LAST THURSDAY evening, I was on the way to a dinner meeting called by Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez with some economists to gather comments on tax reform proposals he presented at the Senate earlier that day. I…
Benjamin Franklin once told, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” In the Philippines, you can add to the list traffic congestion in Metro Manila as another sure thing we…
Senator Grace Poe has laid down several conditions to consider the emergency powers being sought for President Rodrigo Duterte to address the traffic crisis in the country, saying there should be “clear cut parameters” that would constitute…
CONTESTANTS getting stuck in Metro Manila’s roads is a big no-no to the Philippine committee that will host Miss Universe next year. “The maddening traffic mess is obviously the one single problem that besets our daily economic…
A group of van operators on Tuesday criticized the order of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) banning their members from Edsa, saying no public consultations were held. Rosalino Marable, national president of the Coalition…
Expect improved traffic conditions in Metro Manila within the next 100 days. This was what presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Tuesday after Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade presented a “menu of changes” during the second Cabinet meeting…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday identified areas in the National Capital Region which it called traffic choke points that “need emergency powers to resolve.” Former MMDA Chair Emerson Carlos said granting emergency powers to…
Former President and current Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is sponsoring a bill in Congress to grant President-elect Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to solve the horrendous traffic mess in Metro Manila. Declaring emergency. Her bill is clearly the…
In considering emergency powers to deal with Metro Manila’s traffic crisis, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte must not forget due process. Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno made the statement after Transportation Secretary-designate Arthur Tugade announced plans to seek special…
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now a Pampanga representative, is poised to file the proposed “Metro Manila Traffic Crisis Act of 2016,” which seeks to grant President-elect Rodrigo Duterte special powers to address the humongous traffic problem in…
