“Our state of mind is such, because traffic is a deplorable reality.”This was how Senator Grace Poe responded on Wednesday to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade’s reported remark that the Filipinos’ “state of mind” worsens the country’s traffic problem. As ordinary citizens, complying with traffic rules is a start,” Poe said in a text message. Poe said the hearing, which she temporarily halted until the submission of the detailed plans from the DOTr, will resume on September 22. “Even when there (was) no traffic, (people say) there was,” the transport official was quoted as saying. CDGREAD: Poe sees traffic powers for Duterte by Christmas

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 07, 2016 01:22 UTC