{"id":260949,"date":"2020-07-08T18:58:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T22:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=260949"},"modified":"2020-07-08T18:58:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T22:58:13","slug":"digitalization-answer-to-transportation-under-new-normal-dotr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/08\/digitalization-answer-to-transportation-under-new-normal-dotr\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitalization, answer to transportation under \u2018new normal\u2019: DOTr"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade during a press conference at the KalayaanHall of Malaca\u00f1an Palace on July 18, 2017. EXEQUIEL SUPERA\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 As the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues to spread across the globe, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday said its policies on transportation will focus on digitalization as the country navigates the \u201cnew normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the online pre-State of the Nation Address forum on Wednesday, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said health protocols will remain for the duration of the country\u2019s new normal, and digitalization will be key in balancing these protocols with the country\u2019s need for transportation.<\/p>\n

\u201cDigitalization. Dun po papunta at tinutumbok ng Kagawaran ng Transportasyon (That\u2019s where we\u2019re going and that\u2019s what we aim for at DOTr),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

Aside from its industrial benefits such as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board\u2019s (LTFRB) use of robots in manufacturing license plates, he said the LTFRB has also begun the use of cashless payments in public transportation.<\/p>\n

At the Land Transportation Office (LTO), he said online registration of driver\u2019s licenses has already begun which also includes other transactions such as renewal of licenses and registration of vehicles.<\/p>\n

He also cited the mandatory use of radio frequency identification (RFID) at tollways to further lessen physical contact.<\/p>\n

This would include, he said, the consolidation of all tollways into one RFID system so that drivers would only need one RFID to use all tollways.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsang sistema lang at puro<\/em>\u00a0RFID\u00a0na lang para<\/em>\u00a0cashless\u00a0ng sa ganun ay matugunan din ho yung pangangailangan ng<\/em>\u00a0DOH [Department of Health] at IATF [Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases] (Only one system and all using RFID so we\u2019re cashless. This would address the needs of the DOH and the IATF),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

For maritime transportation, he said electronic ticketing will be rolled out around December that would not only promote health protocols but would also prevent past dangers such as overloading and ticket scalpers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, sa July 15, yung online payment ng PPA [Philippine Ports Authority] ay mag-uumpisa na (In fact, on July 15, the online payment of the PPA will begin),\u201d Tugade said.<\/p>\n

He added that online purchasing of tickets is also being eyed for rail services such as the Metro Rail Transit Line 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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