country's first locally-made hybrid electric trains hit the tracks for its test run. Jacque Manabat tells us commuters are in for free rides. - Business Nightly, ANC, May 6, 2019 Read more »

Test run ng tren na gawang Pinoy sinimulan na ng PNR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 08:41 PM

Sinimulan na ng Philippine National Railways ang test run para sa hybrid train na gawang Pinoy. Read more »