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PNR BICOL PACKAGE 1 CONSTRUCTION WORKS TO START IN Q1 2022

Publish Date : 1/21/2022 12:00:00 AM

The long-awaited PNR Bicol is finally moving forward with construction works for the project’s Package 1 set to start in the first quarter of 2022. “’Yung construction works mag-uumpisa po first quarter of 2022,” Philippine National Railways (PNR) General Manager Junn Magno said in a virtual press briefing on Thursday, 20 January 2022. The announcement came after the monumental contract signing for the PNR Bicol Project's first 380 kilometers from Banlic, Calamba to Daraga, Albay. Depa...... read more

DOTr SIGNS SINGLE LARGEST RAIL CONTRACT FOR PNR BICOL

Publish Date : 1/18/2022 12:00:00 AM

Breaking yet another record, Secretary Art Tugade signed the DOTr's single largest rail contract on 17 January 2022, for the PNR Bicol Project's first 380 kilometers from Banlic, Calamba to Daraga, Albay. With a contract amount of P142-billion, the Design-Build contract was signed with the Joint Venture of China Railway Group Ltd., China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd., and China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (CREC JV), for the design, construction, and electromecha...... read more

TUGADE: MRT-7 ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION, START OF OPERATIONS IN 4Q OF 2022

Publish Date : 12/17/2021 12:00:00 AM

After almost two decades of failed attempts to commence construction, the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project is very much well on track for completion with its fast-paced construction and the arrival of the rail line’s brand-new train sets from South Korea, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade underscored on Thursday, 16 December 2021. “Ang MRT-7 ay dalawang dekadang pinlano, hinintay, at pinangarap ng mga kababayan natin sa Lungsod Quezon—hindi lamang ng Lungsod Quezon, kundi ng buong ...... read more

PRESIDENT DUTERTE, TUGADE TO UNVEIL MRT-7 TRAINS

Publish Date : 12/15/2021 12:00:00 AM

The much-awaited Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) project inches closer to completion and operation as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Transportation Secretary Art Tugade are set to unveil the rail line’s brand-new train sets on Thursday, 16 December 2021, following their arrival from South Korea in September. At present, six train sets or 18 rail cars out of the 108 rail cars have been shipped. The entire MRT-7 system will have a total of 36 train sets or 108 rail cars. For a cleaner ...... read more

TUGADE: COMPLETE CONNECTIVITY, MOBILITY EQUATE TO COMFORT, CONVENIENCE FOR FILIPINOS

Publish Date : 11/18/2021 12:00:00 AM

Convenience and comfort for Filipinos can only be achieved through complete mobility and connectivity in the transport sector, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said Thursday, 18 November 2021. Taking President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s marching orders to heart, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) continue to deliver on the administration’s promise to make the life of the Filipino convenient and comfortable as the Chief Executive and Secretary Tugade led...... read more

PRES. DUTERTE, TUGADE TO UNVEIL COMPLETED SEAPORT PROJECTS IN OCCIDENTAL, ORIENTAL MINDORO

Publish Date : 11/17/2021 12:00:00 AM

Mobility and connectivity continue to reach new heights in the maritime sector as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago lead the unveiling of eight port projects in the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro tomorrow, 18 November 2021. The improved and expanded seaports include the Port of Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro, while seaports to be inaugurated in Oriental Mindoro are the ...... read more

DOTr-PNR, NLEX CORP. INK MOA FOR PNR CLARK PHASE 2 PROJECT

Publish Date : 11/16/2021 12:00:00 AM

The second phase of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project continues to gain traction after the Department of Transportation-Philippine National Railways (DOTr-PNR) and the NLEX Corporation on Tuesday, 16 November 2021 signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the construction of columns for the PNR Clark Project. Under the agreement, columns for the PNR Clark Project will be constructed in the shoulders and median island that will cross above the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTE...... read more

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