NEWS

TUGADE: PALAWAN’S MARITIME CONNECTIVITY, SECURITY INTENSIFIED WITH COMPLETED TRANSPORT PROJECTS, NEW PATROL ASSETS

Publish Date : 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM

PUERTO PRINCESA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte lauded the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), under the leadership of Secretary Art Tugade, and its Maritime sector, for the completion of the expansion project at the Puerto Princesa Port and the acquisition of new maritime assets that will boost the government’s capability to secure and protect the country’s territory. President Duterte was joined by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Senator Bong Go, DOTr Secretary Art ...... read more

DUTERTE, TUGADE TO LEAD INAUGURATION OF EXPANDED PUERTO PRINCESA PORT IN PALAWAN

Publish Date : 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM

PALAWAN – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade and Philippine Ports (PPA) Authority General Manager Jay Santiago, is set to inaugurate the completed expansion project at the Puerto Princesa Port in Palawan on Thursday, 04 November 2021. For the expansion of the Puerto Prinesa Port, an additional back-up area was constructed. The project was completed on 20 July 2021 despite the pandemic. The project was carried out to make th...... read more

DUTERTE, TUGADE TO LEAD INAUGURATION OF 7 COMPLETED SEAPORT PROJECTS IN BOHOL

Publish Date : 10/28/2021 12:00:00 AM

BOHOL – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago, is set to lead the simultaneous inauguration of seven (7) completed seaport projects in Bohol on Friday, 29 October 2021. The inauguration of the 7 seaport projects in Bohol wraps up the two-day visit of team DOTr in the Visayas region following the inauguration of the completed Corporate Building at the Mactan-...... read more

TUGADE: AIRPORT PROJECTS TO BOOST TOURISM IN CEBU

Publish Date : 10/28/2021 12:00:00 AM

LAPU-LAPU CITY – The Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) transport initiatives in the aviation sector in Cebu Province, including the development projects at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will create a platform to boost Cebu Province’s tourism and economic development, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade underscored on Thursday, 28 October 2021. “What we are doing now in Cebu is creating a platform for a tourism booster,” Secretary Tugade said during the inauguration of the M...... read more

TUGADE TO INAUGURATE NEW CORPORATE BUILDING AT MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Publish Date : 10/27/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA -- Efforts to upgrade the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu continue as Transportation Secretary Art Tugade and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) are set to inaugurate the airport’s new Corporate Building on Thursday, 28 October 2021. Completed last 21 March 2021, the six-story Corporate Building will house employees of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) in a single building with better equipment and facilities. T...... read more

TUGADE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT CONTRACT FOR MINDANAO RAILWAY SIGNED

Publish Date : 10/20/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – The much-awaited Mindanao Railway project finally moves closer to reality as DOTr Secretary Art Tugade signed the project’s Tagum-Davao-Digos segment contract with its Project Management Consultant today, 20 October 2021. The Mindanao Railway project is a 1,544-kilometer railway system connecting the cities of Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Cotabato, Zamboanga, Butuan, Surigao, and Malaybalay. The MRP's first phase - the Tagum-Davao-Digos (MRP-TDD) segment - will h...... read more

ECONOMIC, TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES SEEN IN CAMIGUIN, NORTHERN MINDANAO AS TUGADE LEADS INAUGURATION OF CAMIGUIN AIRPORT

Publish Date : 10/20/2021 12:00:00 AM

CAMIGUIN—Aside from achieving improved connectivity and mobility for Northern Mindanao, economic, tourism and employment opportunities are also seen with the inauguration of the upgraded Camiguin Airport on Friday, 22 October 2021, to be led by Transportation Secretary Art Tugade. Secretary Tugade and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Director General Jim Sydiongco will lead the inauguration ceremonies of the airport's improved and expanded Passenger Terminal Building (PTB). ...... read more

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED: BICOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO START COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

Publish Date : 10/7/2021 12:00:00 AM

DOTr Press Release 07 October 2021 SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED: BICOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO START COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS Hurdling through all kinds of roadblocks along the way, the Bicol International Airport (BIA) will now start its first commercial operations on Friday, 08 October 2021, after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade inaugurated the international airport today, 07 October 2021. “Mr. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Sir, here is the Bicol ...... read more

Bicol International Airport domestic operations to start on Oct. 7

Publish Date : 10/4/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – Having gone through 11 years of delay and three (3) groundbreaking ceremonies prior to the start of the Duterte Administration, the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Daraga, Albay is finally ready to start operations and receive commercial domestic flights on October 7, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have assured. DOTr Secretary Art Tugade led an inspection of the gateway on Sunday, 3 October 2021. The BIA is tou...... read more

TUGADE WANTS MRT-4 IMMEDIATE PARTIAL OPERABILITY

Publish Date : 10/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

Rizal residents would not have to wait until 2028 to finally enjoy the convenience of the MRT-4 project after Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said on Friday, 1 October 2021 that the Department of Transportation will implement a partial operability scheme for the railway project. “I saw the completion of the project is 2028. I want the concept of partial operability to be implemented in the designs, in the projects, so that we will not wait for the completion of the project until 2028. So ...... read more

