Traffic

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by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), 11 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has the worst traffic situation among six Southeast Asian countries, and is ranked ninth worst in the world, according to the recent Numbeo report.

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 Feb 2020 According to the annual traffic index of TomTom, a Netherlands-based company that ranks traffic congestion in 416 cities worldwide, commuters in Metro Manila on average lost a total of 257 hours — or 10 days and 17 hours — in their commute during rush hour in 2019.

By CNN Philippines Staff, 29 Jan 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 30)— Manila has the second worst traffic congestion out of the 416 cities surveyed around the world, according to a report by a location technology specialist.

By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Nov 2019 The Management Association of the Philippines, often very formal in its public statements, has let out its frustration over the traffic in Metro Manila, telling the government that each grueling day leaves the workers of its member firms “crying for a solution.”

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Telecommuting is viable No one can argue with the fact that traffic in the metropolis has become practically apocalyptic. The sad part is that the situation will become worse in the coming years before it gets any better—if at all.

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by ABS-CBN News, 1 Oct 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/spotlight/10/01/19/metro-manila-traffic-congestion-causing-social-consequences-adb-official An official of the Asian Development Bank warned traffic congestion in Metro Manila is not only hurting the economy but also causing unwanted social consequences. Several shorter-term solutions can be done. – Business Nightly, ANC, October 1, 2019

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by Gillian M. Cortez, BUsinessWorld, Sept 21, 2018 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is pushing for the immediate approval of legislation allowing more flexible work arrangements to take advantage of improving technology.

By: Ben O. de Vera – Reporter / @bendeveraINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 23, 2018 Five hours daily is what Celest Colina spends on the road to report for work in Makati City and to get home in a subdivision near Fairview in Quezon City.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer / 22 Feb 2018 The worsening traffic in Metro Manila now costs P3.5 billion in lost opportunities per day, highlighting the need for new and modern infrastructure to ease congestion, the Philippine office of the aid agency Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) said Thursday.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Nov 10, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — Manila ranks among the worst cities in Asia when it comes to the time people spend daily on traffic gridlock, a study commissioned by ride-sharing company Uber showed yesterday.

http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-69353?utm_source=pdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04302016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052#article69368 They can’t let it ride. When the Holland Tunnel linking New York City to New Jersey opened nearly 90 years ago, the future of transportation looked bright. But today, the American Society of Civil Engineers says it would cost around $3.6 trillion to repair America’s crumbling infrastructure, and experts insist more roads haven’t done…

By Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), November 11, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the private sector have come up with a resolution and proposed an executive order (EO) for the use of telecommuting and other ICT-based tools to help address the country’s traffic problem.

By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), November 7, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade will have to come up with better plans to address the worsening traffic crisis in the country than the ones he presented to Congress in asking for emergency powers for President Duterte, Sen. Grace Poe said yesterday.

Tired of all the traffic on major thoroughfares? Here are some foolproof solutions gathered from frustrated motorists who are willing to face the consequences of some of these proposed solutions. Many if not all of these suggestions may not see the light of day in the near future due to a number of reasons. Read…

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If you thought traffic in Los Angeles was bad, just wait until you see how bad it gets in other major cities around the world.

The Philippines is the fifth country in the world with the worst traffic conditions, according to the online database Numbeo.

The MMDA chairman said there is nothing much that could be done about our traffic gridlock in the next 15 years. The day after he said that, he went traipsing to Cebu supposedly to help with APEC meetings there but honestly, to campaign for his planned senatorial bid.

We have more readers who want to express their views and suggestions on solving the traffic problems confronting Metro Manila commuters. This one is from Constancio de Leon who wrote: “For the last 30 years, I’ve lived in Loyola Heights, an upscale residential community across Katipunan Ave. in front of Ateneo de Manila and Miriam…

Vehicle coding is dead meat – not at all useful these days when you look at the traffic situation that Metro Manila has to contend with even before the sun rises and way past the midnight hour on many occasions.

Originally posted on 9 February 2015 Indonesia’s capital Jakarta has the world’s worst traffic jams according to a new survey by Castrol, its 2014 Magnatec Stop-Start Index. Have sympathy for the city’s drivers, who were recorded as suffering 33,240 stop-starts per year, meaning they spent 27.22% of their total travel time going nowehere.

MANILA – The Philippines has to speed up the implementation of a multi-billion dollar transportation infrastructure roadmap amid the rapid urbanization of Metro Manila, a Japanese expert said last week.

The one-lane trade routes formulated to relieve traffic and port congestion are misapplied today. This has caused misery for the riding public, as well as the businessmen who create jobs and contribute to inclusive growth.

MANILA, Philippines – Understanding and cooperation. That was the request of Malacañang on Sunday to those involved in the port decongestion, which has been causing traffic jams in the metropolis.