Recently, the commuters have experienced
nightmare because of heavy traffic due to truck ban in Manila. This regulation
brought a big headache; not only to the commuters, but also to the businessman
who had been affected because they can’t deliver their goods to its proper
destination. Their products were only stocked
in the port area in Manila. They complained because this has a great
impact, not only with their business but also to our economy. Because of this
scenario Mayor Joseph Estrada decided to lift the truck ban, but it only cause
heavy traffic.
Mayor Erap only did the right thing, at least, he has a solution for the
traffic in Manila, although it caused pain to the business sector. Maybe he
also realized that he needs to balance his actions. So, he could get a win-win
solution for the problem regarding the traffic in their city. How about the
Philippine national government, what are they doing to lessen the traffic?
Instead to find a solution to the problem, the Aquino administration accepted
that traffic is just a part of our everyday lives. For them, it is a good sign
that our economy becomes progressive.
The problem about our president is
he always blaming the past administration to all the mistakes that happening in
our country. If not, he will just say that he only inherited the problem. So,
we can’t say that is his fault. Let us say that he is correct, but it seems
that he don’t have a concrete plan to fix it. He appointed some officials who
are not efficient with their post. All
they can do is to ask sorry because of MRT breakdown and to the worst traffic
that we encounters in day to day basis. The truth is this is a product of their mismanagement. The Manila major traffic
congestion is a sign of their mismanagement.
Why does the public need to launch
such as the MRT challenge; just to get the attention of the government? For the
first place, it is a part of their job to make sure that our train system is
safe and comfortable. It seems that they are very relaxed inside of their
office. Okay, the government already checked the MRT mechanical problems, but
until now they don’t have a holistic plan about it. DOTC Sec. Abaya only said
that they are waiting for the arrival of 48 new rail coaches, but aside of it,
he can’t elaborate what’s their solution while they are waiting for it. Or are
they waiting for another MRT accident before they make an action?