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The '''Department of Transportation''' ('''DOTr'''; {{langx|fil|Kagawaran ng Transportasyon}}) is the [[Executive Departments of the Philippines|executive department]] of the [[Politics of the Philippines|Philippine government]] responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. It is responsible for the country's land, air, and sea communications infrastructure.


Until June 30, 2016, the department was named '''Department of Transportation and Communications''' ('''DOTC'''; {{langx|fil|Kagawarán ng Transportasyón at Komunikasyón|}}). With Republic Act No. 10844 or "An Act Creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology", signed into law on May 20, 2016 during the administration of President [[Benigno Aquino III]], the Information and Communications Technology Office was spun off the [[Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)|Department of Science and Technology]] (DOST) and merged with all operative units of the DOTC dealing with communications, to form the new [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/787103/aquino-signs-law-creating-department-of-information-and-communications-technology | title=Dep't of Information and Communications Technology created | newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=May 23, 2016 | access-date=May 23, 2016 | author=Sabillo, Kristine Angeli}}</ref>
The '''Department of Transportation''' ('''DOTr'''; {{lang-fil|Kagawaran ng Transportasyon}}) is the [[Executive Departments of the Philippines|executive department]] of the [[Politics of the Philippines|Philippine government]] responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. It is responsible for the country's land, air, and sea communications infrastructure.

Until June 30, 2016, the department was named '''Department of Transportation and Communications''' ('''DOTC'''; {{lang-fil|Kagawarán ng Transportasyón at Komunikasyón|}}). With Republic Act No. 10844 or "An Act Creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology", signed into law on May 20, 2016 during the administration of Outgoing President [[Benigno Aquino III]], the Information and Communications Technology Office was spun off the [[Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)|Department of Science and Technology]] (DOST) and merged with all operative units of the DOTC dealing with communications, to form the new [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/787103/aquino-signs-law-creating-department-of-information-and-communications-technology | title=Dep’t of Information and Communications Technology created | work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | date=May 23, 2016 | access-date=May 23, 2016 | author=Sabillo, Kristine Angeli}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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It was also during this period that the motor vehicle registration and control was improved with the introduction of permanent vehicle license plates and the staggered registration system. A bus leasing program provided an additional 1,000 new buses in Metro Manila.
It was also during this period that the motor vehicle registration and control was improved with the introduction of permanent vehicle license plates and the staggered registration system. A bus leasing program provided an additional 1,000 new buses in Metro Manila.


The operations of both the [[Philippine National Railways]] and the Metro Manila Transit Corporation were improved and expanded. At the same time, the Manila South Line of the PNR serving the [[Bicol Region]] was rehabilitated.
The operations of both the [[Philippine National Railways]] and the [[Metro Manila Transit Corporation]] were improved and expanded. At the same time, the Manila South Line of the PNR serving the [[Bicol Region]] was rehabilitated.


===Post-1986===
===Post-1986===
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Jesus B. Garcia was appointed Secretary of the DOTC by President [[Fidel V. Ramos]]. Under Garcia, new entrants were allowed in the [[landline]] and [[cellular phone]] services, dilapidated [[taxi cab]]s were also phased out in favor of brand new and late model units.
Jesus B. Garcia was appointed Secretary of the DOTC by President [[Fidel V. Ramos]]. Under Garcia, new entrants were allowed in the [[landline]] and [[cellular phone]] services, dilapidated [[taxi cab]]s were also phased out in favor of brand new and late model units.


