{"id":20802,"date":"2014-08-05T21:49:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T13:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=20802"},"modified":"2014-08-06T00:11:22","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T16:11:22","slug":"miriam-points-finger-at-ltfrb-for-metros-miserable-traffic-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/08\/05\/miriam-points-finger-at-ltfrb-for-metros-miserable-traffic-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Miriam points finger at LTFRB for Metro\u2019s miserable traffic situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13540\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Miriam_Defensor_Santiago.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13540\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Miriam_Defensor_Santiago.jpg\" alt=\"Miriam Defensor-Santiago \/ Wikipedia Photo\" width=\"438\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Miriam_Defensor_Santiago.jpg 438w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Miriam_Defensor_Santiago-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miriam Defensor-Santiago \/ Wikipedia Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though these days absent from many Senate sessions due to her battle with the Big \u201cC,\u201d Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is ever-present in championing the causes of the public; in this case, the Filipino commuters.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Santiago said that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is to blame for the congested state of traffic on Katipunan Avenue, as well as on portions of C-5 Road. Both of these roads are important routes in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n<p>Santiago referenced LTFRB\u2019s recent directives as the reasons for the insufferable traffic conditions, saying that these orders are opposed to economic development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems that these issuances violate the Aquino administration&#8217;s policies for economic development,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She likewise called on the Senate to investigate the directives of the LTFRB, commenting that they are damaging to the safety of public transport.<\/p>\n<p>Santiago was referring to the transport agency\u2019s issuances to suspend the crackdown on \u201ccolorum\u201d buses and deviant operators. It has likewise given permission to public utility vehicles to alter their routes and ply major roads from June 19 to October 17.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese issuances also defeat the purpose of the establishment of the Integrated Transport System to decongest traffic in Metro Manila and to restrict provincial buses and other unauthorized public utility vehicles from entering EDSA,\u201d Santiago said.<\/p>\n<p>LTFRB denies the allegations, saying that it neither completely lifted the truck ban issued by the Metro Manila Development Authority, nor did it indicate Katipunan and C-5 as thoroughfares for public utility vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Santiago remained unmoved, and pointed out that that the suspension of operations versus wayward bus operations \u201cwould only legalize and spur the proliferation of unauthorized vehicles, which is inimical to the country\u2019s economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senator also came against an LTFRB resolution granting a \u201cNo Apprehension Policy\u201d, from July 29 to August 29, of trucks-for-hire (with green plates) as she noted that the policy has increased both truck volume and travel time along Commonwealth Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLTFRB\u2019s logic escapes me. Allowing these trucks to ply our roads when they are still securing the necessary paperwork in the name of trade and commerce is a flimsy excuse. This is LTFRB failing in their basic regulatory functions,\u201d Santiago said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though these days absent from many Senate sessions due to her battle with the Big \u201cC,\u201d Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":13540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,95],"tags":[7116,7115,7117],"class_list":["post-20802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-news-ph","tag-ltrfb","tag-senator-miriam-defensantiago","tag-traffic-congestionor-s","mauthors-angie-duarte","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}