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By Miguel R. Camus

The transportation department is now evaluating a single proposal by a Chinese manufacturer for the P3.77-billion expansion of the Metro Railway Transit’s capacity through the addition of more trains after another firm was disqualified and three would-be bidders did not submit bids at all.
Posted: June 12th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo and Daxim L. Lucas

Only two firms have been left in the running for the P3.85-billion supply contract for license plates for all motor vehicles in the Philippines, the Department of Transportation and Communications announced Wednesday.
Posted: May 8th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Miguel R. Camus
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is finalizing a comprehensive airport policy aimed at solving current congestion issues while laying down the growth strategy for the international air terminals serving Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Transport Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya detailed in a business forum Thursday plans for the congested Ninoy Aquino International [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Miguel R. Camus
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has turned to the private sector for help in upgrading equipment for night landing operations in eight regional airports.
Posted: April 20th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will push through with the bidding for the new automated fare collection system (AFCS) for Metro Manila’s trains, even as a South Korean firm continues to assert its rights over the project.
Posted: April 11th, 2013 in Editor's Pick,Headlines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo
The Department of Transportation and Communications is again extending the deadline for the submission of qualification documents for the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) development project, giving potential bidders more time to prepare requirements.
Posted: April 2nd, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is now searching for a new maintenance service provider for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)—Metro Manila’s most congested train line with a spotty reliability record. In an invitation published yesterday, the DOTC said a budget of P712.76 million had been earmarked for the year-long maintenance contract. [...]
Posted: March 26th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo
The fate of Clark International Airport will be left in the hands of President Aquino, who will have to decide if the government should develop two major airports in Luzon or focus its efforts on just one.
Posted: February 28th, 2013 in Editor's Pick,Headlines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has started the bidding process to find the company that will draft the vital detailed engineering design for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) line 2 East Extension.
Posted: February 26th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By the staff
Iconic heavyweight motorcycles from Harley Davidson may soon be rumbling out of the first showroom in the Philippines on Edsa. Construction of the showroom near the Mercedes Benz and Chrysler dealerships in Greenhills is under way and the Harley Davidson home in the Philippines is tentatively scheduled to open to the public on March 2.
Posted: February 19th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo
The P17.5-BILLION development of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will be delayed further, as interested bidders have been given nearly a month’s extension to prepare the necessary documents that will qualify them to participate in the project.
Posted: February 19th, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has come out with a compromise solution to the issue on the funding of the shared portion of two separate roads that will link highways north and south of Metro Manila.
Posted: December 28th, 2012 in Headlines | Read More »