Latest in Department of TransportationThe Department of Transportation (DOTr) has set a new policy requiring all new airports to have a minimum runway length of 2,100 meters, enabling the operation of larger Airbus aircraft that can carry more than double the passengers of the turboprop planes currently limited to shorter runways—with…
The Bukidnon Airport will be completed by December 2027, with the terminal building and a turboprop-capable runway finishing first, ending decades of reliance on the three-hour overland trip from Cagayan de Oro for residents of Bukidnon, Cotabato, and neighboring provinces, Transportation…
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) concession agreement has already generated ₱75 billion for the national treasury in just one and a half years of private operation—dwarfing the approximately ₱30 billion that government management produced over 30 years, or an average of ₱1 billion per…
A new international passenger terminal building is under construction at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao, the busiest regional airport in the Philippines, as part of a ₱1 billion total investment allocated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for…
Twenty-four Philippine airports can now handle night flight operations, with more being added including Cauayan Airport in Isabela, as the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) works to expand flight slots beyond daytime hours and ease the congestion that currently forces passengers…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will bundle the Davao, Siargao, and Bicol airports together for a single public-private partnership tender, ensuring that all three airports receive private investment and development even if some are less commercially attractive on their own, Transportation…
The CAVITEX C5 Link, opened under the Marcos administration, has cut travel time between Cavite and the C5 corridor from one and a half hours to just 15 minutes, benefiting residents commuting to Bulacan, Marikina, Katipunan, and Quezon City, Transportation Senior Undersecretary Steven Pastor said…
The Tagaytay-Nasugbu-Batangas Expressway segment known as TR4 is set to open by December 2026, slashing travel time from Manila to Tiaong in Quezon Province from two hours to just 15 to 30 minutes, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Transportation Secretary Giovanni “Banoy”…
Provincial buses are now exempt from tollway fees on all expressways in the Philippines under a policy directive issued by the Marcos administration, reducing overhead costs for bus operators amid rising fuel prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, Transportation Senior Undersecretary Steven…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is planning a dedicated freight railway that will connect the major ports of Subic, Manila, and Batangas—enabling cargo to move between the country’s largest international port facilities by rail rather than by road. Transporatation Undersecretary for…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is extending its rail vision beyond Metro Manila, with a Mindanao Railway System in planning, a feasibility study for a Cebu Rail Project being launched, and the MRT-4 for Eastern Metro Manila moving forward in partnership with the Asian Development Bank and…
Transportation Secretary Giovanni “Banoy” Lopez declared that 2027 will be the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) banner year, when years of planning, construction, and right-of-way battles will finally translate into transportation projects that Filipinos can see, board, and benefit from…
The Marcos administration’s Department of Transportation (DOTr) is working toward a single overarching goal: ensuring that every rail station in the country is connected to road, aviation, and maritime transportation, so that a Filipino can move seamlessly from a bus, a ferry, or a plane onto a…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is planning an Airport Express rail line that will connect Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Clark International Airport in a single journey with only two stops—in Makati and Alabang—as part of the North-South Commuter Railway master plan, Transportation…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is building a second major intermodal terminal in Taguig, the Taguig City Intermodal Terminal Exchange, or TCITX, expected to handle 160,000 passengers daily and connect interprovincial buses serving northern and eastern Metro Manila routes directly to both…
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