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Philippines To Import Quadruple-Deckers To Ease Metro Manila’s Traffic Nightmare

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image MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya today announced that the Philippine government will soon import a fleet of quadruple-decker buses from Japan as a way to ease Metro Manila’s worsening traffic and mass transportation nightmares.

Abaya, who is facing calls for his resignation because of his failure to address unsurmountable issues with MRT, Manila’s light railway system, as well as daily traffic gridlock in the metropolis, said his boss, President NoyNoy Aquino, has given the go-signal for the importation. The money needed to purchase the buses will come from DAP, the president’s taxpayer-funded Disbursement Acceleration Program.

The announcement comes just days after the Aquino government said it will phase out some 600,000 public utility jeepneys (PUJ) that are at least 15 years old.

In preparation for the arrival of the quaduple-deckers, the Department of Highways will begin dismantling overpasses along EDSA and other major thoroughfares in order to accommodate the height of the buses.

“We will finally see the end of long lines at the MRT stations as well as  congested streets,” Abaya said.

 

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AQUINO AND ABAYA GETTING NERVOUS ABOUT THEIR PROMISE TO IMPROVE MRT

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A familiar sight at Metro Manila's MRT stations
A familiar sight at Metro Manila’s MRT stations

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Two years ago, when Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino touted his administration’s accomplishments, he promised to fix the problems that have plagued Metro Manila’s light railway system, the MRT, no later than the end of the year 2015. The mass transport system has been criticized by commuters due to persistent overcrowding, technical problems and overall mismanagement.

In a televised speech, Aquino said that if the problems of MRT were not fixed by the end of 2015, he and his Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya, will let themselves be run over by the trains. (Dalawa na kaming magpapasagasa sa tren)

Fast forward to 2015, with just 18 days left.  MRT has not improved a single bit, and both Aquino and Abaya are really getting nervous.

They are both known to be men of integrity who honor their word.

Only 18 days left before they fulfill their promise to get run over by the trains.

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PRESIDENT AQUINO CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC ON EDSA, FIRES TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Noynoy Aquino today fired his Transportation Secretary, Joseph Emilio Abaya, after the Philippine president experienced first hand being caught in a traffic jam on EDSA, Metro Manila’s main and busiest thoroughfare.

“Last night, I passed through EDSA and I really felt the traffic that our citizenry go through every single day and night,” Aquino said.

A couple of months ago, Abaya angered Filipinos with his insensitive remarks that Metro Manila’s traffic, while really bad,  “is not fatal.”

In addition to Abaya, Aquino’s limousine driver was also fired for subjecting the president to the nightmarish EDSA traffic.  “He could have taken the side streets and used “wang-wang,” the presidential spokesman said.  “Wang-wang is a colloquial term for “siren.”

Because of the traffic delay, Aquino reportedly missed his scheduled mahjong session with his sister, Kris and her friend and co-anchor Boy Abunda.