In early 1995, then Senator [[Ernesto Maceda]] ranked the DOTC first in his "Flagship Centers of Corruption and Inefficiency" scorecard for 1994 out of all the government agencies, citing its alleged irregular transactions for projects related to telecommunication.<ref name="MSMAV">{{cite news|author=MAV|title=Maceda lists top government 'corrupt offices'|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pJgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2358%2C682645|access-date=December 10, 2021|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=January 5, 1995|page=24}}</ref> Maceda previously ranked it second for the year 1993.<ref name="MSMAV"/>
In early 1995, then-Senator [[Ernesto Maceda]] ranked the DOTC first in his "Flagship Centers of Corruption and Inefficiency" scorecard for 1994 out of all the government agencies, citing its alleged irregular transactions for projects related to telecommunication.<ref name="MSMAV">{{cite news|author=MAV|title=Maceda lists top government 'corrupt offices'|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pJgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2358%2C682645|access-date=December 10, 2021|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=January 5, 1995|page=24}}</ref> Maceda previously ranked it second for the year 1993.<ref name="MSMAV"/>


===Present===
===Present===
By 2016, the foundation of the [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]] caused the DOTC to become simply the DOTr as the DICT transferred the DOTC's communications agencies to it.
By 2016, the foundation of the [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]] caused the DOTC to become simply the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as the DICT transferred the DOTC's communications agencies to it.

In July 2017, the Agency began transferring its main operations from its longtime headquarters at Columbia Tower in [[Mandaluyong]], [[Metro Manila]] to [[Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone]] in [[Mabalacat]], [[Pampanga]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/28/17/dotr-begins-transfer-to-clark |title=DOTr begins transfer to Clark |last=Manabat |first=Jacque |date=July 28, 2017 |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=November 6, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> However, as of 2022, the move was planned to be reversed as a result of a survey conducted among DOTr employees. The department still owns office spaces at the Columbia Tower, while the Office of the Secretary is currently located in the head office of the [[Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines]] in [[Pasay]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://business.inquirer.net/375665/biz-buzz-tugade-move-reversed |title=BIZ BUZZ: Tugade move reversed|date=December 2, 2022 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=February 1, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite PH act|chamber=DO|number=2022-014|url=https://www.miaa.gov.ph/images/stories/20220825-DO-2022-014.pdf |title=Interim Records Units of the Office of the Secretary and Department |date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>


During the [[Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte|presidency]] of [[Rodrigo Duterte]], DOTr pursued numerous transportation projects as part of the [[Build! Build! Build!]] infrastructure program of the government,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/890225/dutertenomics-golden-age-of-infrastructure |title=Dutertenomics: 'Golden age of infrastructure' |last1=de Vera|first1= Ben |last2=Yee|first2= Jovic |last3=Camus|first3=Miguel |access-date=November 6, 2017 |date=April 19, 2017 |work=Inquirer.net |language=en}}</ref> with {{Philippine peso|3.6 trillion|link=yes}} worth of public infrastructure projects being rolled out from 2018 to 2022.
In July 2017, the Agency began transferring its main operations from its longtime headquarters at Columbia Tower in Mandaluyong to Clark, Mabalacat, Pampanga.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/28/17/dotr-begins-transfer-to-clark |title=DOTr begins transfer to Clark |author=Manabat, Jacque |date=July 28, 2017 |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=November 6, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref>


In March 2024, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) officially inked the P170.6 billion Public-Private Partnership (PPP) deal aimed at reviving Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The signing ceremony, held in Malacañang, was graced by President Ferdinand Marcos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baroña |first=Franco Jose C. |date=2024-03-18 |title=Govt, SMC sign P170.6-B NAIA rehab project deal |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/03/18/news/govt-smc-sign-p1706-b-naia-rehab-project-deal/1937365 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}</ref>
Currently, the DOTr is pursuing numerous transportation projects as part of the [[Build! Build! Build!]] infrastructure program of the government,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/890225/dutertenomics-golden-age-of-infrastructure |title=Dutertenomics: ‘Golden age of infrastructure’ |author1=de Vera, Ben O. |author2=Yee, Jovic |author3=Camus, Miguel R. |access-date=November 6, 2017 |date=April 19, 2017 |work=Inquirer.net |language=en}}</ref> with PHP 3.6T worth of public infrastructure projects being rolled out from 2018 to 2022.


