With over 300 people dying every day on Philippine roads, the Department of Transportation stressed the need to seek justice for victims of road-related crashes. /PDI
The symposium was part of the National Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Survivors and their Families, as mandated by Republic Act No. 11468.DOTr Undersecretary Mark Steven Pastor said that the “stark numbers” on road crashes “is the reason why a law was passed not only to commemorate the deaths and injuries” sustained by victims, but “also to find ways on how to move forward” and reduce these numbers.
“It is up to the government of course to have policies and programs that will further improve the transportation system in the country and reduce road crashes,” Pastor said.
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