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(Eagle News)—Over 100,000 fuel subsidy cards worth more than P500 million have been distributed under the government’s Pantawid Pasada program, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the 102,372 cards amounting to P511,860,000 were distributed to legitimate franchise owners of public utility jeepneys as of July 2018. Under the program, each legitimate PUJ operator and driver is entitled to a P5000 subsidy. The program was conceptualized in a bid to cushion the effects […]
(Eagle News)–These pictures provided by the Department of Transportation show the Light Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension project. The project, which once completed will cut short to 40 minutes the commute from Antipolo, Rizal to Recto, Manila, has entered its final phase. The DOTr said the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
(Eagle News)—The Light Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension project is now 60 percent complete. The Department of Transportation made the announcement as the ceremonial track-laying and installation of electromechanical systems were held on Tuesday, April 16. Present during the event were Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, JICA Philippines Chief Representative Yoshio Wada, DOTr Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan, LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya, Marubeni Philippines Corporation President and […]
(Eagle News)–More than P500 million worth of Pantawid Pasada cards have been distributed to beneficiaries so far, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the P505,110,000 worth of fuel subsidy cards translated to 101,022 cards distributed to public utility jeepneys since July 2018. Under the Pantawid Pasada program, each PUJ operator and driver is entitled to a P5000 subsidy. The subsidy was aimed to cushion the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation has suspended six private emission testing centers. In a Facebook post, the DOTr said the following were suspended for alleged falsification of test results: 1. Cotabato Emission Diagnostic Testing Center – Midsayap, Quezon Ave., Poblacion 8, Midsayap 2. Blue Circle Private Emission Testing Center – 2nd East Extension, Tubo, Iligan City 3. B and B Emission Test Center – B1 Sasa Commercial Center, Km. 11, Sasa, Davao City 4. Palomino […]
(Eagle News)—–Over P400 million worth of Pantawid Pasada fuel subsidy cards have been distributed to public utility jeepney franchise owners as of March, the Department of Transportation said. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, March 13, the DOTr said the P482,430,000 translated to 96846 distributed cards. The DOTr did not say when the distribution of the cards started, but the distribution was supposed to be part of the government’s efforts to mitigate the effects of […]
(Eagle News)—The construction of the Light Rail Transit 1 Cavite extension will start in April. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday, March 4. According to the DOTr, the 11.7-kilometer railway extension will link Baclaran to Bacoor. The project, which will see the construction of an additional eight stations, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021. With the completed extension, the LRT-1 is expected to […]
(Eagle News) – The construction of the Metro Manila Subway system will now start with the groundbreaking of the 36-kilometer railway system — the first underground railway system in the country — which will also use Japanese technology. The Metro Manila Subway that will be designed with the Tokyo Subway in mind, will be flood and earthquake resilient. It is dubbed as the “project of the century” and is designed to run trains at […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation on Sunday, Feb. 24, said it would “not take sitting down” the discovery of a grenade in the bag of a man inside a Metro Rail Transit 3 station. “The DOTr MRT-3 would like to stress that this matter will be taken seriously,” it said in a statement a day after the live grenade was found in the package of Christian Guzman, 29. The grenade, which was wrapped in packaging […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation behind the ongoing Metro Rail Transit-7 project has said it had no problems with the postponement of the closure of the Tandang Sora flyover. In a statement, the DOTr said that while it wants the construction of the 22-kilometer rail line to “proceed as fast as possible,” it “also understands that major adjustments have to be made by residents, commuters and motorists who will be affected by said […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has warned the public against unscrupulous individuals who use the names of the agency’s officials and former officials in corrupt activities. The DOTr issued the statement after it received a letter from its former undersecretary Tim Orbos saying that certain individuals were using his name to solicit money from others who wish to expedite their applications in line with the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program. Orbos is running for […]
(Eagle News) — Bottled water, drinks and other containers containing liquids less than 100 milliliter (ml) are now allowed inside the MRT-3 station and its trains. This was according to an announcement made by the Department of Transportation’s MRT-3 administration on Thursday, February 14. The announcement for MRT-3 passengers was also posted on the MRT-3’s twitter account. It said that bottled water, drinks and other liquids like perfume, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizers and the like […]
