"We re targeting early July. However, it would also depend on how fast DBM can download the funds to us," LTFRB executive director Tina Cassion told reporters in a Viber message.
The PITX to Circuit Makati route of the LRT-1 Riders Club COMET shuttle service(Route map courtesy of LRMC) MANILA - Members of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Riders Club may now enjoy an extended shuttle service route from the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) to Makati City and vice versa. In a statement on Tuesday, the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) the operator and maintenance provider of the LRT-1 said the service is available for the exclusive use of LRT-1 Riders Club members through the GETPASS mobile application (app). "The shuttle service route will now be extended to Circuit Makati (Ayala Malls Circuit) with LRT-1 Gil Puyat Footbridge and select areas going to Makati Central Business District and Ayala Malls Circuit as additional designated loading/unloading points," the LRMC said. The shuttle service was launched in March and previously ran from LRT-1 Edsa Station and the Manila Bay Aseana area with loading and unloading points along Mac
OPEN ON SATURDAYS. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (3rd from right) and other government officials during the ribbon-cutting of the LTO office at PITX in February 2022. The LTO at the PITX will be open to the public on Saturdays starting June 11.(PNA photo) MANILA - The Land Transportation Office (LTO) at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) will be open to the public on Saturdays. The LTO said the new schedule will take effect on June 11 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Apply na ng non-professional driver's license dito sa LTO-PITX! Hindi lang renewal at new application, pati change classification at iba pa (Apply for a non-professional driver's license here at LTO-PITX! Not only for renewals or new applications but also 'change classification' and other transactions)," the LTO said in a Facebook post Wednesday. Supplementary services such as a driving school and a medical clinic are also open on Saturdays. Appointments are not necessary before visi
DUTERTE LEGACY. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade delivers his speech during the kickoff of a two-day Duterte Legacy Summit at the PICC in Pasay City on Monday (May 30, 2022). He said in a span of six years, the DOTr has completed 250 airport and aviation projects, 1,200 kilometers of completed and ongoing railway projects, 579 completed maritime projects, and more in the road sector. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade on Monday highlighted the gains delivered by the agency to the Filipino people since the start of the Duterte administration in 2016. In his speech during Duterte Legacy Summit at the PICC in Pasay City, Tugade said in a span of six years, the DOTr has completed 250 airport and aviation projects, 1,200 kilometers (km) of completed and ongoing railway projects, 579 completed and 163 ongoing maritime projects, and many other projects in road transport and various transportation sectors.
(PNA file photo) MANILA - A House leader on Friday urged the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to reconsider the window hour scheme imposed on provincial buses or else Congress would have to subpoena these agencies to explain. In a statement, House ways and means committee chairperson Joey Salceda said the MMDA and LTFRB should drop all these "unclear restrictions" on provincial buses on EDSA, particularly the new policy allowing provincial bus operators to use their private terminals from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. only. Outside these window hours, they may only use designated terminals prescribed by the national government, such as the Araneta Bus Port, Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Valenzuela Gateway Complex, North Luzon Express Terminal. Salceda said clear guidelines should be jointly issued by the two agencies, and stakeholder consultation and evidence-based policymaking should be used