Drivers and operators, who will be affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), will be provided skills and livelihood training programs through a partnership between the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA). In a statement on Wednesday, December 12, the DOTr …

Officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured Cebuanos that the PHP17-billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is on schedule for its 2020 completion. The BRT belongs to the first phase of the Metro Cebu Integrated and Intermodal Transportation System (MCIITS), which also includes the Cebu Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. …

In response to the public’s clamor to put up more routes going out from the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) to the business districts of the cities of Makati and Manila, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) launched its ‘Alalay sa PITX’ program recently. As part of initial rollout of the …

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a memorandum circular that will allow certain bus companies based in provinces around Metro Manila to go beyond the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) and traverse through the metropolis. LTFRB Memorandum Circular (MC) 2018-022 will convert the franchises of buses …

The Department of Transportation-Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (DOTr-LTFRB) assured sufficient and reasonable period is given to owners and operators of trucking companies to comply with the road worthiness policy of the agency, as part of its modernization agenda. LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III explained trucking operators may apply …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has backtracked on its initial plan to phase out trucks that are more than 15 years old in favor of a roadworthiness test to be conducted by the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS). Based on a memorandum circular issued by the …

Following a series of consultative meetings with stakeholders of modified vehicles, the Land Transportation Office (LTO), with the guidance of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), recommends the establishment of an accreditation process for modification service centers/providers through a Memorandum Circular. During the meetings attended by overland vehicle owners, motor vehicle …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Megawide Terminals, the developer of the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), has released the list of city and provincial routes that are operating in and out of the country’s first integrated and multi-modal terminal. City Routes P2P Bus   Destination Schedule UBE Express NAIA …

Although the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) was opened and inaugurated on November 5 by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s first integrated and multi-modal terminal officially began its operations today, November 10, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). According to the agency, starting at 4 AM, …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) officially turned over Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP)-compliant jeepneys to two transport cooperatives yesterday, November 6, 2018. Twenty non-airconditioned units were awarded to the Taguig Transport Service Cooperative, while 13 airconditioned units were authorized to …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) inaugurated the country’s first integrated and multi-modal terminal, the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), on Monday, November 5, 2018. Dubbed as the country’s first “landport,” the PITX serves as a transfer point for passengers alighting from provincial buses from Cavite and Batangas, and transferring to …

While the PHP10 minimum fare for public utility jeepneys (PUJs) was supposed to go into effect yesterday, November 2, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is asking jeepney operators and drivers to hold off on charging the new fare until the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued the …

With the announcement that the new PHP10 minimum fare for public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in the National Capital Region and Regions 3 and 4 will take effect starting tomorrow, November 2, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will ask the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to review the fares …

Dubbed as the country’s first ‘landport,’ the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to inaugurate the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) on November 5, 2018.   Located along Coastal Road, the PITX is the first integrated and multi-modal terminal in the Southwestern part of Metro Manila, serving as a transfer …

The Department of Transportation–Land Transportation Office (DOTr-LTO) is gearing up to implement an online payment system for the initial registration fees for three years of new motor vehicles and motorcycles (MV/MC) in the whole of Luzon by November 2018, and the rest of the country before the end of the …