DOTr: 21 firms join pre-bidding for PNR Clark

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 10:22:45 +0000

DOTr: 21 firms join pre-bidding for PNR Clark

CLARK FREEPORT — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Sunday confirmed it has held pre-bidding for the Malolos City-Clark segment of the North South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project, which will connect Manila to the Clark International Airport in less than an hour.

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Inflation at 3.8 percent a ‘positive development,’ Palace expects further ‘disinflation’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 02:49:04 +0000

Malacañang hailed as a “positive development” the 3.8 percent inflation in February, which is within the 2 to 4 percent target

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4 escape car hit by 2 trains going opposite ways

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 23:47:59 +0000

4 escape car hit by 2 trains going opposite ways

Authorities say an Amtrak train and a freight train headed opposite ways on parallel tracks in Virginia hit a car stuck at a rail crossing, but the four people escaped from the car before it was struck.

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80,000 fuel vouchers for jeepney drivers still unclaimed

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:00:12 +0000

Over 80,000 registered jeepney franchise holders have yet to claim their fuel subsidy from the government, according to Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara.

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In China, nearly 3 billion train passengers expected for holiday rush

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:46:51 +0000

In China, nearly 3 billion train passengers expected for holiday rush

China’s railways are expected to transport 2.99 billion passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush this year.

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PNR mulls extending railway system to Nueva Ecija, Cagayan

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:23:46 +0000

PNR mulls extending railway system to Nueva Ecija, Cagayan

The government is looking into extending the massive railway network it wanted to build in Luzon northeast to the provinces of Nueva Ecija and as far as Cagayan, the state-run Philippine National Railways (PNR) said.

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Bayan Muna presses DOE oil data to fight overpricing

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 02:47:47 +0000

Bayan Muna presses DOE oil data to fight overpricing

MANILA, Philippines — As consumers braced for higher oil prices and a new round of excise tax on fuel products, lawmakers urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to release its “long overdue” memorandum itemizing oil prices in the country to identify overpricing companies. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi ordered the unbundling of prices of petroleum products […]

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MRT-3 suffers 2nd glitch on Sunday afternoon, unloads 350 passengers

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 08:07:48 +0000

MRT-3 suffers 2nd glitch on Sunday afternoon, unloads 350 passengers

The Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT-3) suffered a second glitch as one of its trains unloaded 350 passengers on Sunday afternoon.

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