Valenzuela site clearing signals start of metro subway construction
Construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project has formally started with site clearing works for the partial operability section of the subway in Valenzuela…
Former Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) vice president for airport operations retired Lt. Gen. Raul Del Rosario has been appointed as the new administrator…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) hopes to authorize by first quarter of next year the operation of private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (MVICs) that…
DOTr, BCDA turn over operations of Clark airport to LIPAD
CLARK, PAMPANGA – The operation and maintenance of Clark International Airport (CRK) was formally turned over to Luzon International Premiere Airport Development (LIPAD) Corp…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has formally awarded to San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SMHC) the Bulacan International Airport (BIA) project. Under the Notice of…
US Homeland Security lifts security notice on NAIA
The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded its public notice on security conditions at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after…
SMHC’s proposed Bulacan airport eyed for ground-breaking in Q4
San Miguel Holdings Corp (SMHC) is expected to start construction of its proposed airport complex in Bulacan late this year after no bidders challenged…
DOTr completes 17 airport projects in first half of Duterte’s term
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it has completed 17 commercial airport projects, with 28 more projects currently ongoing, in the first three years…
Marked improvement seen in PAL, Cebu Pacific on-time performance
The flight on-time performance (OTP) of Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has significantly improved just two weeks…
5 PH airlines pledge to review flight operations to help decongest NAIA
Five Philippine airline operators have committed to review and rationalize flight operations to improve on-time performance at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as…
JAO regulating foreign carriers’ charges out in a week or two—DTI chief
The joint administrative order (JAO) that will regulate local charges imposed by international shipping lines servicing the Philippines will be out in one or…
Airlines face stiffer penalties for slot misuse—DOTr
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) in a joint memorandum circular (JMC) warned airlines of higher penalties if they misuse their airport takeoff and landing…
Sangley completed in time for Nov operation, assures DOTR
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence that Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade would meet the November deadline for the start of operations at Sangley Airport in…
Sangley Airport construction on 24/7 to meet Nov opening
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has directed a 24/7 schedule for the construction of Sangley Airport in Cavite province to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s…
DOTr pre-bid conference for Bulacan airport challengers moved to June 20
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has moved again the pre-bid conference on the Swiss bidding challenge to San Miguel Holdings Corp’s (SMHC) unsolicited proposal…
DOTr pushes upgrade of maritime industry, age cap on ships
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) wants the terms and policies of its modernization project for the maritime sector drafted and finalized within the…
Weeks after government agencies and the private sector signed a manifesto for the efficient use of Philippine ports, improvements in container pullouts and yard…
DOTr signs deal for first 3 stations of MM subway project
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has signed the design and build contract for the first three stations of the Metro Manila Subway, the Philippines’…