DOTr proposes 67.5-km Metro Cebu Subway from Carcar to Danao

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has recently proposed to Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia a 67.5-km subway or underground passenger railway line that will connect Carcar City (southern Cebu) to Danao City (northern Cebu).…

Cebu City eyes ‘Singapore-like’ railway system to improve transport

Kim Ablaña 02/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Singapore-like railway system is being eyed by the Cebu City government in a bid to improve the transport system in the city. This was after Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon, chairman of…

Bohol PDC approves Local Public Transport Route Plan

CDN Digital 12/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Bohol aims to become the first province to have a Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) that is compliant with the new rules and regulations provided under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program.…

Modern jeep operators in CV want Dec. 31 consolidation deadline ‘firmly’ implemented

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives has called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to “firmly” implement the December 31, 2023 deadline for the…

Malolos turns ‘karatig’ jeepneys into tourist transport

Carmela Reyes-Estrope 04/24/2023

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Philippines — Amid the government’s transport modernization program that will phase out traditional public utility jeeps (PUJs), this city intends to showcase these iconic jeepneys to promote its tourist destinations and its rich…

Feasibility study for building PH’s first suspended transport system in Cebu launched

Philippine Daily Inquirer 03/22/2023

CEBU CITY — A feasibility study was launched to construct the country’s first suspended transport system that will be built in Mandaue City, Cebu. Futran (or Future of Transport) Philippines, Inc. signed a Memorandum of Agreement with…

More modern jeepneys to ply Cebu routes soon

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano commuters can expect more modern public utility jeepneys (MPUJs) plying Cebu routes soon. This after Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) director Eduardo Montealto, Jr. said about 600…

Adequacy, reliability, and cost

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 10/11/2022

What’s wrong with our infrastructure? It’s all about the three attributes in our title: we don’t have enough, it’s not reliable, and costs too much. And these hold true whether it’s electric power, water, transport, telecoms, or…

PDEA-7 tries to cut off another way for drug peddlers to deliver illegal goods

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas or PDEA-7 is trying to cut off another avenue of drug syndicates to move illegal drugs with the absence of human contact in the region,…

PB urged: Continue probe on Alcoy dolomite transport to Manila Bay

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An assurance of compliance to mandated regulations should not end the investigation or probe on the transport of crushed dolomite from Cebu to Manila Bay. A climate justice group calls on Cebu officials…

Chan to Lapu firms: Provide transport to workers from Cebu City

Immae Lachica 06/27/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan was back at work last Thursday and one of his priorities was settling the confusion with the border controls. Since Cebu City is still under the enhanced…

MMDA: Commuters to blame for chaos

Dexter Cabalza - Inquirer.net 06/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The chief of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday blamed commuters for the chaos on the roads on Monday, when the government loosened coronavirus restrictions in the metropolis to allow more movement…

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