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DOTr wants to increase PUV capacity

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 06:20 PM

The Department of Transportation is seeking the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases' approval to raise the capacity of public utility vehicles by 5 to 10 percent as more workplaces reopen. Read more »

New Clark Airport terminal turned over to gov't, LIPAD Corp, to open to public in July

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 03:59 PM

MANILA - Megawide and Indian partner GMR on Friday handed over to the government the newly completed Clark International Airport terminal, expected to start operations by July this year. Read more »

MRT-3 to initially launch own contact tracing app on Jan 18

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 02:08 PM

The MRT-3 will initially launch its own contact tracing app called "MRT-3 Trace" on Jan. 18, the Department of Transport (DOTr) said Wednesday. 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 »

MRT fields record-high 22 train sets as gov't expands public transportation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:00 PM

The MRT-3 deployed a new record-high 22 train sets this week as the Philippines sought to expand public transportation to resuscitate the coronavirus-hit economy.   Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

More PUVs instead of shorter distancing? Transport dept says already doing so

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 08:54 AM

The transport department said Friday it was already letting more public vehicles back on the road, even before medical experts asked them do so instead of cutting coronavirus distancing rules to accommodate more passengers. Read more »

2 ex-DOH chiefs back shorter coronavirus distancing in public vehicles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 07:34 AM

A group of experts that include former Health Secretaries Esperanza Cabral and Manuel Dayrit support the easing of physical distancing rules meant to curb coronavirus infections in the mass transport system. Read more »

For first time in 20 years, MRT deploys record-high 21 trains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 12:28 PM

For the first time in its 20-year operation, the MRT-3 this week deployed a record-high 21 train sets, the Department of Transportation said Thursday, as the Philippines sought to serve more passengers and open up the coronavirus-hit economy.    Read more »

Thou shall use bleach, not talk: Experts float '7 Commandments' vs coronavirus in PUVs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 10:27 AM

A group of medical experts that includes Former Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit on Thursday proposed “7 commandments” to keep passengers safe from the pandemic onboard public vehicles.  Read more »

1-meter rule ‘not gospel truth’: Experts back PUV distancing cut

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 10:27 AM

A group of medical experts on Thursday backed the easing of physical distancing rules in public vehicles and proposed “7 commandments” to keep passengers safe from the pandemic. Read more »

DOTr urged: Let experts examine data on coronavirus distancing cut

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 04:37 PM

The transportation department should be "transparent" in the data that supposedly justify its easing of physical distancing rules meant to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in the mass transport system, a member of an inter-disciplinary research group from the University of the Philippines said Wednesday.    Read more »

Why is physical distancing vital in COVID-19 fight?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 09:03 AM

Overcrowding is “a major source of infection”, an expert from the University of the Philippines said Wednesday, after regulators eased physical distancing rules meant to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in the mass transport system.    Read more »

Relaxed coronavirus distancing in public transport a 'product of research': DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 01:56 PM

A proposal to ease physical distancing rules inside public transportation was a "product of research," despite the warning of several experts that this could spur infections, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said Tuesday. Read more »

DOTr seeks P1.04 billion for bike lanes in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 10:50 AM

The transportation department said Thursday it was seeking P1.04 billion for a bike lane network in Metro Manila to promote an alternate mode of travel during the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Metro Manila bike lane network, balak itayo ng DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 05:53 PM

Pinaplano ng Department of Transportation ang pagkakaroon ng isang malawak na bike lane network sa buong Metro Manila, na gagastusan ng higit P1 bilyon. 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 »

US accuses China of blocking flights, demands action

Reuters
Posted at May 23 11:13 AM

The Transportation Department called the situation "critical" because both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines want to resume flights to China in June, even as Chinese carriers have continued US flights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Luzon lockdown: Gov't deploys buses to ferry health workers for free

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 08:45 AM

Health workers can avail of free bus rides starting Wednesday as the Luzon-wide COVID-19 lockdown shuttered public transport, the Department of Transportation said. Read more »