The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)–Episcopal Commission on the Laity has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to act on his promise to fix the heavy vehicular traffic in Metro Manila. Pabillo also questioned Duterte’s need for emergency powers to solve the traffic problem. ADVERTISEMENT“Magtatapos na ’yang 100 araw na ’yan, ’yan din ay naghahanap tayo ng concrete steps na gagawin niya para mawakasan ang trapik sa Maynila. Hindi lang sapat na humingi ng ‘emergency powers.’ Ano ba ang gagawin niya sa emergency powers na ibibigay sa kanya? Traffic in Metro Manila has been regarded “the worst traffic on earth” by global traffic and navigation mobile app Waze.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 16, 2016 10:07 UTC