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DOTR TO PROTECT UPLOADER OF ‘RACING’ BUSES VIDEO

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will protect and provide legal assistance to the viral video uploader against GV Florida Transport, Inc.’s harassment after the latter has announced it will file cases against the uploader. A viral video of six GV Florida Transport, Inc. buses racing along a highway in Cagayan circulated online raising serious concerns […]

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TULFO TO DOTR: ENSURE FUEL SUBSIDY FOR PUV DRIVERS

Despite the reported ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Committee on Public Services Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo reminded the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to still continue monitoring the average price of the Dubai crude oil to ensure that the fuel subsidy for PUV drivers and riders will be promptly distributed once its price has reached the […]

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DOTR: SCMB RAILWAY PROJECT GETS US GOV’T TECH AID

The United States government, through the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and the Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced funding for technical assistance for the construction of the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway, which is designed to link three major ports in Luzon and decongest traffic at the Port of Manila. Secretary Frederick Go, Special Assistant […]

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DIZON SACKS 5 AIRPORT COPS LINKED TO EXTORTION

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the relief of five airport police involved in the alleged 60/40 extortion scheme against taxi drivers at the country’s main gateway.Dizon likewise ordered the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to investigate the extortion scheme, in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to government workers to serve the Filipinos […]

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DOTR TO REVOKE LICENSE OF OVERCHARGING CABBIE

Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the immediate suspension and eventual revocation of the driver’s license of a Taxihub Transport driver who overcharged a NAIA passenger, which was caught on video. Following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to ensure that passengers are charged fairly, Dizon likewise ordered the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Land Transportation […]

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DIZON ORDERS RELIEF OF 2 LTO CAGAYAN EXECS

Two officials of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Cagayan Region have been removed from their posts following a viral video wherein they were seen physically harming two individuals, including a minor. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon ordered the immediate relief of Assistant Regional Director Manuel Baricaua and Chief Enforcer Charles Ursolum, while reminding Department of Transportation […]

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DOTR VOWS: FASTER BI PROCESSING AT NAIA SOON

Passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) can expect shorter lines and a more comfortable experience at the airport with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signing an agreement with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to enhance passenger experience at the country’s main gateway. The agreement follows President Ferdinand […]

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DOTR REVOKES LICENSE OF TRUCK DRIVER IN QC CRASH

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 […]

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DIZON EYES UNUSED 48 DALIAN TRAINS FOR MRT-3 LINE

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 […]

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OTS LAUDED FOR ARREST OF KOREAN WITH ILLEGAL DRUGS

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 […]