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EIGHT GROUPS VIE FOR P3.85-B DOTC LICENSE PLATES SUPPLY PROJECT
Thursday 16th of May 2013
MANILA, May 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications and the Land Transportation Office have completed the opening of bids for the P3.85 billion motor vehicle license plates supply project, a statement said.
The DOTC said that of the eight groups that submitted eligibility documents and technical proposals, only two were found eligible:
The joint venture of the Netherlands’ J. Knieriem B.V. Goes or ‘JKG,’ and local company Power Plates Development Concepts, Inc.; and
The joint venture of Spain’s Industrias Samart and local company Datatrail Corporation.
Of the two, the JKG-Power Plates group made the lowest of...
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07Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 7 (PIA) -- Air passengers can now get a fair deal from the carriers during o delay of flight schedules and flight cancellations, as spelled out in the “Air Passengers’ Bill of Rights.” For example, if already at the airport at the time of the announcement of the flight cancellation, a passenger have the right to demand from the carrier, sufficient refreshments, meals or snacks consisting of at least a bottle of water and sandwich, or breakfast, lunch...
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18Mar2013GLAN, Sarangani, March 18 (PIA) -- A new gateway that provides alternative trade links and inter-island routes in the South was inaugurated on Friday, March 15. Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay Sr. and Governor Migs Dominguez led the inauguration of the new Roll-On Roll-Off (RoRo) facility of Glan International Port. Binay in his speech said that with Southern Mindanao being eyed as the country’s next vegetable basket, the new RoRo port will eventually benefit thousands of farmers ...
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18Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 18 (PIA)- The Land Transportation Office XI (LTO-XI) warned traffic cops and traffic enforcers of local government units that they are not exempted from the use of prescribed and standard helmets as provided by law. Macario Gonzaga, assistant regional director of the LTO XI said traffic enforcers are supposed to be the models in the compliance of the Helmet law so that motorists will conform to the regulation. He said the LTO will also conduct random inspections even helmets of...
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08Jan2013LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Enero 8 (PIA)-- Ipinagpaliban ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) 12 ang pagsisimula sana ngayong araw ng implementasyon ng RA 10054 o mas kilala bilang “Motorcycle Helmet Law” dahil sa malakas at walang tigil na pag-ulan sa lungsod. Ayon kay LTO 12 Regional Director Atty. Putiwas Malambut kahit nakahanda na ang lahat ng mga tauhan ng ahensya at ang kapulisan ng syudad sa gagawing paglulunsad sana ng programa sa Mabuhay Road-National Highway Junction hindi na ito ...
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04Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has clarified that the P8.2-billion Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Road Transportation IT Infrastructure Project has not yet been awarded to any of the bidders that participated in the opening of the bid documents last Monday. In a statement, the DOTC said that the opening of bids was only a part of the process before a new system provider is appointed. Only the lowest bidder was announced in the open and tran...
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01Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 1 (PIA) --President Benigno S. Aquino III wants the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Cebu perfected prior to its implementation. The President in an interview during his lunch with allies of the Liberal Party (LP) in Cebu, said the BRT’s approval was deferred by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to give time to iron out issues. He said the government cannot experiment on the project which is estimated to cost P10 billion. “Medyo may kulang. There is...
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29Nov2012BATANGAS CITY, Nob. 29 (PIA) --Isa sa pinagtutuunan ng pansin ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) ang motor vehicle standardization program na nakatakdang ipatupad sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Nelly Dimatatac,OIC ng LTO Batangas, isa sa dahilan ng pagpapalit ng mga plaka ay ang kalabuan na ng ilan dito na halos hindi na mabasa at gayundin ang paggamit nito sa iba't-ibang mga krimen na kinasasangkutan ng mga riding-in tandem at mga sindikato. Ang motor vehicle standardization program ay isa sa ...
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20Nov2012QUEZON CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) led over the weekend the culmination of the motorcycle caravan for road safety dubbed as 2W Relay for a C.A.U.S.E. (Call to Action Towards Unity, Safety and Equality) at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The motorbike caravan, participated by different motorbike associations nationwide, started in September and went around selected cities in the country, where programs advocating road safety were also held. The...
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09Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- Employees and heads of District Offices gathered here on Thursday for a ceremony marking a change in leaders for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Northern Mindanao. Regional Director Hilarion E. Ulep formally took over the helm from outgoing director Atty. Esteban M. Baltazar, Jr. in a turn-over rites held at the LTO-10 Regional Office on November 8. Ulep, who was formerly based in Baguio City, said that he is up to the challenge of being the new re...
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30Oct2012MANILA, Oct. 30 (PIA) -- Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya has ordered a full investigation on the derailment of Bicol Express Train 611 last Friday, Oct. 26, and total assessment of damages incurred by the accident. “It is imperative that all agencies of the DOTC adhere on having safe, reliable and affordable means of transportation. We have to get to the bottom if this incident could have been avoided or it was really due to the h...