==Ongoing projects==
==Ongoing projects==
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The subway project was fast-tracked with the announcement on February 5, 2021, that 25 tunnel boring machines will be used for the subway's construction. Planned partial operations of the subway was revised to sometime between December 2021 and February 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Balinbin|first=Arjay L.|date=February 5, 2021|title=Deployment of 25 tunnel-boring machines signals big push for subway completion|website=BusinessWorld|url=https://www.bworldonline.com/deployment-of-25-tunnel-boring-machines-signals-big-push-for-subway-completion/}}</ref>
The subway project was fast-tracked with the announcement on February 5, 2021, that 25 tunnel boring machines will be used for the subway's construction. Planned partial operations of the subway was revised to sometime between December 2021 and February 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Balinbin|first=Arjay L.|date=February 5, 2021|title=Deployment of 25 tunnel-boring machines signals big push for subway completion|website=BusinessWorld|url=https://www.bworldonline.com/deployment-of-25-tunnel-boring-machines-signals-big-push-for-subway-completion/}}</ref>


On April 27, 2021, the Department of Transportation announced that the underground works for the subway will start in the 4th quarter of 2021.<ref name="4Qunderground">{{Cite news|author=<!-- staff writer(s); no by line -->|date=April 27, 2021|title=Underground work for Metro Manila subway to start in Q4|website=CNN Philippines|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/4/27/Subway-line-Q4-excavation.html|access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref>
On April 27, 2021, the Department of Transportation announced that the underground works for the subway will start in the 4th quarter of 2021.<ref name="4Qunderground">{{Cite news|author=<!-- staff writer(s); no by line -->|date=April 27, 2021|title=Underground work for Metro Manila subway to start in Q4|website=CNN Philippines|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/4/27/Subway-line-Q4-excavation.html|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501131220/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/4/27/Subway-line-Q4-excavation.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


====PNR North-South Commuter Railway====
====PNR North-South Commuter Railway====
{{Main|North–South Commuter Railway}}
{{Main|North–South Commuter Railway}}
The '''North–South Commuter Railway''' is an under-construction [[commuter rail]] from [[New Clark City]] in [[Capas, Tarlac]] to [[Calamba, Laguna]]. The North Line will have a length of 106-kilometer, from [[Tutuban station|Tutuban]] in Manila to New Clark City, and is expected to be completed by 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/173929-manila-clark-railway-stations-revealed-dotr |title=17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced |date=June 25, 2017 |author=Dela Paz, Chrisee |work=Rappler |access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/908632/dotr-leads-marking-of-manila-clark-railways-5-future-stations |title=DOTr leads marking of Manila-Clark railway’s 5 future stations |work=Inquirer |access-date=June 25, 2017 |author=Aning, Jerome |date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> The South Line will be reconstructed as an electrified standard-gauge full double-track line.
The '''North–South Commuter Railway''' is an under-construction [[commuter rail]] from [[New Clark City]] in [[Capas, Tarlac]] to [[Calamba, Laguna]]. The North Line will have a length of 106-kilometer, from [[Tutuban station|Tutuban]] in Manila to New Clark City, and is expected to be completed by 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/173929-manila-clark-railway-stations-revealed-dotr |title=17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced |date=June 25, 2017 |author=Dela Paz, Chrisee |work=Rappler |access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/908632/dotr-leads-marking-of-manila-clark-railways-5-future-stations |title=DOTr leads marking of Manila-Clark railway's 5 future stations |work=Inquirer |access-date=June 25, 2017 |author=Aning, Jerome |date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> The South Line will be reconstructed as an electrified standard-gauge full double-track line.


