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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 […]

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DOTR TO GO AFTER FIXERS OF DRIVER’S LICENSES

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 […]

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DIZON FACES CA GRILLING ON JUNE 3

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 […]

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DOTR TERMINATES MRT-LRT COMMON STATION CONTRACT

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 […]