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25Oct2012MANILA, Oct 25 (PIA) -- The bidding for the P60-billion LRT 1 Cavite Extension Project will push through in January 2013, as originally scheduled. In a statement, the DOTC said that during the prequalification conference held recently in Mandaluyong City six companies submitted their prequalification documents, but two were rejected for arriving late at the event. “Being transparent is the rule of the game. We are here to ensure a clean, fair, and open bidding process for the DOTC’s larges...
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22Oct2012MANILA, Oct 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications said the government is awarding a maintenance contract to PH Trams-CB&T JV, as the interim maintenance provider of the Metro Rail Transit 3. In a statement, the DOTC said the contract is valid for six months only, while the procurement process of a regular maintenance provider is being undertaken. The contract will replace the maintenance agreement between Metro Rail Transit Corp (MRTC) and Sumitomo, which expires toda...
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18Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 18 (PIA) --The Land Transportation Office (LTO) 12 conducted yesterday a stakeholders’ consultation in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato. The consultation tackled the proposed standardization of motorcycle plates which was supposed to be implemented two years ago. LTO 12 Regional Director, Atty. Potiwas Malambot said the consultation aims to gather the opinions of the public especially the motorcycle owners with regards to the proposal. “If this is acce...
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11Oct2012MANILA, Oct 11 (PIA) -- The Court of Appeals (CA) has junked a Quezon City Regional Trial Court ruling that prevented the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) from pursuing its planned procurement of a new information technology solution for the Land Transportation Office. In a statement, DOTC said in a 19-page decision, CA’s 17th Division ordered to dissolve the preliminary injunctions issued by Judge Afable Cajigal of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 96, saying that...
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02Oct2012MANILA, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications is bidding a project to construct and rehabilitate its attached agency, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s Central Office, including its regional offices in Quezon City, Legazpi City, Cagayan de Oro City, Camarines Sur, and Cotabato City worth P91.1 million. In a statement, the DOTC said the project aims to raise the standard of public service in LTFRB offices. “The project is in fulfillment ...
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20Sep2012MANILA, Sept 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications has opened the bidding for the construction and rehabilitation of more than a thousand toilets in train stations, airports, seaports, and frontline DOTC offices. In an invitation to bid published Tuesday, the DOTC said: “The public toilets will subscribe to a common design standard of cleanliness and functionality. This project is in keeping with the commitment of the Government to prioritize the people's welfare and...
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20Sep2012COTABATO CITY, Sept 20 (PIA) -- Registration of four-wheel public and private vehicles of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has resumed after it was suspended in July this year due to administrative and operational sanctions, Pama P. Dimapanat, DOTC-ARMM head said today. Dimapanat said with the resumption of applications for drivers license and registration of four-wheel vehicles of LTO-ARMM, all collections or registration fe...
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18Sep2012MANILA, Sept 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication is set to rehabilitate 21 light rail vehicles (LRVs) and repair two more to service the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (Green Line). In an invitation to bid published Friday, the Light Rail Transit Authority said the P203 million set of repair works is meant to maintain the smooth operations of LRT Line 1, a 20.7-kilometer, 20-station railway system from Roosevelt in Quezon City to Baclaran in Pasay City. In a statement, DO...
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10Sep2012MANILA, Sept. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications is set to construct its regional office and rehabilitate five Land Transportation Offices in the Caraga Region which is approximately 856.39 kilometers south of Manila, to provide better public service to people in the region. In a statement, the DOTC said the P25.2 million project is meant to further raise the standards of its services “to levels suitable to servicing the Filipino public.” It said the program a...
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03Sep2012MANILA, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has announced its plans to develop and construct a Bus Rapid Transit System in the city of Cebu. This is in cooperation with the Cebu City government. In a statement, the DOTC’s Bids and Awards Committee is inviting international and local consultancy firms to indicate their interest in providing consultancy services in two phases, namely Phase 1, detailed engineering design and preparation of bidding docume...
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03Sep2012MANILA, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will procure additional P152-million disaster response equipment to further beef up PCG’s disaster response capability. In a statement posted, the PCG is inviting interested providers to participate in the open and transparent bidding for the procurement of 40 rubber boats, costing P32 million, and 15 M35 6X6 trucks amounting P120 million. This procurement exercise is in a...
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15Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has announced another set of airport development projects totaling P160 million. In a statement, the DOTC said the civil works for three airports include mostly airside development and terminal facilities improvements in San Vicente in Palawan, Kalibo in Aklan, and Sanga-Sanga in Tawi-Tawi. A big chunk of the budget for this bidding program will go to the new airport in San Vicente. About P72.35 million is allo...
