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Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez welcomed Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon and his delegation to his office to present and discuss Bacolod City’s Comprehensive Public Transport Modernization Plan. Key areas of concerns aimed to improve the Local Public Transportation system were proposed, namely: * A review of the consolidation program* To grant authority or deputized local government units […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon once again reiterated President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s clear directives for bus operators and drivers to ensure commuter safety and convenience in a meeting with bus companies. This comes after a Pangasinan Solid North bus was involved in a recent tragic road crash on the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway which Dizon strictly said, will […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) ordered all airlines to ensure their personnel do not deliberately tamper with passengers’ passports. This directive follows reports of alleged “punit passport” incidents at several airports. “This ‘punit passport’ scheme, if proven to be true, will not be tolerated.” Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has recently ordered airlines that this scheme, […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is fast-tracking big ticket transport infrastructure, while pushing for high-capacity mass transportation systems to give back time and enhance productivity for commuters, Secretary Vince Dizon said. Dizon said that to make commuting convenient and comfortable for commuters, the DOTr is building infrastructure that is commuter-centric, as well as encouraging car […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Office (LTO), has revoked the license of an ELS Bus Company driver caught in a viral video over-speeding on the way to La Union. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the license of Mark Louie A. Burgos was revoked after he was involved in two road incidents […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon vowed to fast-track the development of a food hub on land owned by the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) to centralize the storage, processing, and distribution of agricultural commodities, while providing efficient access to farmers, traders and other buyers. Tiu Laurel said a recent […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon warned bus companies and shipping lines to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers, warning firms that will ignore these measures will be facing severe penalties. “Hindi tayo nagbibiro dito. Seryosohin sana tayo ng mga bus companies at shipping lines na alagaan ang mga pasahero sa bus at barko. Hindi natin ikokompromiso […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has signed a Joint Memorandum Circular on anti-overloading on sea travel and ordered electronic ticketing at Batangas Port to ensure the safety, comfort, and less travel time of passengers, especially this Holy Week. “May pinirmahan akong Joint Memorandum Circular between PPA, MARINA, Coast Guard at DOTr sa anti-overloading for sea travel. Ang […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has committed to support the needs of Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to upskill and elevate the competence of their cadets being prepared as future facilitators of global trade. During the 205th anniversary of the PMMA recently, Dizon said these initiatives are aimed at giving back time that seafarers will sacrifice […]
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon expressed gratitude to the NLEX Corp. for heeding the call of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to impose a temporary toll relief from the Balintawak to Meycauayan portion of the expressway until emergency repairs of the Marilao Interchange Bridge have been completed. Dizon said the toll relief will help ease the […]