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Edsa Carousel (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - An official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday proposed the opening of additional routes and reviving pre-pandemic city bus routes to ensure efficient transport in time for the resumption of face-to-face classes in August. DOTr Undersecretary for Road and Transport Infrastructure Mark Steven Pastor also recommended an increase in the deployment of public utility vehicles through "formulation and mandating compliance to service plans" or the deployment of 90 percent to 100 percent of authorized PUVs during peak hours. ...

Ofelia Astrera and Oscar Bongon (Photo courtesy of MRT-3) MANILA - A senior official of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) has been appointed the officer-in-charge (OIC) general manager of the railway service by the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The MRT-3 announced Thursday the appointment of Ofelia Astrera as the OIC-General Manager of the MRT-3, concurrent to her position as the chief of its Support Division. "Engineer Astrera handled quality assurance and quality control of the PMO (Project Management Office) which ensured the adherence of all construction works of the projec...

The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 has sustained a daily average of 300,000 passengers despite the termination of the libreng sakay or free ride program, according to the rail line’s figures.

RIDING INCOGNITO. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista interacts with a passenger aboard a Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) train on Monday (July 4, 2022). Bautista reported his surprise inspection of the rail line during the first Cabinet meeting of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. at Malacanan Palace. (Photo courtesy of DOTr) MANILA - Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista has made recommendations on further improving the services of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) after a surprise inspection of the rail line on Monday. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Departm...

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed the graft complaint against former Department of Transportation (DOTr) secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and 16 others over the anomalous ₱4.2-billion MRT3 maintenance contract.