Tugade quits as LTO chief; cites differing methods with DOTr

Jean Mangaluz, Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 05/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Arturo Tugade has stepped down from his post. In a Monday statement, he explained that he quit over the LTO and the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) differences in…

My LTO saga

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 05/02/2023

It has been eight years since I paid P450 to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for new car license plates under its Motor Vehicle License Plate Standardization Program. Like me, millions have yet to see their plates.…

LTO chief now says DIY plates against the law

Jane Bautista, Melvin Gascon - @inquirerdotnet 04/28/2023

A day after saying that car and motorcycle owners could “create” their temporary plate numbers to address a looming supply shortage by June and July, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Arturo Tugade on Thursday clarified that…

Tugade hits ‘malicious, defamatory’ reports on his offshore investments: ‘Wala akong tinatago’

Inquirer.net 10/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said his offshore investments in Solart Holdings were a “personal financial move” that was established long before he joined the government. He said that he has always…

Want a PUV franchise? Plant a tree first

Mariejo S. Ramos 11/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines —  The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will start requiring transport cooperatives, corporations and individual operators with at least 10 public utility vehicles (PUVs) to plant trees before they apply for new franchises…

DOTr: Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project should push through

Catherine Gonzales 10/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system should push through despite the call of Senator Nancy Binay to reconsider the project, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said Monday. “We feel that it should be continued…

Tugade ‘personally’ disagrees with LTO’s bid for e-scooter registration

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 09/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said he personally disagrees with the proposal on registration of electric and gas-powered scooters, citing issues for motor registration during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Ayaw ko pangunahan pero kung tatanungin mo…

DOTr’s Tugade asked: Probe LTO-7’s Caindec

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A good governance watchdog group has asked Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade to probe the Central Visayas director of the Land Transportation Office (LTO-7) over complaints of delays in the processing and release of…

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…

Tugade eyes passengers ships as ‘floating quarantine hospitals’

Christia Marie Ramos 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is now coordinating with ship owners and operators for the use of their private passenger vessels as “floating quarantine hospitals” as medical facilities reach full capacity for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. In…

Cebu City gov’t backs monorail project; Labella assures CCDC endorsement to Neda

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella expressed his full support to the monorail project, which the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has planned to be the backbone of the Integrated Intermodal Transportation System (IITS) in…

Usec. De Leon is DOTr’s Visayas representative

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) named a new representative for the Visayas to streamline projects for the region. Undersecretary Mark Richmund de Leon, DOTr officer-in-charge, was named as the representative of the Visayas…

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