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DOTr waives rental fees for NAIA concessionaires for entire 2021

(Eagle News) — All  Ninoy Aquino International Airport concessionaires won’t have to pay their rental fees in the meantime. This was after the Manila International Airports Authority (MIAA) Board approved the waiver of the same effective July 1 until December 2021, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade announced. From January to July 2021, rental fees for those concessionaires were also waived upon the instruction of Tugade. According to the Transportation secretary, the order covers all food, retail […]

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DOTr: Vaccinated APORs can avail of free MRT-3, LRT-2, PNR rides until Aug. 20

(Eagle News) — Vaccinated authorized persons outside residences can continue to avail of free fares for specific rail transport until Aug. 20. The Department of Transportation said APORs who wish to ride the Metro Rail Transit-3, Light Rail Transit-2, and the Philippine National Railways free of charge should just show their vaccination cards as proof of full vaccination. Metro Manila reverted to  an enhanced community quarantine starting Aug. 6 amid the threat of the Delta […]

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DOTr: Newly-developed Clark International Airport to start operations within the year

(Eagle News) — The newly-developed Clark International Airport will start operations within the year, the Department of Transportation said. The DOTr made the announcement a day after President Rodrigo Duterte inspected the the newly-completed passenger terminal building, which was among the key projects under the administration’s Build, Build, Build program. According to the DOTr, with the newly-developed airport’s opening, the decongestion of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is expected. “This structure before us reflects the […]

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President Duterte to lead inspection of newly-developed Clark International Airport on Saturday, July 17

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to lead the inspection of the newly-developed Clark International Airport on Saturday, July 17. The Department of Transportation said he will be accompanied by Transportation Secretary Art Tugade. According to the DOTr, the airport, dubbed “Asia’s Next Premier Gateway”, is among the key projects of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government. The DOTr  said it finished the development of the same in 2020 despite the […]

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Cavitex shoulder lane to be temporarily closed for construction of new LRT-1 Cavite extension station: DOTr

(Eagle News) — The Cavitex southbound shoulder lane in front of PITX will be temporarily closed starting Saturday, July 17. The Department of Transportation said this was to pave the way for the building of the Asiaworld Station of the LRT-1 Cavite extension. The DOTr said there will, however, be no lane closure on the carriageway of Cavitex going to the south. Motorists, however, were advised to slow down and take precautions as there will […]

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LRT East Extension Line to start operations on Monday, July 5; commuters to get free rides for 2 weeks

(Eagle News) — Light Rail Transit-2 commuters going to Pasig, Marikina, and Antipolo can enjoy faster travel as the LRT-2 East Extension line opens to the public on Monday, July 5. According to the Department of Transportation,  passengers from Santolan to Antipolo and vice versa, can ride for free for two weeks following the request of President Rodrigo Duterte, who, with Transportation Secretary  Art Tugade, inaugurated the project on Friday, July 1. Commuters will board […]

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DOTr: Marikina, Antipolo LRT-2 East Extension stations to be formally opened on June 22

(Eagle News) — Two new stations that are part of the Light Rail Transit-2 East Extension project will be formally opened on June 22. “Matagal na ‘hong inaantay yan ng ating mga kababayan. Ngayon nakita ko na matutuloy na at magiging operational ang ating tren (Our countrymen have long been waiting for those. Now I see they finally become operational),” Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said of the Marikina and Antipolo stations. Once completed, the LRT-2 […]

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DOTr unveils PHL’s first-ever state-of-the-art aerodrome 3D tower simulator

(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has unveiled the country’s first-ever state-of-the-art aerodrome 3D tower simulator. In a statement, the DOTr said the new simulator installed at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ Civil Aviation Training Center in Paranaque City, is “world class, and is comparable to the Virtual Tower of Singapore.” It will  help Aviation Training Centers  in training, testing, and maintaining proficiency in handling aerodrome control operations “without involving any risk […]

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DOTr eyes partial operations of a segment of PNR Bicol next year

(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation is eyeing the partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railways project in Bicol  next year. In a statement, the department said so far, on-site activities are ongoing, with a land survey, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment report also underway. “Inaasahan po natin na makapag-award po tayo ng unang contractor itong 3rd quarter ng 2021. Ongoing na rin po ang pag-aacquire natin ng […]

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DOTr: Free rides program for healthcare workers, other essential workers to continue in GCQ areas

(Eagle News) — The free rides program for healthcare workers and other essential workers will continue even in areas that are now under a general community quarantine. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a statement released a day after Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the community quarantines for parts of the country that will take effect today, May 14. The free rides program was first launched to ensure the mobility of authorized people […]

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DOTr vows LRT-1 Cavite Extension partial operations before President Duterte’s term ends

Wants extension of free ride program service for health workers, APORs in Cavite (Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade vowed to push through with the partial operability of the Light Rail Transit-1 Cavite Extension before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends. Tugade made the vow as he also promised to extend the DOTr Free Ride Service Program for Health Workers, Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs), and other essential workers in Cavite in a speech during […]

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Gov’t to inaugurate new development projects in Samar, Cebu today

(Eagle News) — The government will  inaugurate on Wednesday, May 5, development projects  in the Calbayog and Cebu-Mactan airports. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said Transportation Secretary Art Tugade and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Director General Jim Sydiongco will lead the launch of the new Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) of the Calbayog Airport and other projects in Samar, and the new Taxiway and Administration Building of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport in […]

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