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Tugade orders filing of charges vs DoTR official following bribery allegations

Roberto Delfin, DoTR supervising transport officer, placed under 90-day suspension (Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Art Tugade has ordered the filing of charges against an agency official following allegations he accepted a P150,000 bribe through his aide in exchange for  favorable action on a company’s application for a route measure capacity, among others. Roberto Delfin, the Department of Transportation’s supervising transportation and development officer, was placed under a 90-day preventive suspension pending the results of an […]

Transportation Secretary Tugade denies having hand in Chavez’s resignation

(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Thursday  clarified that he had nothing to do with Transportation Undersecretary Cesar Chavez’s resignation. “For the record and contrary to the insinuations of others, I did not cause (his resignation)…We have been doing plans and strategies together up and until yesterday,” Tugade said in a brief statement. He said Chavez, the Department of Transportation’s undersecretary for rails, “has (his) full trust and confidence.” “I am surprised by […]

Duterte expresses full support for “brightest classmate” Transportation Secretary Tugade

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday expressed his full support for Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, who has been facing criticisms from his detractors. “May mga allegations, magpunta doon, na corrupt. Sabi ko, he doesn’t have time for that. He doesn’t even know how to count his money,” Duterte said at a Cebu Pacific event. The President made the comment after Tugade, who attended the event, introduced the chief executive as a man with unparalleled […]

Mega Manila Subway, target matapos sa 2024

(Eagle News) — Target ng gobyerno na matapos sa taong 2024 ang pinaplanong Mega Manila subway. Ayon kay  Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade, sa Nobyembre ay inaasahang lalagdaan ng mga opisyal ng Pilipinas at Japan ang kontrata para sa nasabing proyekto. Inaasahang lalagdaan ito ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Target din aniya, na simulan sa fourth quarter ng 2020 ang pagtatayo sa Mega Manila Subway pero pipilitin pa […]