PPA awaits nod to drop P19B Davao port upgrade, eyes lower project cost
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is awaiting approval of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board to formally cancel the previous administration’s modernization…
DOTr favors push to split up CAAP’s regulatory and operational duties
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) supports plans to separate the conflicting mandates of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), retaining its regulatory…
DOTr explains how common rail station site, cost were determined
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) clarified issues surrounding the memorandum of agreement (MOA) it entered into for the construction of the common station that…
Surigao airport closed indefinitely but port still operational
The Philippine Department of Transportation is assessing the extent of damage to transport facilities in Surigao following the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that shook the…
P553M Sangley airport project bidding gets new date
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has moved the deadline for the submission of bids to the P552.867-million airport development project at Sangley Point.…
PH House transport body to probe costs of rail common station, airport projects
The Philippine Lower House Committee on Transportation (COTr) will conduct inquiries on two of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) projects—the mass transit rail common…
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) is seeking new bidders that can develop, operate, and maintain five unbundled airport projects to be undertaken under…
House transport body clears draft PH traffic crisis bill minus emergency powers
The Philippine Lower House Committee on Transportation (COTr) unanimously approved in principle House Bill (H.B.) No. 4334, or the Traffic Crisis Act of 2016.…
All set for rail common station construction in Dec
The construction of the mass transit railway Common Station project will start in December this year following the signing by the Philippine Department of…
PH transport executives formally sworn into office
Newly appointed transport officials took their oath of office on January 9 in a ceremony led by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. These officials were…
CAB budget raised 11%, but Marina funding slashed 38%
The Philippine aviation regulatory agency has been allocated a higher budget this year while the maritime authority’s funding was cut. The Civil Aeronautics Board…
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking for contractors to bid for the P552.867-million development project at Sangley Point, which is part of…
Traffic emergency powers bill up for PH Congress plenary approval
The Senate bill that will grant Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to tackle the longstanding problem of traffic gridlock in Metro Manila and…
Atty Arthur Tugade, one of the first government appointees of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has been finally confirmed as secretary of the Department of…
Philippine maritime and aviation veteran Angelo Verdan has resumed his post as general manager of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) starting December 1, with…
Returning OFWs’ airport terminal fee canceled by early 2017
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) said returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose tickets were purchased abroad will be exempt from paying terminal fee…
Philippine Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has accepted the resignation of Undersecretary for Rails Noel Kintanar. “Mr. Kintanar said he would like to give Sec.…
ASEAN transport chiefs in Manila for industry roadmap discussions
Senior transport officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are now in the Philippines to discuss various transport initiatives and policies, including…
