On day two of the Metro Manila Development Authority's emergency traffic summit, vehicle operators, drivers, and commuters came together to find ways to help ease the traffic situation.
Many of us lose precious hours of our lives everyday while stuck in traffic. Transport agencies and commuter groups agree that the traffic problem has reached crisis proportions. But will they come up with actual solutions?
Heads up motorists: you may soon pass through Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City to avoid traffic jams this Christmas season. But according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), access to the camp won't be for free.
It's a problem that everyone knows too well. But how do you solve traffic jams? Lawmakers present yet another possible solution called the 'traffic crisis bill.'
Committee Chairman Cesar Sarmiento said the bill prohibits "the issuance of temporary restraining orders (TROs) and preliminary injunctions by lower courts – except the Supreme Court (SC) – on priority projects, programs, and policies" to be implemented to address the traffic crisis.
The Department of Transportation said Wednesday it wants emergency powers for the entire country, but has no plan yet on how to implement or fund traffic decongestion programs in Metro Manila.
