Press Release
February 26, 2019

STATEMENT OF SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN ON THE COMMENT OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE ON THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM ON EDSA

In his recent speeches, President Duterte mentioned that Congress has not given him emergency powers to solve the traffic problem on EDSA. While Congress may have not granted the President's request, there have been a number of bills filed in both Houses with the aim of decongesting our streets.

Kasama rito ang ating Proof of Parking Bill na naglalayong mapaluwag ang ating mga daan sa pagtatakda sa mga nais bumili ng sasakyan na magkaroon muna na maayos na parking space bago payagang makabili. We are now putting the responsibility on the car owners: if you buy cars, you have to make sure that you have a parking space for your vehicle, and not park on the streets. This could potentially clear our side streets of obstructions, which in turn could be used as alternate routes to decongest EDSA.

Ipagpapatuloy nating isusulong ang panukalang batas na ito hanggang sa tuluyan itong maging batas. I therefore humbly urge the President to declare this one off his priority measures for the 18th Congress to hasten its passage.

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