Labella asks DOTr to allow families to backride on motorcycles

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has written to Secretary Arthur Tugade of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), asking reconsideration on the no-backride policy on motorcycles. Labella said on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, that…

DOTr: All passengers may fly out of PH up to 12 a.m. March 20

Jerome Aning - Philippine Daily Inquirer 03/18/2020

Department of Transportation spokesperson Assistant Goddes Hope Libiran, quoting the DoTr Task Group, said on Tuesday that all passengers, regardless of nationality, may depart from the country up to 12 a.m. Mar. 20, unless their flights have…

LTO: Please understand why back riders are prohibited for now

Rosalie Abatayo 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Instead of outrightly apprehending violators, the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) said they will focus on explaining to motorcycle users why they need to prohibit back riders amid the threat of…

LTFRB-7 tells PUV operators, drivers: Comply with ‘one seat apart’ rule or else…

Rosalie Abatayo 03/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting on Monday, March 16, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) will set out to the streets to ensure public utility vehicles’ (PUVs) compliance with the social distancing…

DOTr orders transport sector to limit number of passengers in PUVs

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 03/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will be limiting passengers in all public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila to boost the implementation of social distancing as part of a health protocol to further contain…

CIBuS launch postponed but operations ‘a go’ on March 16

By Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 20 units of the Cebu Interim Bus Service (CIBuS) will proceed with its operations on Monday, March 16, 2020, without the planned ceremonies. The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas…

Driving exams to be available in other local languages soon — DOTr

Consuelo Marquez 03/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will soon offer driver’s licensure exams in other common languages in the Philippines, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Tuesday. Under Department Order 2020-003, which was signed by Transportation…

DOTr: Construction of MCIITS component ‘mimicking’ BRT to start this March

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A sub-component of the Metro Cebu Integrated Intermodal Transport System (MCIITS) is expected to start during the first quarter of 2020. Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade announced in a press interview Saturday night, February…

Proposed Cebu monorail project up for evaluation by NEDA-ICC

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/29/2020

CEBU CITY—The proposed monorail project for Cebu would now be subject to evaluation by the National Economic and Development Authority Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC). Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, said the document on…

All PH direct flights to and from Wuhan City suspended indefinitely

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aeronautics Boards (CAB) have suspended indefinitely all of the country’s direct flights to and from Wuhan City, China. In a joint press statement issued on…

Transportation dep’t’s agencies like MCIAA under heightened alert for yuletide season

Futch Anthony Inso 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Agencies under the Department of Transportation (DOTr) are now placed under heightened alert to ensure the safety of passengers this Yuletide season. The move is in line with the implementation of the DOTr’s…

DOTr wants Cebu City to regulate development along BRT route

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is asking the Cebu City government to stop any construction or development within the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route as they prepare the final design of the project. In a…

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