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15Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug 15 -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod here commended Land Transportation Office (LTO) resource persons for conducting a refresher course to the Cagayan de Oro City police office on Republic Act 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code. During its regular session yesterday, August 14, the city council, presided over by councilor Ian Mark Q. Nacaya, adopted a resolution commending lawyer Esteban M. Baltazar, Jr, regional director; lawyer Dominador C. Awiten, chief of ...
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11Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug. 11 (PIA) -- Over 50 personnel of the Cagayan de Oro Police Office, composed of station commanders of different police precincts and key officials will soon be deputized by the Land Transportation Office to enforce Republic Act 4136, otherwise known as the Land Transportation and Traffic Code and other laws. This, after they attended a briefing conducted by the Land Transportation Office headed by regional director Esteban Baltazar on provisions of the said law and othe...
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26Jul2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, July 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon gathered Tuesday the region’s field officials at the Calamba City office for a strengthened anti-illegal logging stance, a day after President Aquino delivered his State of the Nation Address. DENR Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Reynulfo A. Juan presided over the meeting which included personnel from the provincial environment and natural resources office (PENRO) and the commu...
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18Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 18 (PIA) -- A total revenue of P128.07 million was collected by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, during the first quarter, this year, higher by 3.09 percent compared to P124.23 million in the same period of 2011. Lawyer Esteban M. Baltazar, Regional Director of LTO-10 said, this amount was generated from the various transactions, ranging from motor vehicle (MV) registrations, renewals, transfers, drivers’ licenses, permits, etc....
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13Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 13 --Owners of illegally modified motor vehicles will be apprehended. In a directive, Land Transportation Office (LTO) Northern Mindanao Regional Director Esteban M. Salazar Jr. said illegal modifications may consist of making a change in the body or configuration of the vehicle or motorcycle, or an attachment of an accessory or device that is prohibited under existing land transport and traffic laws, rules and regulations. Under the present Land Transportation and ...
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07Jul2012MANILA, July 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication is mapping out plans to institutionalize tranparency and accountability in the land transportation sector. Transport Secretary Mar Roxas III, in a meeting with land transport stakeholders at the DOTC headquarters, said he wanted to eliminate the "culture of patronage and corruption" that has riddled the transportation sector for years. Roxas told leaders of different PUV drivers’ and operators’ associations in the c...
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06Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 6 (PIA) -- The Yellow Bus Line Inc. based here is working on the national certification of its drivers aside from complying with the Department of Labor and Employment’s order on fixed daily salary of drivers and conductors. At the meeting with DOLE 12 Regional Director Chona Mantilla on Wednesday, YBL HR manager Norlan Yap also reported that they have already started the process to conform to the Department of Transportation ...
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05Jul2012MANILA, July 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications is reviewing a proposal by a third-party slotting coordinator that will limit the number of events (takeoffs and landings) at the NAIA runway to a maximum of 40 during peak hours from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. In a statement posted on the its website, Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas said based on data of actual flights in a certain week during the summer 2012 passenger season, 2,620 events were registered at the NAIA runway. ...
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19Jun2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, June 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) included the Panan-awan airport here to be bid out in a national daily broadsheet; this, together with six other airports all over the country, with a combined worth of P303 million. In the June 14, 2012 issue of the Manila Bulletin, the DOTC stated that it is ,“improving and expanding the passenger and airport traffic handling capacity of seven provincial airports in order to support grow...
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18Jun2012MANILA, June 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority to ensure the safety of passengers and take extra precautionary measures when tropical storms enter the Philippine area of responsibility. In a statement posted on its website, the DOTC directed the PCG to remind all shipping companies, agencies, and ships’ crew to strictly comply with the directive not to allow all vessels to sa...
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18Jun2012MANILA, June 18 (PIA) -- In a press release, the Department of Transportation and Communications said that the hearing of the case against the owner of M/V Josille II, the Atienza Shipping Company, is set on June 20, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the MARINA office. It said that Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) OIC Administrator Atty. Nicasio A. Conti had ordered the suspension of the operation of Atienza Shipping Company, following the sinking of its M/V Josille-II, a 95.96 gross ton wooden hulled ve...
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02Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- On the first day of classes, June 4, Monday, student passengers will be treated to free rides in jeepneys and discounted fares for tricycles in Makati, according to a statement posted on the local government's website. Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay thanked the Unified Transport Federation of Makati (UTFM) and Ang Bagong Makati Tricycle Federation (AB-MATRIFED) for the said initiatives aimed to show their support for the city government as the entire city celebrates ...
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29May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 29 (PIA) -- Anybody who has gripes over drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) can now text their complaints directly to Land Transportation Office (LTO)-12. LTO-12 Regional Director Arlan Mangelen announced that they have begun posting “I-Report sa LTO-12” stickers in PUVs, which encourages commuters and motorists to report any violation by those involved in public transport service. They have decided t...
