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The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Office (DOTr), has permanently revoked the license of the truck driver involved in the fatal road crash along Batasan-San Mateo road in Quezon City recently. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the swift action is in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to uphold road safety […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has asked MRT-3 maintenance provider Sumitomo Corp. to fast-track the testing of unused Dalian light rail vehicles (LRVs), saying the trains will be beneficial to commuters once in operation and add thousands of passenger capacity along the rail line. Dizon stressed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to the Department of Transportation […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon commended the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) for its swift and strict implementation of airport regulations after a foreign national bound for Incheon, South Korea, was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 for illegal drugs. This fast action is in line with the President’s directive to airport […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon warned online scammers and driver’s license fixers that the government will go after them to stop their illegal activities by duping the public and compromising road safety. The move came after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and concerned agencies to fix the […]
Newly designated Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon is scheduled to appear before the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Transportation on June 3 at 10:00 a.m., a day after Congress resumes session. “The CA’s Committee on Transportation has set the meeting to consider Secretary Dizon’s ad interim appointment,” announced Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has issued a notice of termination against BF Corporation and Foresight Development and Surveying Company (BFC-FDSC) Consortium, the contractor for the Common Station project, citing excessive construction delays of the project. The move follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directives to speed up and finally complete the construction of the common […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), has issued Board Resolution No. 101 Series of 2025 directing all bus and terminal operators to improve land transportation terminals within 60 days. Transportation Secretary Dizon has earlier said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has strictly ordered operators and drivers to […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has reopened the government’s consolidation program to public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers, effectively allowing them to join existing cooperatives or form their own, to operate in routes with existing similar entities through the issuance of Department Order (DO) No. 2025-009. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said that the […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), under the leadership of Secretary Vince Dizon, will move to support the continued service of motorcycle (MC) taxis. This development follows a key meeting with George Royeca, founder of Angkas and a long-time advocate for transport modernization and rider welfare. The dialogue highlighted pressing concerns from both bikers, whose livelihoods […]
Nearly 4.3 million passengers benefitted from free rides on LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3 from April 30 to May 3, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive in celebration of Labor Day. The initiative saw record-breaking ridership on MRT-3, which served over 481,000 passengers on April 30 alone—its highest single-day ridership since the onset of the COVID-19 […]