Pre-construction work such as clearing of the right of way had been started in January 2018. Construction commenced in February 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/photo/02/15/19/phase-1-of-north-south-commuter-railway-project-breaks-ground |title=Phase 1 of North-South Commuter Railway project breaks ground |author=Demayo, Mark |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=February 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/02/16/1893982/construction-north-south-commuter-railway-kicks-off |title=Construction of North-South Commuter Railway kicks off |work=Philstar |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=February 16, 2019 |author=Mercurio, Richmond}}</ref>
Pre-construction work such as clearing of the right of way had been started in January 2018. Construction commenced in February 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/photo/02/15/19/phase-1-of-north-south-commuter-railway-project-breaks-ground |title=Phase 1 of North-South Commuter Railway project breaks ground |author=Demayo, Mark |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=February 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/02/16/1893982/construction-north-south-commuter-railway-kicks-off |title=Construction of North-South Commuter Railway kicks off |work=Philstar |access-date=February 16, 2019 |date=February 16, 2019 |author=Mercurio, Richmond}}</ref>


==Organizational structure==
==Organizational structure==
The department is headed by the [[Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)|Secretary of Transportation]], with the following seven undersecretaries and thirteen assistant secretaries
The department is headed by the [[Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)|Secretary of Transportation]], with the following nine undersecretaries and ten assistant secretaries
*Undersecretary/Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary
*Undersecretary for Administration and Finance
*Undersecretary for Administration and Finance
*Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports
*Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports
*Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Procurement
*Undersecretary for Legal Affairs
*Undersecretary for Maritime
*Undersecretary for Maritime
*Undersecretary for Planning and Project Development
*Undersecretary for Planning and Project Development
*Undersecretary for Railways
*Undersecretary for Railways
*Undersecretary for Road and Infrastructure
*Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure
*Undersecretary/Head of Philippine Railway Institute
*Assistant Secretaries for Maritime
*Assistant Secretaries for Planning
*Assistant Secretary for Planning and Project Development
*Assistant Secretaries for Road Transport and Infrastructure
*Assistant Secretary for Finance and Comptrollership
*Assistant Secretary for Administration and Finance
*Assistant Secretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure
*Assistant Secretary for Aviation Intelligence and Enforcement
*Assistant Secretary for Administration and Procurement
*Assistant Secretary for Communications
*Assistant Secretary for Aviation and Airports
*Assistant Secretary for Legal Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Communications and Commuter Affairs
*Assistant Secretary for Procurement
*Assistant Secretary for Internal Audit and Special Concerns
*Assistant Secretary for Project Implementation
*Assistant Secretary for Maritime
*Assistant Secretary for Railways
*Assistant Secretary for Railways
*Assistant Secretary/Chief of Land Transportation Office


==Attached agencies==
==Attached agencies==
[[File:Mitsubishi Adventure Patrol Car (Original Work).jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Mitsubishi Freeca|Mitsubishi Adventure]] Patrol car of the Land Transportation Office in [[Butuan City]]]]
[[File:Mitsubishi Adventure Patrol Car (Original Work).jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Mitsubishi Freeca|Mitsubishi Adventure]] Patrol car of the Land Transportation Office in [[Butuan]]]]