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29May2012QUEZON CITY, May 29 (PIA) --Drivers, conductors, dispatchers, as well as administrative staff and managers from 26 bus companies recently participated in an orientation on occupational safety and health standards conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment-Occupational Safety and Health Center (DOLE-OSHC). According to DOLE press report, the said orientation aims to help owners and operators improve their working conditions, at the same time comply with the occupational safety and healt...
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28May2012MANILA, May 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) has laid out its step-by-step approach in putting together a comprehensive air passenger bill of rights to address the increasing number of air transport-related complaints. In a statement, Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas said that the agency's move was in response to an increasing number of passenger complaints against domestic flights as the air transportation industry gains a steep growth over the last five...
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16May2012CEBU CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will finally implement the Helmet Law, or Republic Act No. 10054, An Act Mandating All Motorcycle Riders To Wear Standard Protective Motorcycle Helmets While Driving and Providing Penalties Therefore, on July 30. LTO-7 regional director Raul Aguilos said that the operators, drivers of motorcycles, and back riders should be prepared for the monitoring and road inspection regarding helmet use. The standard helmets are determined t...
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18Apr2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 18 (PIA) -- A total revenue of P459.52 million was collected by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), Region 10 last year, higher by 15.94 percent compared to P396.35 million in 2010. Data at LTO-10 also show an increase in the number of licenses and transactions handled, from 213,938 to 222,121, or 3.87 percent and licenses and permits issued, from 153,169 to 162,854, or 6.32 percent. Registration transactions handled also increased from 261,874 ...
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05Apr2012CEBU CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- “Passengers are excited to go back home to their provinces and they expect to be brought safely to their destinations. We want to give them that security,” said LTO-7 regional director Raul Aguilos, hence the program "Oplan Ligtas Cuaresma" that random tests drivers for drug use. Several public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in Cebu tested positive to drug use during the random drug tests were conducted by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) - 18 out of the 113...
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03Apr2012CEBU CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- To cope with the rising demand for more trips from passengers wanting to go home for the Holy Week break, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 has given 119 special permits to bus companies. LTFRB 7 Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon said the special permits are given to bus companies to operate even outside their franchise areas to accommodate the influx of passengers. The special permits only cover the period of the Lenten holidays, this i...
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20Mar2012QUEZON CITY, Mar 20 (PIA) -- Buses, boats and other forms of public transport can only show films with General Patronage (GP) and Parental Guidance (PG) ratings. Movie and Television Review and Classification Board Board Member Atty. Eric Mallonga said in an interview that the agency, along with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), is still strictly implementing the memorandum of agreement signed March last year. Erring operators, who sh...
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20Mar2012MANILA, March 20 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has lauded the Philippine National Police and various local officials for adopting and implementing contingency measures to maintain peace and order in the transport caravan-affected areas nationwide. The DILG chief said in a statement that the PNP and the concerned LGUs, aside for maintaining peace and order, should all be credited for their efforts in setting up local and police assistance centers to he...
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17Mar2012ILAGAN, Isabela, March 17 (PIA) -- A transport group operating in this province is urging the government to include them as beneficiaries to the Pantawid Pasada Program (PPP). Juan dela Cruz, president of Ilagan Van Drivers and Operators Association, said that van operators in the province are also servicing the public but are deprived of the PPP that the government is implementing. He said that jeepney and tricycle drivers and operators are only the beneficiaries of the PPP wh...
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15Mar2012CEBU CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- Cebu’s transport groups voiced their support to today’s nationwide transport strike but opted not to participate. Instead, they would rather wait for the result of their petition for a P1.50 fare increase. Ryan Yu, chairman of the Cebu Integrated Transport Services Cooperative (Citrasco) said they will file their petition for a P1.50 fare hike to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 today. Today&rsq...
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15Mar2012SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Local officials expect a peaceful transport rally today following the issuance of a permit on Wednesday to the local transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) headed by Ronald Orillo. City Vice-Mayor Danilo Menor, officer-in-charge, issued the permit allowing the transport group to hold a ‘march rally’ from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. covering the areas spanning 3.5 kilometers from the Medical Center, R...
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15Mar2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, March 15 (PIA) -- A transport group consisting of van operators that are operating in the region did not join the nationwide transport caravan as a show of disgust on the continuous rising of prices of oil products. Daniel Gaffud, president of 1-Utak of Region 2, said he and his colleagues in the region believed that such move will not solve the problem. Gaffud said they prefer to have a dialogue with concerned government agencies to iron out important ...
