I was one of the thousands stranded by floods Wednesday afternoon

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Rizal Philippines  |  October 4, 2014



From Inquirer News

I was one of the thousands stranded last Wednesday September 30, 2014 after heavy downpour due to a thunderstorm flooded parts of MM:    Aurora Blvd, Santolan and Ortigas.  I was supposed to see someone at 4:30 pm in Cubao. Rain started pouring in torrents coupled with thunder and lightning.

Despite the heavy rains, there was a wave of humanity:   FEU NU Ateneo de La Salle fans waiting for a basketball game.  It took me almost 30 minutes to reach farmers.

One truck one lane policy created the massive traffic jam at NLEX yesterday?

It is more fun criticizing

Rizal  Philippines  | September 6, 2014



Repost from Rappler yesterday, September 5, 2014

Traffic got worse yesterday, as NLEX and roads leading to Manila was transformed into one jampacked parking lot.  The jammed vehicles stretched to as far as 7 km.

I was witness to this as the bus I rode from Nueva Vizcaya. had to contend with the jam upon entering  A. Bonifacio.  There were trucks, container vans lined up along the road, 3 abreast and were jamming the route going to Manila.

This was initially attributed to MMDA one lane one truck policy now in force.  But others attributed this to Caloocan rerouting, and the few gates at Port Area that allowed trucks to decongest Port Area.

Its a blame game now.  But what can be done to make things better.  Traffic jams are worse than ever. A one hour trip now takes 2.5 hours.

Mr BF, may suggestion ba kayo.  Mr. Duterte?  How about Presidentiable Myriam Santiago?  Any words of wisdom?

Can we bang the heads of the LGU heads, MMDA to make things be better.  Nakakasawa na po ang  mga pahirap na ito.  When will be solution oriented?

When can we make things right?






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So much traffic last night? Why? There was no flood!

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PHL    September 10, 2013

We had a meeting in downtown Manila last night and traffic and commuting were a nightmare.  Travel time from Espana to our place took four hours.  We left the UST area by 730 and we were home by 11:30.

A lot of commuters were seen to be walking :   along Espana, Ortigas Ave and Ortigas Ext..  Traffic was hardly moving at all avenues and roads and we wonder what was happened?

Later on we learned from the TV:  that Kris Aquino and Manny Pacquiao took the train on the way to an engagement;  that basketball players walked from Corinthian to Araneta center because the traffic stood still.

Was it traffic management?  Did the rains cause the traffic jams?

How come we had the traffic ground to standstill?  Can anybody explain the cause and how to solve this?