With more and more people driven to hostility over traffic, Valenzuela Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian proposed that a “traffic czar” be appointed.
But the idea was quickly shot down by Malacañang.
“Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. in an interview on state-run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, said the government was already addressing the traffic problem in every way possible,” reports Philippines News Agency correspondent Azer N. Parrocha on InterAksyon.com.
Coloma brushed off the “traffic czar” suggestion because, he explained, the various agencies that were involved in traffic management had things covered. “And our President is also contended on the service done by our police, local government units and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA),” he added.
So, wait, when they appointed Ping Lacson as post-Typhoon Yolanda rehabilitation czar, that means they didn’t trust the agencies involved to do the work?
Wow, the MMDA must be so flattered.
Photo from the MMDA website
