Transportation

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Workers were forced to walk or to hitch rides on trucks or, if they were lucky, in cars due to a lack of public transportation. Many were stranded. By: Jodee A. Agoncillo, Krixia Subingsubing, Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — They were raring to go back to work on Monday…

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Which cities have the most dangerous transport systems for women? “I knew I was in danger from the way the hair stood up on the back of my neck. I was walking home, well past midnight – I heard him before I saw him.” So writes Dae Levine, a campaigner for Safe Cities for Women,…

MANILA, Philippines – While the government has declared the port congestion resolved, Japanese businesses remain concerned about the high trucking costs and a possible recurrence of the problem amid the expanding Philippine economy.

The Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) has urged the government to further improve the country’s infrastructure and make the Philippines a competitive hub to tap into the regional and global production networks.

All of a sudden, the erratic Department of Transportation and Communications was changing its plan to build the common station for light rail transits MRT 3 (Edsa line) and LRT 1 (Taft-Rizal-Edsa line) at the mall called SM City North.

Dr. Shizuo Owata of the Japan International Cooperation Agency or JICA has been doing studies on our transportation system since the early ’90s. He had been part of one study after another through the years. Guess what? He is tired of doing all these studies, he told his audience of top business managers last Tuesday.…

These past two weeks, due to floods or bomb threats, many residents of Metro Manila were caught in monstrous traffic jams. Based on social media and radio reports, it is clear that citizens are reaching a breaking point. The anger is palpable, the blame laid squarely on the government and especially the Metro Manila Development…

The Transport Department said Thursday it will build all its infrastructure projects and will not entertain proposals from the private sector to reduce cost.

MANILA, Philippines – A tourism group has debunked the recurring claim by open skies advocates that the Philippines needs to further open up its skies to attract more tourists as it revealed information that the country is one of the most liberalized in terms of air access by foreign carriers.

MANILA, Philippines—Eight lawmakers have sought an investigation into what they considered as questionable and disadvantageous policies and practices of airline companies with respect to flight cancellations and delays, among others.

CEBU, Philippines – All drivers of public utility vehicles will soon be required to undergo and pass a competency assessment by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

PUBLIC transport operators will be filing their petitions for fare adjustments following a series of fuel price hikes implemented by oil companies—19 price spirals for this year alon. But their request will only be attended to after President Benigno Aquino 3rd delivers his second state-of-the-nation-address (SONA) next week.

At the recent STV Auto Focus Industry Forum, various heads of car companies gave a brief overview of how their respective car companies were performing as well as an indication of the industry’s future, trends and general state of health. Despite the Fukushima incident in Japan where a variety of car companies have been affected,…

MANILA, Philippines – Citing increases in fuel prices and the recent turmoil in oil-producing countries that have “burdened” the transport sector, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has granted a P1 provisional increase in fares for buses in Metro Manila.

MANILA, Philippines – The government is drafting a P500-million nationwide assistance program to enable the transport sector to purchase diesel at P3 per liter lower than current prices, the country’s top energy official said yesterday.

The Philippine jeepney, a basic mode of transportation in the country and the largest market for diesel fuel, may likely shift to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) after a study launched Monday, called “Love the Air, Save the Planet,” is completed.

MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved yesterday a P1 increase in the minimum fare for passenger jeepneys from the current P7 to P8 in Luzon that takes effect tomorrow.

THE Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has approved higher toll rates at South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) starting January 1 next year but the operator of the expressway said that it deferred implementation until March as “goodwill” from the government.

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Tuesday said it is crafting a National Transport Plan aimed at easing the economic integration between and among regional growth centers in the country. In a statement, NEDA Director-General and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said the plan will give policy directions for a complete network of…

Albay Governor Joey Salceda has mounted a vigorous and determined media campaign against the 277 percent (not 250 percent, he says) increase in the toll at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). He has strong and cogent arguments against the legality and desirability of the onerous rate increase. He has also provided the best analysis of…

THE HEADS of both the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Metro Rail Transit MRT) are talking about increasing their fares because the government is losing money in subsidizing their operations. The government pays P40 for every rail passenger in addition to the fare he pays, they said. This subsidy comes from the taxes paid…

Amilitant transport group has expressed optimism that the administration of President Benigno Aquino 3rd would be more open in addressing issues hounding the transport sector, particularly repeal of the oil deregulation law and permanent junking of the controversial Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID) of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng…

THE roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) system has significantly cut the transport costs, as well as travel time in the Philippines, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) study revealed.

MANILA, Philippines – Sumisho Motor Finance Corp, the country’s first motorcycle financing company, expects the Philippines to soon join its neighbors in the ASEAN region which have shifted to motorcycles as the preferred mode of transportation.

MANILA, Philippines – The government’s lax enforcement of aviation safety rules has prompted the European Commission (EC) to ban Philippine carriers from flying to the 27 member states of the European Union (EU).

THE European Union prohibited all airlines based in the Philippines and Sudan from flying in the bloc under the latest changes to a list of unsafe carriers.

The country’s travel aviation industry may be in danger of losing important routes if it ends up on the blacklist of the European Community Air Safety Commission (EC-ASC), according to the head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

Party-list United Transport Koalisyon or 1-Utak has vehemently denied the accusation of jeepney group Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Transport at Operator Nationwide (Piston) that it is in cahoots with the so-called “Big Three” oil firms reason why it has not done anything for the benefit of drivers, operators and passengers of public utility vehicles.