The Marcos administration’s Department of Transportation (DOTr) is working toward a single overarching goal: ensuring that every rail station in the country is connected to road, aviation, and maritime transportation, so that a Filipino can move seamlessly from a bus, a ferry, or a plane onto a train without losing time or changing terminals, Transportation Secretary Giovanni “Banoy” Lopez said Saturday. Lopez…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is planning an Airport Express rail line that will connect Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Clark International Airport in a single journey with only two stops—in Makati and Alabang—as part of the North-South Commuter Railway master plan, Transportation Secretary Giovanni “Banoy” Lopez said Saturday. Lopez made the statement in an interview on DZRH News program Special on…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is building a second major intermodal terminal in Taguig, the Taguig City Intermodal Terminal Exchange, or TCITX, expected to handle 160,000 passengers daily and connect interprovincial buses serving northern and eastern Metro Manila routes directly to both the North-South Commuter Railway and the Metro Manila Subway. Transportation Senior Undersecretary Steven Pastor disclosed the project details in an…
The Marcos administration has secured a €60 million grant from the European Commission under the Green Economy Programme for the Philippines, covering circular economy, waste and plastic reduction, renewable energy, and climate change mitigation—one of the major international environmental partnerships secured under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones raised the program anew in an interview on DZRH News program Special…
With the perceived ouster of career health officials, Malacañang now stands accused of putting institutional stability and expert leadership at risk for political convenience. The uproar follows the exit of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and other veteran DOH officials in what appears to be a politically motivated shake-up. About 55 professional medical groups signed a joint statement expressing concerns of what…
The Laguna Lake is fast deteriorating into the country’s “biggest septic tank,” Biñan City Rep. Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila Jr. warned on Saturday, August 2. In an interview on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday, Rep. Dimaguila urged the Marcos Jr. administration to take urgent and science-based action to rehabilitate the vital water body affecting millions across Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. “Magkakaroon na…
The Iran war is showing why the Philippines can’t afford to neglect its farmers
A war thousands of kilometers away is beginning to ripple through something as basic as the Filipino dining table. The conflict involving Iran has pushed oil prices higher, disrupted key shipping routes, and strained global supply chains—especially for fertilizer, a critical input for food production. Farmers are already feeling the pressure. Fertilizer prices have surged by as much as 30% to 40%,…