TUGADE: ZAMBOANGA AIRPORT TO EXPAND FLIGHT ROUTES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Publish Date : 9/29/2021 12:00:00 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – After getting a major face lift with the completion of its development projects, a revitalized and upgraded Zamboanga International Airport will soon expand its flight routes to and from Southeast Asian destinations, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade revealed Tuesday, 28 September 2021. Based on the approval of Secretary Tugade and the local government of Zamboanga City, the airport may start international flight expansion and kick-off its international operations with the...... read more

TUGADE INAUGURATES UPGRADED ZAMBOANGA AIRPORT

Publish Date : 9/28/2021 12:00:00 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade, together with CAAP Director General Jim Sydiongco inaugurated the newly developed Zamboanga Airport in Zamboanga City today, 28 September 2021. Secretary Tugade and DG Sydiongco were joined by Zamboanga City Mayor Hon. Maria Isabelle "Beng" G. Climaco-Salazar, Zamboanga City 1st District Representative Hon. Cesar Jimenez, Jr., DOTr Usec. Raul Del Rosario, PPA General Manager Jay Santiago, CAAP Chief of Staff Atty. Danj...... read more

TUGADE INAUGURATED IMPROVED, EXPANDED GENERAL SANTOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Publish Date : 9/23/2021 12:00:00 AM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- General Santos City’s prominence as one of the influential economic centers in the Southern part of the country is further strengthened as Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade formally inaugurates the completed development projects in Mindanao’s “key gateway” – the General Santos International Airport. Secretary Tugade, together with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) led by CAAP Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco graced the in...... read more

TUGADE: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED IN GENSAN

Publish Date : 9/23/2021 12:00:00 AM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Wrapping up the back-to-back inauguration of transport development projects in General Santos City today, 23 September 2021, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade said that the ‘mission’ has been accomplished in the region as he led the unveiling of the new Port Operations Building (POB) Complex of Makar Wharf, Port of General Santos. Secretary Tugade was joined by Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago, local leaders, and othe...... read more

TUGADE: PNR CLARK PHASE 2 TO SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND RECOVERY IN CENTRAL LUZON

Publish Date : 9/18/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA -- Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade has assured that once it is operational, the PNR Clark Phase 2 of the North-South Commuter Rail Project (NSCR) project will create needed jobs and spur economic recovery in Central Luzon amid the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The DOTr, in all of its projects, has always aimed to revitalize the country’s economy. A transport infrastructure project like the NSCR will spur economic growth in Central Luzon, particularly the ...... read more

TUGADE LEADS INAUGURATION OF UPGRADED CATARMAN AIRPORT; SAYS NO AREA TOO SMALL FOR DEVELOPMENT

Publish Date : 9/2/2021 12:00:00 AM

NORTHERN SAMAR -- Opportunities for growth are in the province of Northern Samar as the Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) formally inaugurates today, 02 September 2021, the upgraded Catarman Airport. DOTr Secretary Art Tugade led the formal opening of the improved gateway as he stressed the importance of developing and upgrading airports across the country regardless of size or capacity. "Nakita ko 'yung potential n...... read more

TUGADE INAUGURATES NEW SIQUIJOR AIRPORT; EYES MORE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROVINCE

Publish Date : 8/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

SIQUIJOR – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade led the inauguration of the newly-transformed Siquijor Airport on Thursday, 26 August 2021. “Happy tayo ngayon kasi pinasisinayaan natin itong bagong airport. But I’m telling you, our happiness should be the window that will open to us greater happiness. Noon, sampung pasahero lang ang kapasidad ng old airport, ngayon ay pinaganda natin ito at na-expand, nadagdagan ng 50 passengers ang capacity nito at any given time. In the ...... read more

TUGADE INAUGURATES EXPANDED, IMPROVED SIQUIJOR SEAPORT TO ENHANCE THE PROVINCE’S MARITIME CONNECTIVITY

Publish Date : 8/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

SIQUIJOR - More vessels and larger ships can now be accommodated by the expanded and improved Siquijor Seaport which was inaugurated on Thursday, 26 August 2021 by Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade. “With the improvements that we are doing at the airport and seaport, soon, Siquijor will be known as ‘Isla del Progreso.’ In other words, you will now have a massive change in connectivity at the seaport of Siquijor,” Sec. Art said. The port expansion project covers the constr...... read more

GROWTH IN SIQUIJOR'S TOURISM, ECONOMY SEEN AS DOTr UNVEILS UPGRADED AIRPORT, SEAPORT

Publish Date : 8/25/2021 12:00:00 AM

The island province of Siquijor is poised for rapid economic and tourism growth as Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade unveils on Thursday, 26 August 2021, two vital transport infrastructure projects. First to be inaugurated is the upgraded Siquijor Airport with its new passenger terminal building (PTB), powerhouse, and vehicular parking area (VPA). The upgrading of the Siquijor Airport started on 01 March 2018 and was completed on 30 July 2021. Siquijor Airport’s...... read more

Clark International Airport gets 2021 Prix Versailles awards nomination

Publish Date : 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM

CLARK, PAMPANGA – Clark International Airport in Pampanga was named one of the world finalists for the Prix Versailles, a prestigious annual international prize that recognizes the best architecture and design projects in the world. This year’s finalists include six airports, six university campuses, six passenger stations, and six sports facilities from hundreds of projects completed in 2020 to compete in the Prix Versailles World Finale. Clark International Airport will be competing ag...... read more