DOTr probes lawmaker’s controversial NAIA video

Inquirer.net 09/30/2018

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has started a “thorough investigation” of the new controversial video involving ACTS-OFW Representative John Bertiz. In the CCTV video, Bertiz allegedly refused to remove his shoes as part of the security measures…

DOTr mobilizes consultants to create masterplan for BRT

Morexette B. Erram 09/21/2018

  The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has started to mobilize the Technical Support Consultant (TSC) of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The Cebu BRT is part of the Integrated Intermodal Transport System (IITS). In a press…

DOTr to consider grant of amnesty for colorum PUVs

Inquirer.net 08/16/2018

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will “seriously consider” giving amnesty to colorum or illegally operating public utility vehicles (PUV) for the benefit of commuters. DOTr Assistant Secretary Mark…

12K Central Visayas drivers qualify for fuel subsidy

Rosalie Abatayo 08/10/2018

Outgoing LTFRB-7 Director Ahmed Cuizon said he already submitted to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) a list of 12,000 beneficiaries who qualified of the government’s fuel subsidy program. LTFRB-7 is only waiting for the distribution of cash…

Cebu’s BRT project on target for 2021 – DOTr

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/07/2018

THE Department of of Transportation (DOTr) assured on Tuesday that Cebu’s bus rapid transit (BRT) project will be implemented and operational by 2021. The DOTr statement came amid calls from the National Economic Development Authority Investment Coordination…

NEDA-ICC urges DOTr to fast-track implementation of BRT

Morexette B. Erram 08/07/2018

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Investment Coordination Committee has once again urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expedite the implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The BRT is part of the transport department’s…

DOTr rolls out 45 ‘modern’ PUVs in Iloilo

Inquirer.net 08/01/2018

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) recently rolled out the first “modern” public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Western Visayas as part of the government’s PUV modernization program. According to the DOTr, 45 brand new PUVs were launched on…

BRT Cebu is still a go say Pernia, DOTr

Morexette Marie B. Erram with Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/19/2018

THE P17-billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is still a go, after all. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) confirmed this yesterday. The clarification was issued after reports came out on Wednesday…

DOTr PUTS BRT ON HOLD

Morexette Marie B. Erram and INQUIRER.Net 07/18/2018

The fate of the P17-billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) hits another snag after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced its intention to, once again, put on hold the implementation of the three BRT systems in the…

DOTr includes BRT, LRT in list of projects to solve traffic

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/02/2018

A “BASKET of solutions” has been lined up to address the worsening traffic congestion in the metropolis. Four projects have been identified by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as components of the synchronized transportation system that will…

Villarete tells DOTr: Implement BRT project now

Morexette Erram 06/15/2018

The solution to Cebu City’s transport concerns is not cheap. Neither should this be considered as a business venture with huge financial returns. City Administrator Nigel Paul Villarete said that for a mass transport system to work,…

Philtram to submit proposal of monorail project to DOTR

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/25/2018

The proponents who expressed their plans to put up a monorail in Metro Cebu, Philtram, is expected to submit their completed proposal by July to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña made this…

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