MANILA — The government plans to source from domestic sources two-thirds of the financing for the massive infrastructure projects to be rolled out in the next six years, while state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority…
MANILA — The fuel marking system eyed for implementation starting early 2018, will allow the government to collect additional revenues of up to P43.8 billion lost to smuggling each year, according to the Department of Finance. In…
The Senate unanimously ratified on Wednesday the bicameral committee report on a bill that will extend the validity of driver’s license to five years or even up to 10 years if a holder has not committed any …
The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading President Duterte’s comprehensive tax reform package before the 17th Congress adjourned its first regular session. Voting 246-9-1, congressmen passed House Bill 5636, also known as the Tax…
The Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) technical working group is set to meet as early as next week to “fine-tune” guidelines related to the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (Adda) and entertain suggestions from the public, following the confusion and…
Amid the confusion that greeted the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA), a transport official reminded motorists that their “line of sight” should be clear not just of electronic gadgets but also rosaries, small figurines, trinkets,…
Jeepney drivers and operators led by transport group Piston are set to hold a nationwide protest caravan on Monday against the government’s upcoming “scrappage” program for aging public utility vehicles. Piston president George San Mateo said the…
Saying he was then just new on the job and did not want to be a “Doubting Thomas,” former Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya admitted at a Senate inquiry on Monday that he approved a contractor for…
“Holier-than-thou” critics of controversial blogger-turned-government official Margaux “Mocha” Uson will be proven wrong, according to the head of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Tim Orbos, MMDA officer in charge and general manager, voiced his support for…
We would like to clarify some concerns aired by Henrico Laceda in his April 17 letter to the editor (“One more law to make people miserable”) on how the new Anti-Distracted Driving Act affects motorists who use…
