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Citing the urgency in providing the much-needed aid to all those affected in the transport sector, Senator Win Gatchalian called out the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and local government units (LGUs) to act with dispatch on the release and distribution of fuel subsidies to the 113,000 tricycle drivers and delivery services who are among the […]
The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), is partnering with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to manage COVID-generated waste through the installation of yellow bins and bags in all public transport vehicles in the country. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said the “yellow bins and bags will […]
Additional vaccination sites at strategic locations will be opened in Metro Manila to further ramp up the government’s vaccination efforts and inoculate unvaccinated residents as well as those who are due for booster shots, as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), formally launched the “We Vax as […]
Senator Dick Gordon has urged the government to reconsider its “no vaccine, no ride” public transportation policy as majority of Filipinos have yet to be fully vaccinated. Gordon, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman, instead pushed to intensify the vaccination drive as many of the unvaccinated are from the lower income classes. “Hindi ako masyadong […]
With the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “no vaccination, no ride” policy set to be fully implemented on Monday, January 17, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante, Jr. urged the DOTr to reconsider and rescind its department order prohibiting unvaccinated individuals from riding public utility vehicles, and said on Friday that there were already safeguards in place to […]
Senator Grace Poe called on the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to uphold the integrity of its examiners and the credibility of tests required in securing a driver’s license to ensure that only qualified motorists ply the roads. “The credibility of the tests and the integrity of examiners are vital in ensuring that our drivers are […]
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for the inclusion of other public utility drivers as beneficiaries of the government’s Fuel Subsidy Program, which will receive an additional P5 billion fund next year. At the Senate deliberations on the 2022 budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Monday, November 22, Pangilinan was also able to secure a […]
The national government has allocated up to P34 billion next year for right-of-way (ROW) payments as the Duterte administration lays the groundwork for the sustained construction of large, multiphase public infrastructure projects, Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said. “The ROW payments next year will assure the full completion of several ongoing projects under the […]
“Tinanggalan na ng pasada, pinagkaitan pa ng ayuda.” Senator Nancy Binay expressed disappointment by the lack of government effort to seriously fast track the implementation of the Service Contracting Program for public utility drivers. “Mahigit nang isang taong pinagkaitan ng ayuda ang mga kapatid nating mga namamasada. The DOTr and the LTFRB are invisible, and […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is urging authorities to put up covered motorcycle lay-by areas along major roads in Quezon City and other parts of Metro Manila. His appeal is contained in a resolution he introduced in the city council and is addressed to the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Public Works […]