THOUSANDS of Pangasinenses commuting regularly to Metro Manila also expressed support for the early granting of emergency powers to President Duterte in order to hasten the improvement of daily nightmarish traffic along EDSA.

This was echoed by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano when he warned during Senate committee hearing last Thursday, August 25, on the proposals to give the President emergency powers to address the crisis.

He said the longer it takes for Congress to grant emergency powers to the President, the longer it will take to resolve the country’s perennial traffic and congestion problem.

Mr. Cayetano urged the Senate to immediately pass an emergency measure soonest to end the traffic mess.

“For every one month na hindi maibigay ang emergency powers, additional three to six months sa implementation ng (infrastructure) projects,” he said.

“The earlier (the President) gets the emergency powers, the more na mabilis ang momentum of real change,” he added.

Cayetano also appealed to members of the House of Representatives to fast-track the passage of a counterpart bill in the Lower House. “Nakiki-usap tayo sa House of Representatives na sabayan at bilisan din nila ang pag-pasa ng panukalang ito,” he said.

Cayetano was among those who filed a measure at the Senate seeking to fix the country’s worsening traffic situation.

He filed Senate Bill No. 999 or the “Freedom from Traffic and Congestion Act of 2016,” which seeks to authorize the President and heads of transport-related executive agencies to utilize necessary resources and employ executive actions to address the crisis.

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