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14Mar2012SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 14 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang miseguro sa katawhan nga andam na ang contingency measures aron matubag ang posibleng epekto sa gikatakdang transport strike karong Marso 15. Atol sa regular press briefing didto sa Malacañang niadtong Martes, si Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte miingon nga ang gobyerno nakigtambayayong na sa mga nagkalain-laing hintungdang ahensya sa gobyerno aron mohatag og tabang sa mga sumasakay kon ugaling ang tra...
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14Mar2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Marso 14 (PIA)--Padayon ang himuong lihok-protesta sa mga militanteng transport group karong Huwebes. Matud pa ni Goerge San Mateo, national President sa PISTON, ang halapad nga Peoples Protest nga himuon sa ilang bahan sa Huwebes paga-ubanan sa mga miyembro gikan sa mga grupong Gabriela, Courage, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Bayan Muna, Anakbayan ug uban pa aron mapakita kang Presidente Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino ang ilang pagbatok sa buwis sa lana ug sa...
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14Mar2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Mar. 14 (PIA) -- The lives of residents of two barangays in San Gabriel town here have improved with the completion of a farm-to-market road (FMR) under the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project (ARISP) of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). According to a DAR report, the incidence of asthma and other respiratory diseases among the more than 4,500 residents of Barangays Lacong and Lipay Proper decreased by 20 percent. This was attribute...
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07Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will fast track the implementation of the Integrated Transport System (ITS) project to decongest traffic in Metro Manila (MM). DOTC Secretary Mar Roxas said that the implementation of the ITS project is provided for in the President’s Executive Order No. 67 issued last February 21, 2012. EO 67 calls for the planning, implementation and monitoring of the ITS. Under the ITS proje...
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07Mar2012VIRAC, Catanduanes, March 7 (PIA) -- The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), has started preliminary survey of the Virac Airport here recently. According to Engr. Raul Glorioso of CAAP, the upgrading of the province's sole airport is a proposed project of DOTC to KOICA to upgrade and develop Virac airport at par with other airports in other c...
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06Mar2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, March 6 (PIA) -- In line with the government’s campaign against illegal logging activities, the provincial environment and natural resources office headed by PENRO Emrich Borja ordered the five community environment and natural resources officers in Quezon to stop the issuance of all transport documents for all forest products including charcoal. Borja said the move is i...
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05Mar2012DIPOLOG CITY, MAR.5(PIA)--- Si Presidente Benigno Aquino III mimando karon sa Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) nga dalion ang pagpabarog sa integrated mass transport network alang sa daling paglambo sa nasod. Ang Orden Ehikutibo numero 67 nga gipirmahan ni Presidente Aquino niadtong Pebrero 21, 2012 nagtakda sa pagpabarog sa usa ka integrated mass transport network ilalom sa Public-Private Partnership nga mao ang estratehiya sa administrasyong Aquino para sa pagl...
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24Feb2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Peb. 24 (PIA) -- Mahigpit na ngayong ipinagbabawal ang pagbibiyahe ng uling sa labas ng Oriental Mindoro. Ito ang sinabi ni Environment and Natural Resources Officer at Provincial Task Force on Anti-Charcoal Transportation Chairman Maximino Jumig bilang patuloy na pagpapatupad ng Provincial Ordinance No. 015-2011 o ang pagbabawal sa pagbibiyahe ng uling sa labas ng lalawigan. Ayon kay Jumig, kasalukuyan nang kumikilos ang mga ahensyang bumubuo ng...
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21Feb2012BACOOR, Cavite, February 20 (PIA) -- Local officials here are focusing on several ways to further improve the public transport system which will directly benefit the riding public and the legitimate holders of franchise as well. These measures were discussed when Mayor Strike Revilla met with Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Director Jaime Jacob to discuss innovations and measures in the fields of transportation services which the local government can adopt t...
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09Feb2012CEBU CITY, February 9 (PIA) -- Land Transportation Office (LTO) assistant secretary Virginia Torres is in Cebu to observe the conduct of the random roadside drug test of the LTO 7 for possible replication in other regions. LTO 7 Regional Director Raul Aguilos said the random roadside drug testing aims to keeps roads and passengers safe from accidents due to drug abuse by public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers. “The random drug testing was first initiated by the LT...
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02Feb2012DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- A city mayor reiterated that the primary reason for constructing an airport is to enhance economic viability of the province which will greatly benefit the people. Mayor Hernani Braganza of Alaminos City said in a press briefing on Tuesday that an airport is a developmental project and must not be tainted by politics. “We are the only province in the entire region that does not have an airport and a seaport,” Braganza lamented consideri...
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02Feb2012SIYUDAD SAN MASBATE, Peb 2 (PIA) -- Maga dugang an Land Transportation Office san mga deputized agents na magapatuman san “no plate, no travel” policy sa naga damo na motorista sa naga uswag na siyudad san Masbate. Ini an napagdesisyunan san Provincial Law Enforcement Coordinating Council kasunod san sitahon san LTO regional office na kuno diotay lang an numero san mga nadadakop na mga naga balgar sa nasambit na patakaran. Inako ni LTO- Masbate chief M...
