DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is the primary policy, planning, programming, coordinating, implementing and administrative entity of the executive branch of the government on the promotion, development and regulation of a dependable and coordinated network of transportation and communications systems, as well as in the fast, safe, efficient and reliable transportation and communications services. As one of the first government agencies established under the Malol... os Constitution on January 21, 1899, the DOTC plays a crucial role in accelerating the country's economic development. It provides the backbone for growth and enhances the country's competitive edge by providing effective and efficient transportation and communications infrastructure systems that narrow the geographical and physical divide, connecting the country, its islands, and its people to the rest of the world.