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The Department of Public Works and Highways is celebrating its 124th Founding Anniversary, looking back at how it performed during the past year and during the Duterte administration.

Jaime "Jimmy" Bautista (File photo) MANILA - President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. on Thursday named veteran airline executive Jaime "Jimmy" Bautista as Secretary-designate of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) along with other key nominees in his administration's transportation cluster. Bautista, a Certified Public Accountant, worked at the country's flagship Philippine Airlines (PAL) for 25 years and was its President for a combined 13 years ...

NIGHT OWL Amid spiraling fuel prices, trains are a great alternative to road-based, gas-powered transportation. But even setting aside the issue of oil price hikes, a modernized and reliable railway system is an efficient, fast, and cost-effective mode of mass transportation. Prior to World War

A House leader recalled the "indomitable and resilient spirit" of the late revolutionary Dr. Jose Rizal--widely regarded as the national hero of the Philippines--on the occasion of his 161st birth anniversary on Sunday, June 19. Dr. Jose Rizal (Corbis via Getty images) "As we celebrate

Today we honor what would have been the 161st birth anniversary of José Rizal, if he himself had not seen that he would “have a short life,” as he said, snapping back at his sisters, who were teasing him for being such a small boy “eating as if every meal was for his entire lifetime.” Never rooted

Less than two weeks before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends, the government sealed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) biggest infrastructure loan package that would connect Metro Manila and Calamba in Laguna through a railway system. At a signing ceremony witnessed by President Duterte last Ju

NATIONAL ARTISTS. President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of National Artists on eight personalities in Philippine culture and arts. The award was given to Nora "Nora Aunor" Villamayor, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Ricardo Lee (National Artists for Film and Broadcast Arts); Antonio "Tony" Mabesa (National Artist for Theater); Agnes Locsin (National Artist for Dance); Fides Cuyugan-Asensio (National Artist for Music); Salvacion Lim-Higgins (National Artist for Design); an...

The Philippine government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan agreement for the first tranche of the $4.3-billion financing for South Commuter Railway project, the southern leg of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project, connecting Metro Manila and Calamba, Laguna.

Commuters from the south welcomed the rendered images of the planned South Commuter Railway train stations which will cut travel time from Manila to

Once completed, the South Commuter Railway will offer commuters fast public transport, help to ease road traffic congestion, and contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Philippines’ climate agenda.