Tag: traffic congestion

The Best Metro Traffic Solutions: Rail Network Expansion and Decentralization

October 13, 2019 zaxx 11 Comments

After Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo’s cute little crisis-downplaying publicity stunt on taking the challenge to commute to work, the conclusion is: There is NO mass transport crisis plaguing Filipino commuters, since he was still eventually able to get from point A to B (except that it took him 4 hours from his home in Marikina…

Development

Voting, Vaginas and Vehicles: How toning down people’s rights can bring order to the Philippines

August 4, 2018 zaxx 69 Comments

There has been much to discuss recently on the topic of “right to life” – whether having a beating heart is a basic right or a privilege. Now let’s dive into other so-called “rights” that Filipinos value. First off, let’s qualify the terms used in this article: Right / basic right – a fundamental moral…

Culture, Government, Society

Six More Years Of What Exactly? Heavy Traffic and Floods?

September 9, 2015 P. Farol 12 Comments

I guess it has already been said that it’s really a bad idea for Mar Roxas to campaign on the premise of continuing the Aquino administration’s Daang Matuwid. People are wondering, isn’t he his own man yet? Last night, a heavy down pour late in the afternoon or early evening (depending on where you were)…

Development, Economy, Government, Politics, Society

Digital transport network Uber: Could it cure Manila’s jeepney infestation?

May 23, 2014 benign0 9 Comments

What’s hot in the public transport innovation scene today? It’s Uber. The top (arguably) “digital transport network” in the world is looking at a possible USD12 billion valuation if efforts to raise a reported USD500 million in its most recent funding round bears fruit. Why is Uber hot? Because it applies well the same simple…

Development, Government, Politics, Tech Talk

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