IT’S ALL in the mind, a transport official said of the country’s traffic situation. It’s the Filipinos’ “state of mind” that actually worsens the country’s traffic situation, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade maintained on Tuesday, adding that using the traffic as a convenient excuse for tardiness has become a habit. ADVERTISEMENT“A state of mind adds to the problem of traffic,” he stressed. If you’re late, that’s that.”Tugade added: “One thing we will have to address in solving traffic: change your psyche. That will be a good start.”Emergency powersTugade had previously asked Congress to grant emergency powers to President Duterte to resolve the traffic problem.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 06, 2016 17:48 UTC