i TUE5DAY ocToBER 1,5, 2019
Palace snipes
at traffic critics
ByMJ Blancaflor
THE President's spokesman on Mon-
day urged critics to send proposals to
solve the traffic crisis in Metro Manila
instead ofnitpicking on the DuterE ad-
ministration.
At the same time, Presidential
Spokesman Salvador Panelo rejected a
lawmaker's proposal to require public
officials to take public trarsportation
. Panelo drew the ire of several groups
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on Mondays or suggestions that he commute
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"lf the purpose is for officials to experi-
ence it, as I said, that's no longer needed,"
he saidin a press briefing.
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"Just give ptoposals to the govem-
ment. That is the solution," he added.
Earlier, Iligan City Rep. Frederick
Siao said he t'ould file a bill mandating
elected officiais, Cabinet membels aod
division chiefs to take tricycles, ieepoeys,
buses and trains on Mondays so that they
vould be "remiuded of tbe sufferiflg of
the masses."
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ter he detried the existence of a tansporta-
lion crisis. despjte the breakdown of major
train systems.
In a bid to silence his critics, Parclo on
Friday accepted their challenge to take pub-
What you
to challenge, is to
the govemment, good
up early to arrive
time.
Aragones filed a reso-
hition calliog for a suspeosion ofthe collec-
tion ofloll on the South Luzon Expressway
amid hoursJong traffic snarls caused by
coDstruction activities there.
* The Light Rail Transit Authodty said
full operations ofthe LRI Line 2 would be
resLored in two 1o tbree montbs, after a fire
damaged power rectifie$ between Atronas
and Katipunan stations.
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