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…
JICA offers to help Marina develop PH shipbuilding sector
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is offering its technical know-how to the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to help boost the Philippines’ shipbuilding and…
PH signs $935M loan with Japan for 1st phase of MM subway
The Philippines and Japan have signed the JPY104.53 billion (about US$934.75 million) loan agreement for the construction of the first phase of the Metro…
DOTr to put up railways training center with JICA, academe
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has partnered with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and various academic institutions to establish the first-ever Philippine Railways…
PCG launches first Vessel Traffic Management System in Cebu
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has inaugurated the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) first Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) in Cebu that is expected to…
DPWH, JICA enter second stage of PH road development plan
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will expand the coverage of a master plan on constructing…
Metro subway, 2 other infra projects cleared by NEDA Board
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved the P355.6-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), as well as two other big-ticket infrastructure…
Clark transfer sweetened for DOTr’s reluctant employees with free shuttle, flexible schedule
Free shuttle services and flexible work arrangements are some of the solutions being worked out by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for its employees…
Transport agency determined to complete Metro Manila Subway Project before 2022
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has reiterated his directive that he wants the ambitious Metro Manila Subway Project finished before 2022, the end of the…
Davao City’s infrastructure planners get helping hand from JICA
The Japanese government has offered to help equip Davao City with the know-how and capability to engage in urban infrastructure planning, according to the…
Odd-even scheme, review of transport roadmap eyed to lick PH traffic
President Aquino last week said the odd-even scheme should be looked at as one of the solutions to Metro Manila’s massive traffic problems. Government…
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) hopes to get the nod of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on the planned more…
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,…
MEGA MANILA’s transport roadmap that should help ease its traffic congestion problem could be completed this month, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency.…
