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Department of Transportation and Communications

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SMC a possible bidder for Davao-Sasa port project

Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. has taken an interest in the P17-billion Davao-Sasa port modernization project of the government. Public-Private Partnership Center executive director Cosette…
  • May 13, 2015
  • 2 minute read

DOTC to finalize age limit for franchised trucks this month

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will meet with the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) this month to discuss the age…
  • April 18, 2015
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Bidding for P17B Davao port project finally takes off

The Philippine government will finally start seeking bidders for the P17-billion Davao Sasa port modernization project that will be carried out under a public-private…
  • April 13, 2015
  • 2 minute read

NAIA sees robust cargo growth, but Mactan-Cebu stumbles

Two of the country’s main air gateways, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), posted different performances in cargo volume in…
  • January 25, 2015
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World Bank study highlights policy barriers to PH shipping industry

Prohibitive policies that hinder open competition in the Philippines might be the reason for the weak state of the domestic shipping industry, according to…
  • January 19, 2015
  • 4 minute read

DOTC preps list of infrastructure initiatives as Aquino admin winds down

The Philippine government is drawing up a list of “game-changing” infrastructure projects over the next 18 months aimed at reducing the country’s transportation woes,…
  • January 8, 2015
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DOTC gets 8th biggest budget share for 2015 with P48.9B allotment

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) was allocated P48.9 billion, or 1.9% of the total national budget for 2015, making it eighth among…
  • January 5, 2015
  • 3 minute read

DOTC to concentrate on railway next after ‘banner year’ of aviation success

With 2014 a “banner year” in the country’s aviation sector, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said it plans to shift its focus…
  • January 4, 2015
  • 6 minute read

Third runway at NAIA not worth the trouble to build, says foreign expert

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is reconsidering the planned construction of a third runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after…
  • January 4, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Transport agency gets P6B from PH stimulus package

Of the P72-billion stimulus package announced by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III last week, P6 billion will go to the Department of Transportation and…
  • October 18, 2011
  • 1 minute read