The candidates' plans to solve traffic in the country’s capital are presented in the following approaches:[1]
Alan
Peter Cayetano
Part
of his platform is the construction of a Mindanao Railway system.
In
previous statements, he said that Metro Manila is congested because
opportunities in the capital cannot be found in other regions.
He
says that the railway system will provide low-cost transportation system for
agricultural commodities from Mindanao, thus maintaining the country's food
prices low and within one’s means for consumers in big cities.
He
also said that the national budget should be distributed in proportion among
the major islands so that local executives, who know their areas best, can strategize
on their own, citing that if they are allowed to bid out their own projects,
they would have a railway system by now.
Francis
"Chiz" Escudero
For
him, he proposes the adoption of expanding the train system outside the capital
as the only way to solve the traffic problems of Metro Manila, connecting to
Bulacan, Pampanga, up to Tarlac in the north, and then Laguna, Batangas, down
to Quezon in the south.
Terminating
all bus franchises as a solution to traffic is "anti-poor" and
"anti-business so he criticizes this type which Mar Roxas proposed. Instead he suggests the Land Transportation
Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to
examine the existing granting special franchises system to bus companies, particularly
on holidays. He says that the LTFRB
should identify those part of the 'kabit system' (borrow system) wherein drivers who do not
have a franchise borrow or ride along from those who have.
The
senator vying for VP slate filed a Senate
Resolution 1728
on developing air transportation earlier this year pushing for the immediate
development of Clark International Airport to address air traffic congestion at
the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Gregorio
"Gringo" Honasan II
He
says that traffic headache is rather vague. Previously, however, he said that blaming
will not address the issue.
It's
about time that the national government "really" gives the power and accountability
to local government leaders for services in solving problems on transportation
and traffic. Delegation is the secret believing that LGUs have more direct
contact with the public than the national government.
Last
March, he filed a Senate
bill on National Land Use Policy Act claiming that it may be the
resolution to the seemingly unstoppable problem.
The
review of the policy will help the government identify areas whether as commercial,
industrial, educational, or recreational centers, he points out.
Land
classification will help leaders in planning road and transport infrastructure,
he said.
Aside
from executives’ empowerment, he also believes on Clark being developed as a
commercial hub to develop a new community, and a plan of building a bullet
train that would connect Metro Manila to Clark as helpful means to decongest
the country’s capital.
Ferdinand
"Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
Developing
areas around the capital will help prevent influx of people to the country’s
capital, he says. He said that some
of the areas
that have a strong economic potential are Cavite and Batangas (south), Bulacan,
Pampanga, Olongapo and Tarlac (north) and Rizal (east).
People
from the provinces no longer have to "crowd" Metro Manila hunting for
jobs as these are already available in their respective provinces.
In
2015, he pushed for particular transportation laws update to fuse them in "Transportation
Code" for commuters’ welfare.
It
is time to build commuter-friendly infrastructure and improve maintenance
services, he said in his past statement.
Maria
Leonor "Leni" Robredo
An
alternate solution to traffic is to ascertain that the people in the provinces
no longer feel the need to work in the country’s capital.
In
her previous statements, she pushed for the adoption of efficient mass
transportation to boost rural development. She also proposes on re-examination of
transport laws.
One
of her top priorities is transport issues, being one of those who experience
the headache of this problem. She disagreed that traffic is a sign of progress,
which is contrary to P-noy’s previous profession that traffic is a booming economy’s
determinant.
Antonio
Trillanes IV
To
address traffic problem, he proposed to relocate the country's capital and seat
of national government, adding that ramping
up
infrastructure and the transportation system will not decongest the
metropolis.
In
August 2014, he filed Senate
Bill 2354,
seeking the transfer of the government seat and the country’s capital. In this
bill, an ad hoc study commission will be established to make suggestions for
the President.
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[1] Aika
Rey, Where do VP bets stand on traffic, transportation?, Published 9:32 PM,
April 07, 2016, Updated 12:07 AM, April 08, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/128193-vice-presidential-bets-traffic-transportation
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