NEWS

KALIBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT, TOURISM IN AKLAN

Publish Date : 6/4/2021 12:00:00 AM

While comfort, improved mobility, and connectivity are expected as results of various development projects in Aklan, more employment and tourism opportunities will likewise flourish to boost economic activities in the province, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade said during the formal inauguration of the upgraded Kalibo International Airport (KIA) today, 04 June 2021. Taking cue from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s marching order to make the lives of Filipinos comfortabl...... read more

PNR CLARK, CALAMBA TRAINS TO ARRIVE IN DECEMBER 2021

Publish Date : 5/28/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – The North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Project of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) is fast making headway with the arrival of the line’s trains in December 2021, and the arrival of the training simulator for the PNR Clark Phase 1 project between September and October 2021, Secretary Art Tugade announced Wednesday, May 26, 2021. “'Yung mga tren na gagamitin sa proyektong ito ay darating na sa December. Mayroon tayong lugar na tinatayo...... read more

“HISTORIC” PNR CLARK PHASE 1 PROJECT ON TRACK

Publish Date : 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

After years of trying to start construction since its conceptualization in 1993, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 Project is now on track and “all moving forward,” said Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade on Wednesday, 26 May 2021. The PNR Clark Phase 1 Project, which Sec. Tugade describes as “historic,” is currently at 45.82% overall progress rate and will be completed in the second quarter of 2024. “This is very historical dahil apat na beses na s...... read more

TRAINING OF AIRPORT PERSONNEL GETS BOOST WITH PH'S 1st 3D AERODROME TOWER SIMULATOR

Publish Date : 5/18/2021 12:00:00 AM

PARAÑAQUE CITY – As proof of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr's) commitment to upholding aviation safety in the country, Secretary Art Tugade will lead the inauguration of the country’s first 3D Aerodrome Tower Simulator at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Training Center in Parañaque City. The Supply, Installation, and Testing Aerodrome Tower Simulator, the first of its kind in the Philippines, was completed in March 2021 and will be formally inaugurated tomorro...... read more

MORE CONVENIENT, SAFE TRAVEL ALONG EDSA BUSWAY AS DOTr, SM GROUP START CONSTRUCTION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART CONCOURSE

Publish Date : 5/18/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – A major transformational initiative of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), under the leadership of Sec. Art Tugade, is now underway as Metro Manila’s busiest thoroughfare will get a major facelift following the start of construction works of the much-awaited EDSA Busway Concourse today, 18 May 2021. A jubilant Sec. Tugade expressed his gratitude to stakeholders, including other government agencies and private sector partners, particularly the SM Group, who joined forces in makin...... read more

TUGADE ASSURES COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS OF BICOL INT’L AIRPORT WITHIN THE YEAR, PARTIAL OPERABILITY SEGMENT OF PNR BICOL IN Q2 OF 2022

Publish Date : 5/14/2021 12:00:00 AM

ALBAY – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Art Tugade assured that the construction works of the Bicol International Airport will be completed within the year while the partial operability segment of the PNR Bicol is targeted up to the second quarter of 2022. To ensure that the big-ticket infrastructure projects in the region remain on track, Sec. Art Tugade visited Albay yesterday, 13 May 2021, to lead a series of inspections with other DOTr and local government officials. BIA Inspe...... read more

TUGADE INAUGURATES UPGRADED CALBAYOG AIRPORT; SEES MORE ECONOMIC, TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAMAR

Publish Date : 5/5/2021 12:00:00 AM

CALBAYOG CITY – More room for economic growth, trade expansion and vibrant tourism await Samar province as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) continue to improve air mobility in the region with the modernization and improvement of the Calbayog Airport. DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade and CAAP Director General Jim Sydiongco led the inauguration of the development projects in Calbayog Airport today, 05 May 2021. They were joined by...... read more

TUGADE TO INAUGURATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN CALBAYOG, MACTAN-CEBU AIRPORTS

Publish Date : 5/4/2021 12:00:00 AM

Cebu International Airport in Lapu-Lapu City. “Our kababayans in Samar deserve nothing but the best. Hindi biro ang naranasan nilang hirap noong 2013 dahil sa Bagyong Yolanda. Ngayon, ang pagsasaayos natin ng Calbayog Airport ay patunay na ang Samar ay mahalaga. Ang mga Waray ay mahalaga, at mahal kayo ng pamahalaan,” Secretary Tugade said. Calbayog airport gets a boost First to be inaugurated is the Calbayog Airport's new PTB, which can now accommodate 450 passengers, increasing the ...... read more

DOTr, PPA RESTORED TAGBILARAN PORT DAMAGED BY 2013 BOHOL QUAKE WITH NEW SECOND PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING; TO FINISH MARIBOJOC PORT NEXT; DONATED COL

Publish Date : 4/14/2021 12:00:00 AM

BOHOL – As a fulfillment of a promise, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago formally inaugurated today, 14 April 2021, the new Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) of theTagbilaran Port in Bohol, which was heavily damaged by a strong earthquake way back in 2013. The improvement, which involves the construction of a new state-of-the art second PTB of the Tagbilaran City’s main seaport is a vital inf...... read more

DOTr, PPA TO INAUGURATE NEW PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING OF TAGBILARAN PORT IN BOHOL ON APRIL 14