===Land (Road)===
===Land (Road)===
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==Secretaries of Transportation==
==Secretaries of Transportation==
{{main|Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)}}
{{main|Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)}}
{| class=wikitable
!#
!Name
!Term Began
!Term Ended
!President
|-
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Minister of Public Works and Communications'''''
|-
|1
|Maximo Paterno
|January 21, 1899
|November 13, 1899
|[[Emilio Aguinaldo]]
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Secretary of Public Works and Communications'''''
|-
|2
|[[Antonio de las Alas]]
|November 15, 1935
|1936
|rowspan=3|[[Manuel Quezon]]
|-
|3
|[[Mariano Jesús Cuenco]]
|1936
|1939
|-
|4
|[[José Avelino]]
|1939
|1941
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor'''''
|-
|5
|Basilio Valdes
|December 23, 1941
|August 1, 1944
|[[Manuel Quezon]]
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Secretary of Public Works and Communications'''''
|-
|6
|Jose Paez
|1944
|1945
|rowspan=2|[[Sergio Osmeña]]
|-
|7
|Sotero Cabahug
|1945
|May 28, 1946
|-
|rowspan=2|8
|rowspan=2|Ricardo Nepumoceno
|rowspan=2|May 28, 1946
|rowspan=2|July 1, 1949
|[[Manuel Roxas]]
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Elpidio Quirino]]
|-
|9
|Propsero Sanidad
|February 21, 1950
|1951
|-
|10
|[[Sotero Baluyut]]
|January 6, 1951
|1952
|-
|11
|Pablo Lorenzo
|May 6, 1952
|1953
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications'''''
|-
|12
|Vicente Orosa
|March 10, 1954
|1955
|rowspan=2|[[Ramon Magsaysay]]
|-
|rowspan=2|13
|rowspan=2|Florencio Moreno
|rowspan=2|April 30, 1955
|rowspan=2|December 30, 1961
|-
|[[Carlos P. Garcia]]
|-
|14
|Marciano Bautista
|1961
|1962
|rowspan=4|[[Diosdado Macapagal]]
|-
|15
|Paulino Cases
|1962
|1962
|-
|16
|Brigido Valenica
|1962
|1963
|-
|17
|Jorge Abad
|1963
|1965
|-
|18
|[[Antonio V. Raquiza]]
|August 24, 1966
|1968
|rowspan=5|[[Ferdinand Marcos]]
|-
|19
|Rene Espina
|1968
|September 1969
|-
|20
|Antonio Syquio
|September 1969
|1970
|-
|21
|[[David Consunji]]
|1970
|1975
|-
|22
|Alfredo Juinio
|1975
|1978
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communications'''''
|-
|
|Alfredo Juinio
|1978
|1981
|[[Ferdinand Marcos]]
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Minister of Transportation and Communications'''''
|-
|23
|Jose P. Dans
|1981
|1986
|[[Ferdinand Marcos]]
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Secretary of Transportation and Communications'''''
|-
|24
|[[Hernando B. Perez]]
|February 25, 1986
|March 1987
|rowspan=5|[[Corazon Aquino]]
|-
|25
|[[Rainerio O. Reyes]]
|March 1987
|1989
|-
|26
|[[Oscar Orbos]]
|January 3, 1990
|December 9, 1990
|-
|27
|[[Arturo Corona]]
|1990
|1992
|-
|28
|[[Pete Nicomedes Prado]]
|1992
|1992
|-
|29
|Jesus Garcia
|July 1992
|March 1996
|rowspan=4|[[Fidel Ramos]]
|-
|30
|Amado S. Lagdameo
|April 1996
|April 1997
|-
|31
|[[Arturo Enrile]]
|April 1997
|January 1998
|-
|32
|Josefina Trinidad-Luchauco
|January 1998
|June 30, 1998
|-
|33
|Vicente C. Rivera
|June 30, 1998
|January 20, 2001
|[[Joseph Estrada]]
|-
|34
|[[Pantaleon Alvarez]]
|January 20, 2001
|2002
|rowspan=3|[[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
|-
|35
|Leandro Mendoza
|July 3, 2002
|February 23, 2010
|-
|36
|Anneli R. Lontoc (Acting)
|March 9, 2010
|June 30, 2010
|-
|37
|Jose De Jesus
|June 30, 2010
|July 4, 2011
|rowspan=3|[[Benigno Aquino III]]
|-
|38
|[[Mar Roxas]]
|July 4, 2011
|October 18, 2012
|-
|39
|[[Joseph Emilio Abaya]]
|October 18, 2012
|June 30, 2016
|-
|colspan=6 align=center|'''''Secretary of Transportation'''''
|-
|40
|[[Arthur Tugade]]
|June 30, 2016
|''Incumbent''
|[[Rodrigo Duterte]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.dotr.gov.ph Department of Transportation official website]
*[https://www.dotr.gov.ph Department of Transportation official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215013542/https://www.dotr.gov.ph/ |date=February 15, 2021 }}


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Revision as of 21:59, 5 November 2024

Department of Transportation
Kagawaran ng Transportasyon

Department of Transportation satellite office in Clark, Pampanga
Department overview
FormedJanuary 23, 1899; 125 years ago (1899-01-23)
DissolvedJune 30, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-30) as Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)
HeadquartersColumbia Tower, Barangay Wack-Wack, Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City
Annual budget₱167.1 billion (2023) Increase[1]
Department executives
  • Jaime Bautista, Secretary
  • Reinier Paul R. Yebra, Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary and Undersecretary for Legal Affairs
Websitewww.dotr.gov.ph

The Department of Transportation (DOTr; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Transportasyon) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. It is responsible for the country's land, air, and sea communications infrastructure.

