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Government, Travel

EDSA TRAFFIC: MMDA To Open Up Exclusive Subdivisions To City Buses

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A long-lasting solution to the nightmarish traffic along EDSA is in the offing, thanks to Senator Grace Poe and the highly-paid technocrats at the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Resisting the clamor to grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to deal with the EDSA traffic, Poe instead proposed to MMDA that all exclusive subdivisions along EDSA and elsehwere in Metro Manila be opened up to city buses.  MMDA immediately agreed to Poe’s proposal.

MMDA said it should have thought of the idea long time ago. The proposal would practically free up the entire stretch of EDSA of smoke-belching, dilapidated and annoying city buses, allowing more private cars to zip through the thorouughfare from Quezon City to Makati in just minutes.

Poe told The Adobo Chronicles that her proposal would also  enable commuters to enjoy the beautiful sceneries inside Metro Manila’s private subdivisions, away from the annoyance of EDSA’s giant advertising billboards.

As expected, those living in the subdivisions oppose the proposal and are planning to stage a protest rally this weekend. Along EDSA.

Law Enforcement, Travel

Toyota Car Owners To Stage EDSA Protest Motorcade Over Proposed Ban

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Got a Furtuner or a Corolla?

A traffic scheme that would ban certain car brands from EDSA on specific days is being proposed to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to address traffic congestion.

Former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation consultant Ariston Gorospe submitted his proposed “vehicular brand reduction program” to the MMDA just days after the agency publicized another proposal – making EDSA a one-way road – which commuters and a senator called “ridiculous and not well thought of.”

It is estimated that more than half of all private vehicles that ply Metro Manila’s thoroughfares are Toyotas, and the proposal didn’t sit well with the car owners. They said they were bieng discriminated agianst because of their car brand of choice.

Gorospe’s proposal would ban Toyotas from EDSA on Mondays.

Today, the Metro Manila Association of Toyota Car Owners (MMATCA) announced that its members will stage an all-day protest motorcade along the entire stretch of EDSA this coming Monday to show their objection to the proposed ban.  The Toyotans hope to put EDSA traffic on standstill.

Forget about people power. Here comes car power!

 

Travel

Senator Grace Poe Unveils EDSA Elevated Walkways Proposal To Solve Traffic Problem

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Expressing deep frustration that no one has ever come up with a permanent solution to the EDSA traffic nightmare, Senator Grace Poe who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Services, has unveiled her sure-fire proposal that would put technocrats to shame.

Today, Poe unveiled her proposal to construct walkways along the entire stretch of EDSA to lessen commuters’ dependence on buses, jeepneys and private cars while encouraging them to live healthy lives.

Poe’s master plan is to construct elevated, covered and airconditioned walkways, complete with travellators similar to what travelers use in airports around the world.

How could anyone object to this brilliant proposal —other than Vice President Leni Robredo whose transportation of choice is the provincial bus which could soon be banned from EDSA?