Publish Date : 4/13/2021 12:00:00 AM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) are set to inaugurate yet another vital port project, this time, in Bohol, with the completed second Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) of the Port of Tagbilaran. The completion of the development project is an important milestone for Tagbilaran City’s main seaport after it sustained significant structural damage from a strong earthquake in 2013. The inauguration, to be held on 14 April 2021, will mark the formal ...... read more

DOTr, PPA inaugurate three (3) port projects linking Palawan to other parts of PH, nearby countries

Publish Date : 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM

PALAWAN – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade, together with Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago, inaugurated three completed port projects in Palawan – the Port of San Fernando in El Nido, the Port of Bataraza in Brgy. Buliluyan, and the Borac Port in Coron today, 19 March 2021, fulfilling the promise of the Duterte administration to link the island province to other parts of the country and to nearby countries. The inauguration als...... read more

DOTr, PPA set to inaugurate three (3) seaport projects in Palawan on March 19

Publish Date : 3/18/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) are set to inaugurate three (3) completed seaport projects in El Nido, Bataraza, and Coron, in Palawan on Friday, 19 March 2021. The inauguration signals the start of operations of the newly constructed Port of San Fernando in El Nido, Port of Bataraza in Brgy. Buliluyan, Bataraza, and Borac Port in Brgy. Borac in Coron. DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade and PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago will ...... read more

Pres. Duterte, Tugade inaugurate upgraded Port of Dumaguete, newly-developed Dumaguete Airport

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

DUMAGUETE CITY – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade, led the inauguration of the upgraded Port of Dumaguete and the newly-developed Dumaguete Airport in Negros Oriental today, 11 March 2021. According to Secretary Tugade, the two transport infrastructure projects aim to further enhance mobility and connectivity in the province, as a continuing fulfillment of President Duterte’s aspiration to provide a comfortable and con...... read more

Negros Island maritime, air connectivity get a boost with the completion of Dumaguete Port, Airport development projects

Publish Date : 3/10/2021 12:00:00 AM

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to inaugurate two (2) completed transport infrastructure projects in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Thursday, 11 March 2021. The back-to-back inauguration of projects will formally mark the start of operations of the upgraded Port of Dumaguete and the newly-developed Dumaguete (Sibulan) Airport. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will grace the twin event as the guest of honor and keynote speaker, with Transportation Secretary ...... read more

PNR Clark Phase 1, 2 completion on track; PNR ends 2020 with 7 routes, 34 stations, 11 new train sets

Publish Date : 3/8/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – The completion of the first two segments of the massive North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project is on track, as Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade pushes to fast track the construction of big-ticket railway infrastructure projects to meet their target start of operations. “We have a lot of catching up to do with so little time left. Itong proyekto na ito, gusto ko, agad ‘yang mapakinabangan ng tao. That’s why I have been pushing, and pressuring the Rai...... read more

LRT-2 East Extension Project's start of operations eyed in April 2021

Publish Date : 3/4/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – Rail commuters coming from and to the east side of Metro Manila will soon experience a more convenient travel as the two (2) new additional stations of the LRT-2 East Extension Project will finally commence operations on 27 April 2021. The two new stations – the Marikina Station (in front of the Sta. Lucia mall and Robinsons) and the Antipolo Station (in front of SM Masinag) – will have a soft opening on 26 April 2021, and will immediately start operations the next day. As of 31 J...... read more

DOTr Maritime sector gears up for recovery through infrastructure projects, transformational initiatives, stronger maritime workforce

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

MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through its attached agencies under the Maritime sector, has conveyed an “all hands on deck” approach in carrying out recovery efforts in maritime operations and in building various transport infrastructure, as the country starts to ease restrictions and rollout vaccination programs nationwide. In a virtual press briefing today, 03 March 2021, officials from the DOTr Maritime sector, composed of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the Philip...... read more

DOTr: Big-ticket rail infrastructure projects for partial operations before the end of President Duterte’s term

Publish Date : 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – Officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies reported that a number of big-ticket infrastructure projects of the Railways Sector will be completed, or will have partial operations this year up to before the end of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's term in 2022. In a virtual media briefing yesterday, 24 February 2021, rail transport officials presented the status of various railway projects in the country. They also provided updates on current and sched...... read more

DOTr, MIAA inaugurate upgraded NAIA airside facilities; Increase in maximum allowable commercial flight movement in country’s premier gateway seen

Publish Date : 2/16/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea led the inauguration this morning, 16 February 2021, of the upgraded airside facilities of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which aims to increase the maximum allowable commercial aircraft movement in the country’s primary gateway. The completed repair and cement overlay of NAIA’s Runway 13/31 and the construction of an additional holding area (H5) at Runway 13 (153...... read more

DOTr unveils Cutter Head of the first Tunnel Boring Machine for Metro Manila Subway Project

Publish Date : 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM

MANILA – The underground works for the ‘Project of the Century’ – the Metro Manila Subway – will finally commence soon as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) unveils the gigantic Cutter Head of the first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) to be used in the line's construction. The unveiled Cutter Head will be attached to "Kaunlaran," the first of six TBMs intended for use in the partial operability section of the subway. The unveiling was held during the Arrival Ceremony at the Manila North Cent...... read more