A study on making the Pasig River ferry an augmentation to the train services to ease the transport shortage in the National Capital Region is now being undertaken by the Department of Transportation (DOTr).



Pasig River ferry to augment trains

Motorists passing through Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City may have to endure traffic jams for the next three years, as four lanes are currently closed to motor traffic to give way for the construction of the Tandang Sora station of the Metro Manila Subway (MMS) system. 

METRO MANILA SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION IN FULL SWING

Several Catbalogan City officials visited Borongan City on January 23 to learn about the Libre Sakay service, which caters to students, senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and health workers, in an effort to enhance their local transportation system 

“Libre Sakay” on its way to Catbalogan

From its busiest days as the fifth largest supplier of all types of ships in the world, the Subic Bay shipyard, now under the joint venture of Korean firm HG Hyundai Heavy Industries and US venture capitalist Cerberus Capital Management, now vows to revive those glorious moments for the partners and for the country.

Subic, a global shipyard once more?

The government’s aim of legally taking over the operations of the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) through the PEA Tollway Corp. (PEATC) is bound to take plenty of time and a lot of legal arguments as the Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Infrastructure Corp., has taken the PEATC officer-in-charge president to court.


Cavitex operator sues PEATC chief Esteban

The jeepneys that government imposes for its public transport modernization program, from Japan and China, will only further bury the Philippines in debt, while tapping the biggest local manufacturers– which prep their jeeps for the electric vehicle stage can save the government much-needed dollars that it would otherwise buy in repaying for the imported ones.

Imported 'modern' PUVs will bury PH in debt

In anticipation of the rush of travelers to the provinces for the New Year holidays, two main toll operators in Laguna province have announced that they will offer toll-free passage during select hours this coming New Year.


Toll roads offer free passage for holidays

Commuters board one of the new electric buses fielded by the Quezon City government at a bus stop at Kalayaan Avenue, near the Quezon City Hall, this Friday, January 3. 

CLEANER MASS TRANSPORT FOR QC COMMUTERS

A new way of traversing the vast expanse of University of the Philippines’ Los Baños, Laguna campus was recently launched, with the goal of sustainable transportation inside the campus.


‘eLBeeps’ officially launched in Los Baños

The good news is the government will exempt electric vehicles and parts from tariffs until 2028.

Tariff exemptions for EVs

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