DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC) PHILCOMSEN
Bldg., Ortgas Avenue, 1600, Pasig City
Tel Nos.: 631-86-66
to 85/631-87-61/682-32-01 to 03/721-90-98
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Transprotation and Communication
facilities make possible the movement of men, goods, and ideas from one
place to another. They are necessary to bind the nation together and to
facilitate trade.
The introduction of
modern and improved means of transportation and communication has stepped
up the tempo of our economic life and of the progress of the Philippines
in general.
This department is responsible
for recommending and implementing policies in transportation and communications.
Secretary - Arnel
S. Lagdameo, Jr.
Undersecretaries
- Communications -
Josefine Trinidad-Lichauco
- Transportation -
Primitivo C. Cal
- Finance and Administrative
Services - OIC - Cesar Balbuena
What's new??
President Ramos ordered
the DOTC to expedite the completion of its mass-transportation projects,
particularly those under the wings of PNR and the LRTA
DOTC secretary Amadeo
Lagdameo said the President had instructed him to constructed him to constantly
check and monitor the progress of the ongoing projects of the two agencies.
PNR is currently undertaking
the revitalization of its south mainline which covers the Manila-Laguna-Quezon-Naga-Legazpi
route.
The existing LRT line
from Monumento to Baclaran will also be improved through the LRT's P2.8
billion capacity expansion project. This will increase the capacity of
the country's first LRT line from mere 18,000 to 27,000 passengers per
hour, per direction.
Agencies
Under the Department of Trasportation and Communication (DOTC)
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