Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 2:35 pm

    Transport & Communications

    DOTr kicks off P252.8M EDSA Busway upgrade, halts privatization plans

    Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon personally inspected six EDSA Busway stations—Monumento, Bagong Barrio, Balintawak, SM North, Philam, and Guadalupe—to ensure the full functionality of 18 elevators aimed at serving priority passengers, including senior citizens, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities.

    Plastic bottles to pave roads under new DPWH guidelines

    The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has approved the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle waste in national road construction, aiming to cut costs and reduce plastic pollution.

    DITO revenue rises, 1Q net loss narrows

    DITO CME Holdings Corp., the telecommunications arm of Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy, continued to incur losses in the first quarter, though at a slower pace, as expenses still outpaced earnings.

    MPTC reopens tollway merger talks with SMC

    Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) on Sunday signaled its readiness to resume discussions with San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on the proposed consolidation of their tollway businesses—a move seen as pivotal in reshaping the country’s expressway landscape and unlocking synergies across major infrastructure assets.

    License suspensions, summons follow road tragedies

    In a strong move underscoring the intensifying push for road safety, the Land Transportation Office (LTO), under the Department of Transportation (DOTr), has issued show cause orders against vehicle owners involved in recent fatal and injurious road crashes in Quezon and Cavite.

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