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Expresses hope next administration would continue improving PHL mass transport (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte opened over the weekend a railway line that will eventually connect Metro Manila and the Bicol Region. The 77-year old Philippine leader arrived in San Pablo City in Laguna on Saturday, June 25, to join other officials for the formal launching of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Lucena-San Pablo Commuter Line, which is expected to boost people’s mobility, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard vowed to fully cooperate with incoming Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. In a statement, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio M. Abu said the next DOTr chief can expect the PCG to continue providing Filipinos the services they need. Abu also expressed confidence Bautista will also continue expanding the initiatives started for the expansion of the PCG and its modernization program. He said he believes in the incoming official’s capacity, having […]
(Eagle News) – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has chosen a former president and chief operating office of Philippine Airlines Inc., as the next secretary of the Department of Transportation. Jaime Bautista will be replacing DOTr Secretary Arturo Tugade. Bautista retired from PAL in 2019 after returning to the company in 2014. He first served as PAL president from 2004 to 2012. He is currently an Independent Director of Premium Leisure Corp. and Nickel […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting bicycles as a tool for combatting climate change. The resolution, proposed by Turkmenistan, was passed unanimously and like all General Assembly resolutions is non-binding. It calls on member states to “integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and developed countries.” Increasing cycling through improved road safety and the promotion […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Dozens of people were injured, four of them seriously, when a passenger train collided with a stationary freight train near Prague on Tuesday evening, emergency services said. “We have treated four people with serious injuries and taken them to hospitals in Prague,” regional emergency service spokeswoman Petra Effenbergerova told AFP, adding that two helicopters had been deployed. “We have also treated 29 people with lighter injuries. They are being transported […]
(Eagle News) — Starting today, Monday, June 22, public utility jeepneys, buses, and UV express vehicles can ply their routes, but with stringent health protocols such as one-seat apart distancing, wearing of face masks, and disenfecting foot baths for boarding passengers, according to the Department of Transportation. This is phase 2 of the government’s plan on public transportation amid the relaxation of community quarantine protocols in phases. From June 1-21, the government has already implemented […]
LUXEMBOURG (AFP) — Luxembourg will become the first country in the world on Saturday to offer a free public transport system as the government tries to reduce particularly dense car traffic. Some cities have already taken similar partial measures but the transport ministry said it was the first time such a decision would cover an entire country. The free transport, which is being flagged as “an important social measure”, will affect approximately 40 percent of households […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Oct. 9, blamed previous administrations for the country’s transport woes, saying the current status of the public transportation system was “a product of many years of neglect.” In a statement, Panelo maintained, however, that there was no mass transit crisis, as claimed by leftist group Bayan. “[W]hen I said there is no mass transit crisis, I meant there is no mass transit crisis simply because there is no mass transit […]
(Eagle News) — Luluwag na ang trapiko sa Metro Manila sa oras na buksan ang North Luzon Expressway- Harbor Link Segment 10. Ito ang tiniyak ni Department of Works and Public Highways Sec. Mark Villar sa isinagawang inspeksyon sa 5.65 kilometero na portion ng NLEX Harbor Link Segment 20 mula sa Karuhatan, Valenzuela City patungo sa Bagong Caloocan Interchange sa bahagi ng C3 Road, Caloocan City. Ayon kay Villar, bubuksan ang NLEX Harbor Link Segment […]
(Eagle News) — Isasara na sa mga motorista ang flyover at intersection sa Tandang Sora, Quezon City hanggang sa taong 2020, para bigyan-daan ang kontruksyon ng Metro Rail Transit (MRT- 7). Ayon kay Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia, magsisimula ang pagsasara sa Sabado, Pebrero 23 sa ganap na alas once ng gabi (11:00 PM) hanggang sa matapos na ang MRT-7. Ayon kay Garcia, sa halip na makatulong ay lumikha lamang ng […]
(Eagle News) — Bubuksan pansamantala sa mga light vehicle ang Kennon Road patungong Baguio City para bigyang-daan ang mga dadalo sa Philippine Military Academy Alumni Homecoming at Panagbenga festival. Ayon kay Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, papayagang dumaan ang mga sasakyang may maximum weight na limang tonelada sa Kennon Road mula Pebrero 14 hanggang 18 at Pebrero 22 hanggang Marso 4. Inirekomenda ng Kennon Road Task Force ang pansamantalang pagbukas sa Kennon Road […]
(Eagle News) — Sinimulan nang ipatupad ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang bus segregation policy sa southbound lane ng EDSA. Sinabi ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) na layon nitong mabawasan ang masikip na daloy ng trapiko sa kahabaan ng EDSA. Ayon kay EDSA Traffic Chief Bong Nebrija, sa ilalim ng naturang polisiya, ang city buses ay mananatili sa first at second lanes ng EDSA. Ang provincial, point-to-point at tourist buses naman ay ililipat […]
