DOTr requires wearing of face shields in all PUVs starting Aug. 15

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The wearing of face shields will already be a must for everyone traveling via public transport beginning next week, August 15, 2020. In a memorandum dated August 3, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary…

DOTr allows resumption of 14 traditional PUJ routes in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has already given its go signal for the resumption of operations in at least 14 traditional jeepney routes in Cebu. The traditional jeepney units that would be allowed…

DOTr chief gives verbal OK to PUJ request — Gwen

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/20/2020

BARILI, Cebu — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said Transportation or (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade had given his verbal agreement to her request that traditional public utility jeepneys be allowed to return to their routes within Cebu province.…

LTO-7: Wait for DOTr guidelines before allowing back riding in motorcycles

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Before setting out to the streets with a back rider, the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) is asking motorcycle riders to wait until the Department of Transportation (DTOr) has released official guidelines…

Cebu City will wait for DOTr response of backriding appeal — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has chosen to wait for the response of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) over the no-backriding policy for motorcycles. The mayor said that the decision cannot be made…

Tugade: Domestic air travel to resume, if LGUs allow

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has given the green light for the resumption of commercial air travels in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), provided that the receiving local government units where the…

Labella to ask DOTr to allow jeepneys to operate under GCQ

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will be asking the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to allow the resumption of jeepney operations in the city under the current general community quarantine (GCQ) status. Labella, in…

Caindec to LGUs: If you allow backriding, allow it for all

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Regional Director Victor Caindec of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7)  has called on local government units (LGUs) to forego the grant of exemptions should they decide to allow backriding in…

Cebu mayors renew appeal to allow backriders on motorcycles

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least three mayors in Cebu requested officials from the national government agencies once again to allow backriding on motorcycles. In a press release issued by the Office of the Presidential Assistant for…

Assistance to displaced workers to be disbursed thru ‘kwarta padala’

Rosalie Abatayo 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local government units in Cebu will be helping displaced workers to avail of the assistance programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said workers belonging to both the…

DOTr denies Labella’s request, firm on no-backride policy for motorcycles

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has denied the request of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella for a reconsideration of  the no-backride policy implemented as part of the measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus…

No back rider policy to stay – Caindec

Futch Anthony Inso 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite the appeals of three Cebu mayors to reconsider its decision to apprehend motorcycles with back riders, the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-7 said it will still continue implementing the directive issued by the…

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