{"id":181097,"date":"2018-09-11T22:29:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T02:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=181097"},"modified":"2018-09-11T22:29:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T02:29:53","slug":"edsa-traffic-crisis-cant-solved-without-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/09\/11\/edsa-traffic-crisis-cant-solved-without-money\/","title":{"rendered":"EDSA traffic crisis can\u2019t be solved without \u2018money\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte discusses the pressing concerns of the country during a dialogue with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on September 11, 2018. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The country\u2019s worsening traffic crisis cannot be solved without money involved.<\/p>\n

This, according to President Rodrigo R. Duterte as Congress believes that granting his request for emergency powers would make transport projects prone to corruption.<\/p>\n

In a televised t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo at the Malaca\u00f1ang Palace, Duterte said his request for emergency powers would have expedited transport projects that would help mitigate traffic woes.<\/p>\n

\u201cEDSA, right at the beginning, we raised the possibility of being granted emergency powers. You cannot improve on things without money nowadays,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEh unang lumabas sa<\/em>\u00a0newspaper instead of\u00a0baka tawagin kami<\/em>\u00a0or they would have a dialogue\u00a0kung ano\u2019ng gawin ninyo sa<\/em>\u00a0emergency powers, \u2018how much are you going to borrow and what is the purpose of this and that\u2019,\u00a0ang naririnig ko<\/em>.\u00a0Malaki ito<\/em>, this is prone to corruption (What came out in the newspapers is, instead of summoning us or having a dialogue with us on what to do with emergency powers, how much are you going to borrow and what is the purpose of this and that were what I’ve heard. This is huge [amount]. It\u2019s prone to corruption),\u2019\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte said because legislators doubted the integrity of his Cabinet members and his promise to lead a government that is free of corruption, he opted to no longer push for emergency powers and leave EDSA traffic woes unsolved.<\/p>\n

\u201cSabi ko \u2018wag na. Kung ganun lang naman ang tingin ninyo sa akin, di wag na tayong manghiram<\/em>, (I said, never mind. If that\u2019s what you think of me, then let\u2019s not borrow money), do not give the powers anymore, just leave EDSA as it is,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung wala kayong tiwala sa\u2019kin, di \u2018wag na. Ako na ngayon ang tumanggi, ayoko na<\/em>\u00a0(If you don\u2019t trust me, then never mind. I\u2019ll be the one to refuse, I no longer want it),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he respected the independence of Congress to decide on whether to grant emergency powers or not but noted that if he could not mitigate traffic in Metro Manila and other urban areas, perhaps \u201csomebody else\u201d could.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet it be done by somebody else. (It\u2019s) somebody else\u2019s turn not mine,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The House of Representatives has already approved the emergency powers bill at the committee level.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Services, urged Duterte to certify the bill as urgent to hasten the measure\u2019s passage.<\/p>\n

If passed, emergency powers will allow the Department of Transport Secretary to harmonize the provisions of existing laws related to traffic management, road use, and all rules, regulations, ordinances, and orders duly issued and implemented by concerned agencies to speed up the implementation of transport projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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