Not 'forever': Tugade appeals for Duterte emergency powers to curb hellish traffic

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MANILA - Transportation Secretary Art Tugade on Tuesday appealed to lawmakers to pass a measure granting President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to deal with road congestion, as he guaranteed it wo

uld not be “absolute” and “forever.”

“Ito ay emergency power na ‘di pang forever, ito ay sukat sa dalawa, tatlong taon,” he said.“Naiiwan ang oversight power sa Kongreso na tingnan at silipin na tibayan ang pagganap ng ating emergency power,” he said. The traffic czar will implement and complete projects under the government’s massive infrastructure program and deal with site and right-of-way acquisitions and procurement.

The bill also seeks the creation of a Traffic Crisis Action and Mobilization Plan, which will lay down the duties of various agencies on traffic management, list priority projects, produce an integrated traffic management plan, rationalize the route of land, sea and air public transport, and clear sidewalks, among others.

 

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