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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark Tolentino, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tolentino was fired for approaching the President’s sister about a government project. “The President has terminated the services…
Though funding for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project had been released, it looks like it’s not out of the woods yet as far as being dropped by the government is concerned if one uses as bases…
The administration bloc of the Cebu City Council made sure that there is enough funding for the implementation of a city greening program that will caution the impact of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project implementation on…
