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(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation on Monday, April 30, defended the dismissal of one of its regional directors for alleged corruption. In a statement, the DOTr said the removal of Jun Abrazaldo from the Bicol regional director post, was upon the order of President Rodrigo Duterte himself, who appointed him. The statement was issued after Abrazaldo filed a complaint against Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chair Martin Delgra III for alleged abuse […]
Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Magkakaroon na ng North Luzon Express Terminal sa Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan. Ito ay matapos lumagda sa isang memorandum of agreement ang Department of Transportation at Maligaya Development Corporation upang maitayo ang nasabing terminal. Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, ang terminal ang inaasahang solusyon sa matinding traffic partikular na sa kahabaan ng Edsa. Ito ay sapagkat oras na matapos ang terminal, hindi na aniya papayagang pumasok ng Edsa […]
(Eagle News)—Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has sacked Land Transportation Office personnel in Nueva Vizcaya over corruption allegations. Tugade issued the order against personnel at the LTO’s Bayombong District Office and Aritao Extension Office, after rice traders and truckers complained to President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday. According to the complainants, several of the LTO personnel earn as much as P1 million a day by extorting money from thousands of truckers bringing agricultural products from Cagayan Valley outside […]
(Eagle News) – The Metro Rail Transit raised the number of operational trains today to 15 after its annual maintenance this weekend, and hopes it can further increase this to 20 eventually. As of 2:10 on Monday, April 2, 2018, the MRT reported that it had 15 operational and running trains. The last time that the MRT-3 was able to field 15 running trains was on January 5 this year. “This will partially address […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Transportation (DOTR) Undersecretary and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Tim Orbos said that they would also include old trucks in the government’s plan to phase-out dilapidated and smoke-belching vehicles plying the country’s roads. He said this as he clarified that the department had not stopped its “Tanggal Usok, Tanggal Bulok” campaign. This campaign will not only cover old jeepneys for phaseout, but trucks and other […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maglulunsad ng karagdagang premium Point-to-Point o P2P buses service routes ang Department of Transportation (DOTR) na kumokonekta sa Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas at Noveleta patungo ng Makati City. Ayon sa DOTR, target nila ito sa second quarter ng taon. Ang pagkakaloob ng P2P bus services ay isa sa mga solusyon ng ahensya para maibsan ang trapiko at mabigyan ng ligtas at komportableng transport system ang mga pasahero. Ang nasabing P2P bus […]
(Eagle News) — Several passengers of the Metro Rail Transit 3 were unloaded on Thursday after a train experienced a technical problem. The Department of Transportation said in a tweet that the passengers had to get off Quezon Ave. at 5:37 a.m. The DOTr said the train that experienced the problem was removed without replacement and a cancellation of loops and insertion were made. The MRT management apologized for the inconvenience.
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has directed the Office of the Solicitor General to study the filing of plunder cases against officials of the previous administration for the MRT-3 mess, even as it sought to put in place short-term solutions, such as the immediate procurement of all needed spare parts for the Metro Rail Transit system. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced this in a press briefing, explaining the “three-tiered solution” that was discussed during a […]
(Eagle News) — Around 900 passengers were unloaded from a Metro Rail Transit-3 train on Wednesday morning. The Department of Transportation said the passengers had to be dropped off at the Guadalupe Station at 8:40 a.m. It said this was after the train encountered an electrical failure, among others. Some 500,000 use the MRT-3 every day.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inaasahang mababawasan na ang mahahabang pila sa Metro Rail Transit o MRT-3. Ito ay matapos i-anunsyo ng Department of Transportation (DOTR) ang pagdating ng mga bagong spare part sa susunod na buwan. Tiniyak ng DOTR na darating ito mula tatlumpung araw hanggang anim na buwan at magsisimula nang maramdaman ang pag-ganda ng serbisyo sa huling bahagi ng Pebrero. Sa ngayon, nagsasagawa na sila ng fault analysis upang masuri ang accuracy […]
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 […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tumirik ang isang tren ng MRT-3, alas-7:41 ngayong umaga. Ayon sa advisory ng Department of Transportation (DOTr), nagbaba ng pasahero ang tren na byaheng northbound sa bahagi ng Shaw Boulevard Station. Pumalya umano ang tren dahil sa electrical failure ng motor nito. Aabot sa 800 pasahero ang sakay ng nagka-aberyang tren. Pinasakay sila sa sumunod na tren na dumating makalipas ang dalawang minuto. Tiniyak naman ng pamunuan ng MRT […]
