The Department of Transportation signed a P367-billion contract for the provision of rolling stock for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) Phase 1 by…
Senate urges suspension of cashless toll collection scheme
The Senate wants the mandatory cashless toll collection program on expressways suspended following the massive gridlock it caused Senate Resolution 596 suggested actions to…
NLEX Corp. to relocate RFID installation stations to ease Valenzuela traffic
NLEX Corp. will transfer immediately the RFID sticker installation and account reloading stations located on North Luzon Expressway’s Karuhatan and Mindanao Avenue toll plazas…
Transport dept: no deliberate delay in Bulacan airport project
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) maintains that there are no objections to and no deliberate delay in the construction of the Bulacan International Airport…
Philippine airlines reported a marked improvement in their on-time performance (OTP) in September 2019, hitting an average 83% for flights at Ninoy Aquino International…
Regulating foreign carriers’ charges among PCCI’s transport wish list
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is supporting moves to regulate local charges imposed by international shipping lines operating in the Philippines.…
Surigao Airport set to reopen with repair of damaged runway
The Surigao airport runway has been partially completed, with the gateway set to reopen flights to and from Manila before the year ends. Rehabilitation…
Oplan Biyaheng Ayos for All Saints’ Day starts Oct 25
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has directed intensified activation of Malasakit Help Desks (MHDs) at all transport hubs throughout the Philippines in preparation for…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) gave San Miguel Corporation (SMC) the go-ahead to commence construction of the Bulacan International Airport after the two parties…
P736B Bulacan airport project to start in December
Construction of the Bulacan International Airport (BIA) is expected to start by December this year following the signing of the concession agreement for the…
Duterte approves law creating Davao airport authority
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law creating the Davao International Airport Authority (DIAA), an agency tasked to manage and supervise the Francisco Bangoy…
Direct flights between PH and Morocco expected soon
The Philippines and the Kingdom of Morocco are negotiating an air service agreement (ASA) that will soon allow direct flights between the two countries.…
Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) is now accommodating night flights after additional navigation systems recently became operational. Since September 1, 2019, BPIA has extended its…
Chelsea bags original proponent status for Davao port proposal
Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. (CLIHC) has been granted the original proponent status (OPS) for its unsolicited proposal to modernize Davao Sasa Port. CLIHC…
Gov’t orders acceleration of Antique airport development
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have ordered the fast-tracking of the development of Antique Airport to…
EO eyed to regulate fees of international shipping lines
An executive order will take the place of a proposed joint administrative order (JAO) designed to regulate charges of foreign shipping lines operating in…
PH’s biggest passenger terminal launched at CDO port
Cagayan de Oro port’s passenger terminal building (PTB)—the biggest in the Philippines so far—was formally inaugurated on July 15. Located within the Passenger Terminal…
Interagency body deliberates on PH compliance strategy ahead of 2021 IMO audit
Several maritime and port agencies have convened to prepare for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) in 2021, with the…
