Transport & Communications
MRT3 chief removed after escalator malfunction, triggering security overhaul
Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT3) general manager Oscar Bongon has been removed from his position following an 8 March escalator malfunction at the Taft Avenue Station that injured at least 10 passengers.
PITX projects serving landmark 200M passengers by mid-year
The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), the country's leading intermodal landport, is projected to surpass the 200 million passenger mark by the second quarter of 2025. This milestone underscores the terminal’s dominant position within the transportation infrastructure, with a steady increase in passenger traffic year after year.
TRB betrays bias vs barrier-free expressways
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has betrayed a bias against fast, barrier-free transits at expressways with the decision announced Sunday to achieve that goal as quickly as within the year as it earlier committed but in two or three years instead.
Mactan-Cebu Intl Airport boosts performance, gears for growth in 2025
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), managed by Aboitiz InfraCapital Cebu Airport Corp., is gearing up for higher growth in 2025, building on a series of operational and sustainability milestones achieved in 2024.
4.7M took to the air with Cebu Pacific in only 2 months
Cebu Pacific has posted a strong 26.3 percent increase in passenger number for February this year, a result that exceeded expectations for a typically lean month. The airline carried 2.2 million passengers during the period, up from 1.72 million in the same month last year, driven by a significant boost in seat capacity.
