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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – From three years, the validity of driver’s license issued in Metro Manila will be extended to five years starting this October. According to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), this is in compliance with the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend the validity of driver’s license during his first State of the Nation Address. https://youtu.be/HvDniroAHVQ
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will be solely responsible for managing traffic in Metro Manila. This is one of the solutions seen by the Senate in order to solve the severe traffic problem in Metro Manila, where a systematic traffic management will call for the suspension of the local government unit’s power to manipulate traffic in their respective jurisdictions. https://youtu.be/T8bhUXjwGh4
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced that all 12 escalators of the MRT are now fully repaired and back in operation which will add to the convenience of MRT passengers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/RI8qE0wXIaA
All refurbished Schindler-brand escalators of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) are now open for public use, providing some relief to commuters especially senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women. The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is striving to modernize the system through facility upgrades. The restoration of these conveyance facilities is a step towards long-term progress that will make a valuable difference in the lives of daily commuters. Rehabilitation project The […]
Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma asked the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to ensure the safety of the passengers of the Metro Railway Transit or MRT after a series of setbacks occurred. An investigation on said setbacks is ongoing and one of the reasons being forwarded for said setbacks is sabotage. Coloma added that whatever the reason, the DOTC should make sure that corrective measures are implemented to ensure that said setbacks don’t happen […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 8) – Without a doubt, the jeep is the most used form of public transportation today. Add to the fact that it is also the cheapest, makes one find it unimaginable looking at the roads of our country without the ubiquitous jeep. But did you know that the jeep is also one of the biggest contributors of heart and lung disease in the country. According to the Department of Environment and […]
The transport group Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization will conduct a transport holiday on Monday, December 7. This in protest to the decision of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) which will phase-out jeeps as a mode of public transportation starting January 2016. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/zF2rbOgy0mk
MANILA, Philippines, September 9 (Eagle News) — According to Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Ayala Group have entered talks regarding the latter’s claim for damages worth 2 billion pesos regarding the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) contract that it entered with the government in a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Sept. 3 (PNA) — Assembly for the recently-delivered Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) prototype train coaches kicked off Thursday morning, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said. DOTC spokesperson Miguel Arthur Sagcal confirmed the information by posting photos of the prototype being assembled by its manufacturer, China-based Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. Ltd. on his official Twitter account. In a text message, Sagcal told the Philippines News Agency that once the […]
PASIG, July 9—The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced on Wednesday that it has begun the bidding process for engineering consultancy services, which will deliver the west extension project’s Detailed Engineering Design (DED). The DED will serve as the basis for the construction or civil works component of the project, which will be bid out once the design, is completed. It will cover three (3) stations, the tracks, the viaduct, and electromechanical requirements including […]
Nilagdaan na ng Japanese Consortion at Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), ang concession agreement sa konstruksyon ng bagong Bohol Airport na simulan ngayong unang araw ng Hunyo. Ito’y ayon kay ni Gobernor Edgar Chatto na nakasaksi sa paglagda mismo sa pagitan ng contractor na Chiyoda – Mitsubishi Joint Venture at DOTC sa pamamagitan ni kalihim Joseph Emilio Abaya. Inaasahang maitatayo ang modernong airport sa Panglao, Bohol sa loob ng dalawang taon. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent […]
MANILA, PIA- Metro Railway Transit- 3 (MRT-3) operations will close early this Saturday, February 28, and open late on Sunday, March 1, to give way to rail replacement works, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced yesterday. “As part of our promise to improve and rehabilitate the MRT-3 system, we will conduct the first of a series of rail replacement works over the coming weekend. We are doing this to enhance safety and minimize […]