Until June 30, 2016, the department was named Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC; Filipino: Kagawarán ng Transportasyón at Komunikasyón). With Republic Act No. 10844 or "An Act Creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology", signed into law on May 20, 2016 during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, the Information and Communications Technology Office was spun off the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and merged with all operative units of the DOTC dealing with communications, to form the new Department of Information and Communications Technology.[2]

History

From 1899 to 1979, all transportation activities were integrated into the structure and activities of what is now today the Department of Public Works and Highways.

Early history

On July 28, 1979, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), headed by Minister José P. Dans Jr. was formally created pursuant to Executive Order No. 546. Under this Executive Order, the Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (MPWTC) was divided into two separate ministries: The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) and the Ministry of Public Works and Highways (MPWH).

The MOTC became the primary policy, planning, programming, coordinating, implementing and administrative entity of the executive branch of the government in the promotion, development and regulation of a dependable and coordinated network of transportation and communication systems.

The infrastructure projects undertaken during this period included:

It was also during this period that the motor vehicle registration and control was improved with the introduction of permanent vehicle license plates and the staggered registration system. A bus leasing program provided an additional 1,000 new buses in Metro Manila.

The operations of both the Philippine National Railways and the Metro Manila Transit Corporation were improved and expanded. At the same time, the Manila South Line of the PNR serving the Bicol Region was rehabilitated.

Post-1986

On February 26, 1986, just after the 1986 EDSA Revolution, Congressman Hernando B. Pérez was appointed Minister of Transportation and Communication by President Corazon C. Aquino.

In March 1987, technocrat Rainerio O. Reyes, was appointed Minister of MOTC. Immediately after, the MOTC was reorganized pursuant to Executive Order Nos. 125, and 125-A. With these Executive Orders, the MOTC was made into a department, under the Executive branch of the Government.

Under Secretary Reyes, the quasi-judicial functions of the department were transferred to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, which was created through Executive Order No. 202.

Under Fidel V. Ramos

Jesus B. Garcia was appointed Secretary of the DOTC by President Fidel V. Ramos. Under Garcia, new entrants were allowed in the landline and cellular phone services, dilapidated taxi cabs were also phased out in favor of brand new and late model units.

In early 1995, then-Senator Ernesto Maceda ranked the DOTC first in his "Flagship Centers of Corruption and Inefficiency" scorecard for 1994 out of all the government agencies, citing its alleged irregular transactions for projects related to telecommunication.[3] Maceda previously ranked it second for the year 1993.[3]

Present

By 2016, the foundation of the Department of Information and Communications Technology caused the DOTC to become simply the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as the DICT transferred the DOTC's communications agencies to it.

In July 2017, the Agency began transferring its main operations from its longtime headquarters at Columbia Tower in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila to Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in Mabalacat, Pampanga.[4] However, as of 2022, the move was planned to be reversed as a result of a survey conducted among DOTr employees. The department still owns office spaces at the Columbia Tower, while the Office of the Secretary is currently located in the head office of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines in Pasay.[5][6]

During the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, DOTr pursued numerous transportation projects as part of the Build! Build! Build! infrastructure program of the government,[7] with ₱3.6 trillion worth of public infrastructure projects being rolled out from 2018 to 2022.

