Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official Gabriel Go is expected to become the agency’s assistant secretary after his name was submitted for the position.
Go, who heads the MMDA’s Special Operations Group-Strike Force for Road Clearing, is currently helping the DOTr investigate alleged overcharging by bus and taxi operators.
Meanwhile, the DOTr will install four additional ticket booths and gates at the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) station before Christmas to ease passenger congestion.
Dizon said the station’s limited ticket booths and gates, rather than the number of operating trains, are causing overcrowding among its daily 27,000 passengers.
The agency will also add signage, build a pedestrian crosswalk next year, and deploy three more trains, bringing the total operating fleet to 32 for the Christmas season.
Source: PhilNews24 | November 10, 2026
