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By Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star) Updated June 20, 2011 12:00 AM


MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will postpone further action and resolutions on various bids and matters pending in all its offices and attached agencies to allow incoming DOTC Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II to conduct his own review of all projects and programs.

Hernando Cabrera, Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) corporate secretary and Light Rail Transit-Metro Rail Transit (LRT-MRT) spokesman, said that all ongoing public bidding for big-ticket projects being conducted by the DOTC-LRTA technical working group have been postponed by the LRTA to wait for the assumption of Roxas on July 1.


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Monday, July 4, 2011

MANILA (Updated 11:15 a.m.) -- Former senator Manuel "Mar" Roxas II formally assumed as secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Monday.

Accompanied by his wife, broadcaster Korina Sanchez, Roxas, the defeated running-mate of President Benigno Aquino III during the May 10, 2010 elections, took oath before the President in Malacañang. -- http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/07/04/roxas-takes-oath-dotc-chief-164863