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24Jan2012CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- As an aviation training facility is being built in Clark, the Philippines is effectively positioned as a hub and center for aviation training in the Asia Pacific. President and chief executive officer of Cebu Pacific Air Inc. Lance Gokongwei, said “With the state-of-the-art facilities and comprehensive training footprint of the Philippine Academy Aviation Training (PAAT), the aviation academy is envisioned to be a one-stop regional t...
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21Jan2012CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- A multi-sectoral group, composed mainly of public transport drivers from Barangay 176 Bagong Silang, today led a local tree planting activity in the city in line with the National Greening Program (NGP) of the Aquino administration. At least 300 members of Pamato-Pilipinas Public Transport, Green Revolution Organization, senior citizen associations, barangay officials and grade school students spent their early Saturday morning planting some 400 seedlings...
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20Jan2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol Jan. 20 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office in Bohol said bus companies may face sanctions such as cancellation of their franchise if they continue to ignore the law against overspeeding. A concerned citizen has recently filed a complaint against overspeeding drivers to the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) PPOC member and Land Transportation Officer Joel Maloloy-on said that the complaints have sufficient basis based on the investigation that the agency ...
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19Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The government’s inter-agency team is closely monitoring the operation of private emission testing centers (PETC) in the country to ensure the elimination of the so-called “No Show” practice by vehicle owners. Ma. Victoria Abrera, Policy Planning Division Chief of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) said in the program Talking Points that this close monitoring is part of the intensified campaign of the Aquino Administration to strictly imp...
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24Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 24 (PIA)-- The Philippine Airlines reassured the riding public of flight safety as it resumed normal operations today after a month that the airline embarked on its outsourcing program. PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna told the media here in a press briefing that safety remains to be the cornerstone of PAL operations, debunking “misinformation from disgruntled people.” Villaluna said one of the airline’s safety policy is the regular safety assessment c...
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31Oct2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Orietnal, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- An actual accomplishment of 80.43%, out of the targeted 86.67% or a delay of schedule by 6.24%, was noted on two major components of the Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP), as of June 30, this year. These components include the project’s Civil Works and the Air Navigation System and Support Facilities (ANSSF), Director Guillermo L. Leonardo of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said. The ...
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29Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 29 (PIA) -- Land Transportation and Traffic Management Office (LTTMO) head Alfredo Radaza of this city said the office is enforcing traffic re-routing scheme in time with the city’s commemoration of All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day on November 1 and 2, 2011. According to Radaza, LTTMO traffic enforce personnel were already given assignments during the two-day commemoration. He added that traffic enforcers will be distributed to all cemeteries in ...
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18Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- To address rising statistics on vehicular and related accidents involving teenagers, the Regional Development Council of Soccsksargen Region (RDC 12) recently conducted a trainers’ training on road safety advocacy. Information from RDC 12 says that statistics show that fatality rate among drivers aged 16 to 19 is four times higher than that of the 25 to 69 years old bracket. Crash fatality rate per 100,00...
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05Oct2011ILOILO CITY, Oct. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has earmarked P347.2 million to upgrade ports and related facilities in Western Visayas this year according to Assistant Secretary Ildefonso Patdu, Jr. He added that DOTC will pour in more funds amounting to P1.04 billion in 2012. Speaking on behalf of DOTC Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II at the recent quarterly meeting of the Regional Development Council (RDC) chaired by Capiz Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr. her...
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20Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Set. 21 (PIA) -- Umani ngayon ng iba’t-ibang reaksiyon sa publiko ang nangyaring malawakang welga kahapon ng iilang transport drivers at operators dito. Ayon kay Aling Felisa Jimenez, maybahay at may tatlong anak, maraming trabaho ang naantala kahapon dahil walang masasakyan ang mga manggagawa dito. Aniya, naging perwisyo ito lalung-lalo na sa mga manggagawang arawan ang pasahod. Si Aling Felisa ang tagapagbantay ng kanilang sari-sari store. “Dahi...
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20Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 20 (PIA) -- At least 10 buses coming from two big transport companies, the Rural Transit Mindanao, Inc. (RTMI) and Super 5, were placed at the disposal of the Task Force Transport Strike organized by the Cagayan de Oro City Government to assist the passengers affected by yesterday’ transport strike. Engr. Nonito Oclarit, Head of the city’s Road and Transport Administration (RTA) said the use of the buses was facilitated by the Lan...
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19Sep2011BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) – In spite of the nationwide transport strike where majority of the transport groups here sympathized with the militant transport group Piston, the Department of Education (DepEd) Butuan City Division did not suspend classes in the elementary and high school. In an early interview this morning, Prof. Israel Reveche, Spokesperson of DepEd Butuan City Division, they did not issue a directive for the suspension of classes because students in schools ...
