Why does the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) want to tear up streets still in good condition while leaving badly damaged streets unrepaired? The “concrete reblocking” of portions of Edsa never stops while roads in the provinces badly needed to bring produce to the markets are neglected.
I have good news and bad news today. First, the good news: A total of 486 huge acacia trees lining the MacArthur Highway in Pampanga were saved from the chainsaws of the Department of Public Works and Highways when Judge Ma. Angelica Paras-Quiambao of Regional Trial Court Branch 59 extended a temporary restraining order issued earlier by another judge.
I would like to call the attention of the concerned public officials and agencies (Department of Public Works and Highways, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority) to the dangerous narrow pathway at the corner of East Avenue and NIA Road (at the side of the Land Registration Authority) in Quezon City. I say “dangerous” because the pathway [...]
Now that former Sen. Mar Roxas is the new secretary of transportation and communications, perhaps there will be more order and rationality in the conduct of transportation in the country, with emphasis on Metro Manila where traffic congestion is at its worst. The population of the metropolis is exploding, so naturally more people need more [...]
