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DOTr takes up cudgels for Tugade: ‘He’s an upright man’

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday belied allegations that Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade may have been a protector of casino tycoon Jack Lam’s alleged illegal operations when he was president of Clark Development Corp. (CDC). Assistant…

Thug on Superman’s cape

In the recent Meet Inquirer Multimedia forum, the beleaguered Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade pleaded he could never be Superman. In dislikening himself to the comic book icon with the red cape and the X-ray vision, he perhaps…

‘Un-cooperative’ DOTr delaying emergency powers — Alvarez

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday slammed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for making it difficult for Congress to pass the emergency powers to address the traffic crisis. In a DZMM radio interview, Alvarez said the House of…

Transport chief can’t even drive but knows life’s rough roads

Poverty taught Arthur Tugade many things in his youth. Things like patience, when he had to wait in line just to take a bath at the communal water pump; or caution, when he had to find his…

Tugade aide clarifies ‘state of mind’ traffic

Transportation assistant secretary for communications Cherie Mercado-Santos took exception to the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s article on Secretary Arthur Tugade’s urging Filipinos to shed the mindset of using “traffic” as an excuse for tardiness. In a letter to…