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16Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) – First a multi-million peso modern sanitary landfill, then a P45-M public transport terminal. Soon, South Cotabato’s booming town of Surallah will have its own public hospital. Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. recently announced that at present the provincial government is pushing for the construction of a district hospital in nearby Surallah town. He said a technical working group has been constituted to look ...
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27Jul2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 27 (PIA) –- A total of 765 jeepney operators all over the Zamboanga Peninsula Region received their Pantawid Pasada (PP) Cards from Land Transportation Office (LTO) as of July 26. LTO Regional Director Aaminola P. Abaton said of the 765 PP card holders, 706 were beneficiaries from this city, 53 were from Zamboanga Del Norte and four beneficiaries from Pagadian City and two were from Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Province. Abaton called on the jeepney drivers, operat...
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14Jul2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 14 (PIA) –- Tricycle operators who complied with their franchise renewal requirement from April to May can start claiming their fuel assistance as the city government starts its second batch release of “Pantawid Pasada.” Releasing of the P150 cash, one time fuel assistance is being done thru the Tricycle Adjudication Board (TAB) and the City Treasurer’s Office. The second batch of the Pantawid Pasada covers 504 tricycle operator-beneficiaries...
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06Jul2011NAGA CITY, Hulyo 6 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 1,580 ng mga discount cards na bahagi ng programang Pantawid Pasada ng pamahalaan nasyonal ang ipinamimigay ngayong araw sa Naga City Colliseum, Lunsod ng Naga. Sinimulan ito kaninang alas 9 ng umaga hanggang mamayang hapon ang pag distribute sa mga lehitimong drivers at mga operators na bumibyahe sa loob ng naturang lunsod at lalawigan ng Camarines Sur. Pinangunahan ni Director Zenaida Y. Monzada ng Oil Industry Management Bureau ...
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06Jul2011MAMBAJAO, Camiguin Is., July 6, PIA – New schedules, both by air and sea, have been added to the regular routes coming in and outside the island, early this year. Provincial Tourism Officer, Candice Naomi Borromeo announced that the Mid-Sea Express in now bridging the island to other parts of the Visayas, particularly, the provinces of Bohol and Cebu, by air. After almost three years of no air transport, the flights are back, she said, the test flights, of which, ...
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27Jun2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, June 27 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, has reminded the Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) beneficiaries in the city to bring the needed documents in claiming their “Pantawid Pasada” Cards. These documents include the original and photocopy of their Land Transportation Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Confirmation Certificate or Franchise Decision/Order and Original Registration/ Certificate of Regist...
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30May2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 30 (PIA) –- A total of 2,222 motorela or motorized tricycle franchisees in the city are set to receive the tricycle transport financial subsidy (TTFS), this week. This was revealed by City Director Emil Rana of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), who said the operators will receive the amount of Php150 per motorela unit as long as their franchises are legally registered with the city, as of March 28, this year. Rana said the ...
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27May2011Manila, May 27 (PIA6) - Secretary Joel Villanueva of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) together with the Land Transportation office (LTO) is thinking of making as requirement for the issuance of a driver’s license a certificate of competency issued by TESDA. This is a certificate that states that the driver has trained with TESDA and has passed the assessment that is why the holder has been issued a National Certificate (NC) 2 or 3. Secretary Villan...
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26May2011QUEZON CITY, May 26 (PIA) --- With the increasing number of vehicular accidents involving public utility vehicles and oftentimes resulting in death and serious injuries, government seem to have no recourse but to implement more traffic rules and measures to avert such incidences – until now. The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) met recently with the Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA) to come up with a plausible solution. Both agencies have agreed...
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25May2011CALAMBA CITY, May 25, (PIA) --- Josefina Castilla-Go, regional director of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-4A said in her message relative to the symbolic distribution of Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) funding checks for the local government units held May 23 at the Cavite provincial capitol that 48,009 tricycle driver/operator benefit from the fuel subsidy of P7,201,350 provincewide. The DILG is specifically tasked for the distribution of PTAP because fra...
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16May2011CEBU CITY, May 16 (PIA) – Drivers found guilty of using illegal drugs face revocation of their license and an administrative fine of P15,000, on top of undergoing a six-month rehabilitation program before one can be allowed to drive again. This is the stern warning issued by Land Transportation Office (LTO) -7 Regional Director Raul Aguilos against public transport drivers using illegal drugs to keep them alert while on the road. “Drivers should always bear in...
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05May2011ILOILO CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- On normal days, Dulce Ann drives her sports utiltiy vehicle (SUV) every weekday from her hometown to her office 20 kilometers away from the city, usually by herself. However, during the May 2-3 public transport strike that grounded most public utility vehicles in her hometown and the rest of the province, the lady government executive readily took in some fellow government employees and neighbors who are also working in the provincial capital. Dulce Ann w...