In March 2024, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) officially inked the P170.6 billion Public-Private Partnership (PPP) deal aimed at reviving Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The signing ceremony, held in Malacañang, was graced by President Ferdinand Marcos.[8]

Ongoing projects

See also: DuterteNomics § Build! Build! Build! Infrastructure Plan

Railways

Metro Manila Subway

Main article: Metro Manila Subway

The Metro Manila Subway, originally named Mega Manila Subway, is an approved underground rapid transit line to be built initially in Metro Manila in the Philippines.

The subway project was fast-tracked with the announcement on February 5, 2021, that 25 tunnel boring machines will be used for the subway's construction. Planned partial operations of the subway was revised to sometime between December 2021 and February 2022.[9]

On April 27, 2021, the Department of Transportation announced that the underground works for the subway will start in the 4th quarter of 2021.[10]

PNR North-South Commuter Railway

Main article: North–South Commuter Railway

The North–South Commuter Railway is an under-construction commuter rail from New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac to Calamba, Laguna. The North Line will have a length of 106-kilometer, from Tutuban in Manila to New Clark City, and is expected to be completed by 2021.[11][12] The South Line will be reconstructed as an electrified standard-gauge full double-track line.

Pre-construction work such as clearing of the right of way had been started in January 2018. Construction commenced in February 2019.[13][14]

Organizational structure

The department is headed by the Secretary of Transportation, with the following nine undersecretaries and ten assistant secretaries

  • Undersecretary/Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary
  • Undersecretary for Administration and Finance
  • Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports
  • Undersecretary for Legal Affairs
  • Undersecretary for Maritime
  • Undersecretary for Planning and Project Development
  • Undersecretary for Railways
  • Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure
  • Undersecretary/Head of Philippine Railway Institute
  • Assistant Secretary for Planning and Project Development
  • Assistant Secretary for Finance and Comptrollership
  • Assistant Secretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure
  • Assistant Secretary for Administration and Procurement
  • Assistant Secretary for Aviation and Airports
  • Assistant Secretary for Communications and Commuter Affairs
  • Assistant Secretary for Internal Audit and Special Concerns
  • Assistant Secretary for Maritime
  • Assistant Secretary for Railways
  • Assistant Secretary/Chief of Land Transportation Office

Attached agencies

The Mitsubishi Adventure Patrol car of the Land Transportation Office in Butuan

Land (Road)

Rail

Air

Sea

Miscellaneous

Secretaries of Transportation

Main article: Secretary of Transportation (Philippines)

References

  1. ^ "People's Proposed Budget 2023" (PDF). Department of Budget and Management. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Sabillo, Kristine Angeli (May 23, 2016). "Dep't of Information and Communications Technology created". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. ^ a b MAV (January 5, 1995). "Maceda lists top government 'corrupt offices'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 24. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Manabat, Jacque (July 28, 2017). "DOTr begins transfer to Clark". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "BIZ BUZZ: Tugade move reversed". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Department Order No. 2022-014 (August 8, 2022), Interim Records Units of the Office of the Secretary and Department (PDF), retrieved February 1, 2023
  7. ^ de Vera, Ben; Yee, Jovic; Camus, Miguel (April 19, 2017). "Dutertenomics: 'Golden age of infrastructure'". Inquirer.net. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  8. ^ Baroña, Franco Jose C. (March 18, 2024). "Govt, SMC sign P170.6-B NAIA rehab project deal". The Manila Times. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Balinbin, Arjay L. (February 5, 2021). "Deployment of 25 tunnel-boring machines signals big push for subway completion". BusinessWorld.
  10. ^ "Underground work for Metro Manila subway to start in Q4". CNN Philippines. April 27, 2021. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Dela Paz, Chrisee (June 25, 2017). "17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced". Rappler. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  12. ^ Aning, Jerome (June 25, 2017). "DOTr leads marking of Manila-Clark railway's 5 future stations". Inquirer. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  13. ^ Demayo, Mark (February 15, 2019). "Phase 1 of North-South Commuter Railway project breaks ground". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  14. ^ Mercurio, Richmond (February 16, 2019). "Construction of North-South Commuter Railway kicks off". Philstar. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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