Senator Bong Go wants details from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on how it plans to use P147 million under the 2023 national budget to compensate airline passengers whose flights will be delayed or canceled.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said the Senate is planning to increase the number of session days in order to tackle more laws as he also urged government agencies such as the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to spend their budget properly to avoid underspending.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday said amendments must be made to the procurement law to expedite the upgrade of facilities and acquisition of crucial air traffic management equipment to prevent a repeat of the technical glitch that shut down the country’s airspace last New Year’s Day.
Former Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade should explain the efforts he exerted to have a backup for the air traffic management system given the P13 billion supposedly given by Congress to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to upgrade it during the Duterte administration.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) are looking to expedite the upgrade of facilities and replace affected equipment following the New Year’s Day technical glitch that resulted in suspended flight operations in several of the country’s major airports.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should extend the free bus rides to commuters instead of privatizing the EDSA busway, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro said.
Commuters would have to pay for riding along the EDSA busway starting next year as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will be turning over its operations to the private sector.
Antipolo City Rep. Romeo Acop urged the Department of Transportation to act on complaints of commuters who fell victim to overcharging of motorcycle taxi drivers during the holiday rush.
The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has made significant strides in improving the transport sector, according to the yearend report of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has reproached the Department of Transportation for the inordinate delay in the implementation of the Naga Airport expansion project and the rollout of the PNR Bicol project.