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27Apr2011QUEZON CITY, April 27 (PIA) – In a bid to ease daily fuel expense of the public transport sector, the Department of Energy is set to release fuel assistance of P1,050 to jeepney drivers and operators across the country and is slated to start in Metro Manila on May 2. DOE Secretary Jose Rene Almendras announced yesterday that eligible public utility jeepney drivers and operators in Metro Manila will be the first batch to receive the financial assistance to be provided under DOE&rsquo...
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19Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 19, (PIA) – The Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, is set to implement “Gabay sa Mamamayan, Kalakbay 2011” effective April 20-May 1, 2011. Lawyer Esteban M. Baltazar, Jr., Director of LTO-10 said the Gabay sa Mamamayan is a Land Transport Response Scheme for “Zero-Accident,” that advocates for “Ligtas na Daan, Ligtas na Mamamayan” (road safety of citizens). It aims to ensure road safety on la...
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19Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 19 (PIA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), region 10, has organized a skeletal workforce to render emergency services that may be required during the holy week. Engr. Norma U. Gironella, Director of DPWH-10, said the move answers the memorandum of Undersecretary Raul C. Asis to all Regional Directors of DPWH, dated April 12, this year, on the organization of a skeletal workforce and designation of DPWH Action Officers...
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16Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 16 (PIA) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Mindanao District, will implement “Oplan Mahal na Araw,” in all ports, harbors and terminals within its area of responsibility (AOR), from April 15-26. It has established a Passenger Assistance Center (PAC) in support of the Eagle Eye Project of the Dept. of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), in coordination with the following agencies: Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliar...
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05Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Apr 5 (PIA) – A total revenue of Php396.35 million was collected by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, last year, higher by 10.35% compared to Php359.17 million in 2009. Data at LTO-10 also show an increase in the number of licenses/transactions handled, from 197,722 to 213,938 or 8.20% and licenses/permits issued, from 139,596 to 152,294 or 9.10%. Registration transactions handled also increased from 234,007 to 261,866 or 11.9...
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27Feb2011CEBU, Feb. 27 (PIA) –- Fifty percent of taxis in Metro Cebu have already been calibrated according to Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regional director Ahmed Cuizon. Cuizon said there are 6,000 taxis in Metro Cebu and over 3,000 taxis have already been calibrated as of February 26. “With the way the team is going, we can calibrate over a hundred taxis in day’s time. By the end of April 2011, we will completely calibrate the 6000 taxis in Met...
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28Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 28 (PIA 9) – Land Transportation Office (LTO) here gets a “nod” from the public as it reported it surpassed its target revenue collection for 2010. LTO regional director Aminola P. Abaton said target collection for last year was set at P240 million but the transportation office was able to collect P272, 891,161.45 a figure that is P32,891,161.45 higher than the goal. It can be recalled that the office was able to get a revenue collection of P232 mil...
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27Jan2011LEGAZPI CITY, (PIA) — Naglaan ng P82.5 milyon na pondo ang an pamahalaang lalawigan ng Albay para sa isang capital assistance ng iba’t-ibang sektor na direktang naapektuhan ng mga kalamidad na tumama sa lalawigan simula pa noong 2008 hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Ayon kay Albay governor Joey Salceda, nangangailangan ng agarang tulong ang labis na naapektuhan ang kabuhayan kabilang na ang mga sektor ng mangingisda, magsasaka, kababaihan, at transportasyon. “Si...
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03Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY(PIA) – It’s “buena mano” for 2011 for Land Transportation Office (LTO) as the office is set to host a two- day summit on Regional Traffic Enforcement Road Safety (RTERS) this January. The summit which is the first in a row is expected to tackle issues and measures to solve traffic problems in the city and region. Topics such as Traffic Code; new issuances of LTO that are revisions on the various penalties and other traffic laws, will be thoroughly di...
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23Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (23 February) -- The Philippine Air Lines (PAL) have been directed to give preferential accommodation of "must-ride status" to officials, employees and deputies of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) traveling on official business. Per Comelec Resolution No. 8716 that has designated PAL and its President deputies of Comelec in connection with the May 10 elections, its officials and employees throughout the country are also directed to effect the immediate ...
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04Feb2010Cagayan de Oro City (4 February) -- A total revenue of P359.17 million was collected by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, last year, higher by17.46 percent over that of Php305.79 million in 2008. Regional Director Porcawa B. Dia of LTO-X said their office has handled a total of 234,007 registration cases in 2009 or 8.54 percent higher compared to 215,588 cases in the previous year. He also said a total of 179,551 motor vehicles (MV) were registered in the region, in 2...
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