Why is traffic at Ortigas (from Meralco) and RosarioC5 (Lanuza and Rosario) sooo bad?

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Rizal Philippines
July 31, 2016

I commuted last Tuesdayfrom Edsa Crossing going home to Eastern Rizal.  I had to take the jeep not the van because the jeep took the Ortigas Highway going to crossing and it too was going back the same route.  The floodway route is sooooo bad at the fish port (intersection of floodway and highway 2000)

While the whole trip as shorter than taking the floodway (thanks fo the driver for making the call)
the Meralco to Rosario segment, I bet nearly took more than one hour. Why?

         1.  The Lanuza left turn, and the left turn  going in reverse to a plush subdivision  The two traffic lights  at the junction, and the traffic light at Meralco road and at Rosario creates gridilock that really realllllly slows down the traffic.   The long queues blocks the tail end of each of the line of vehicles  (Eg, those turning left coming from Ortigas and Lanuza cant turn left because they are held up by the stop light at Lanuza

       2.  Vehicles coming from Tiendesitas to Ortigas also blocks the Ortigas Traffic.  Baka dapat umikot na lang sila sa Julia Vargas or Lanuza

       3. Traffic light at Lanuza.  Those coming down from Ortigas cant move because of the very tight build up of vehicles at C5 becasue of the Lanuza traffic light near Diamond Motors.  Likewise build up of vehicles going from Bagong Ilog to Eastwood because of the Eastwoold Traffic light.

Our traffic genius/planners must do something to ease this daily punishment to the commuters and motoring public.  Let us do what Francis did to traffic in this area.

Dont we have simulation software on how we can reduce build up and traffic jams here

Typhoon Nona (Intl Name Melor; should have been Nonoy) made large swath of destruction; could damages be far worse than previously reported?

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Rizal Philippines
December 24, 2015

From Press Reader - Extensive Damage from Typhoon Nona;  170,000 houses damaged

Sorsogon reports P8.52 billion in damanges, 123,000 houses damaged

From GMA 250 schools damaged in Oriental Mindoro;   You tube on school damages

From CNN Philippines Oriental Mindoro in state of calamity;   worst typhoon to hit Or Mindoro in 20 years

From Rappler - P4 billion in damages in Oriental Mindoro Meralco first to help in restoring power

There seems to be unconsolidated report on damages from typhoon Nona and they do not seem to match.    While some reports mention 170,000 houses damages, Sorsogon reports 123,000 houses damaged.  In a town alone in Pinamalayan in Oriental Mindoro, there was a report of  16,000 houses damaged.  In a single town.

NDRRMC appeals for large trucks (14 wheelers) to deliver relief goods to typhoon stricken areas

This posts watched the TV reports from ANC which showed extensive damages in Mindoro Oriental and Northern Samar.  The Vice Governor of Northern Samar Lavin said that the typhoon moved very slowly and has 300 km swath thus the typhoon was there for 4 hours. Compare this Typhoon Yolanda.  Its swath was narrow and was in and out quick.

Maybe we soon we realize that this Nona, coming at the heels of Christmas was more destructive to property and more provinces than Yolanda.   As reports come in we will know. Gov Umali said that the damages in Mindoro Oriental is in the order of P4 billion all ready.  But he enjoined of Mindoro to rise up again

Damages were likewise reported in Bicol Region.  And there was From Manila Bulletin - flooding in Cabanatuan.  We must join hands together to help our countrymen to recover.   As we squandered the relief goods for Yolanda, foreign donors are very unlikely to help again

Nabulaga yata tayo kay Nona?  I thought we had disaster preparedness?