Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia has insisted that the yellow lane policy was not an anti-poor traffic solution strategy.
“[Paano] naging anti-poor ‘to, ang makikinabang mismo commuters, kasi bibilis ‘yong byahe nila. Sawang-sawa na kaming makakita, 3 hours nakatayo sila sa EDSA traffic,” said Garcia in an interview with CNN.
Around 6,500-7,000 buses pass by the EDSA every day, and decongesting the yellow lane would, indeed, be a solution to lessen the traffic, according to the MMDA manager. He also added that there are currently 97 bus terminals in the Metro Manila, and 46 of these are in EDSA alone. “So integrating small terminals with the big ones are another solution to solve decongestion,” he added.
“Ang direksyon ng government, i-integrate ‘yan sa mga 4 or 5 na malalaking terminal. Hindi pwedeng kahit saan meron ,” Garcia said.“If we go to the integrated terminals, pagdating ng bus mo, mayroon d’yang push cart, nakaaircon ka bibili ka ng ticket ,” he said. According to Garcia, they have conducted meetings with commuters, and promised them that the fare will be the same.
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