METRO MANILA NEWS
MMDA: Blame traffic on PUVs
The Philippine Star 02/25/2003
The experiment conducted by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), or the number-coding scheme, has indicated that one of the main causes of traffic are public utility vehicles (PUVs).
MMDA executive director for traffic Angelito Vergel de Dios said that during the three-week experiment from Feb. 3 to 21, it was only on the third week that traffic actually improved. During that week, all PUVs were covered by the ban.
De Dios noted the reactions of bus companies were mixed as there were actually a significant number in favor of their inclusion in the scheme.
He said some groups such as the Metro Manila Bus Operators Association said profits improved during the third week.
In contrast, the members of the Integrated Metro Manila Bus Operators Association, led by its president Claire de la Fuente, claimed that it lost around P960,000 during the same period.
De Dios said he could not understand why members of the same industry, serving the same number of passengers, could be affected in contrasting ways by the vehicle reduction program.
Meanwhile, MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando said he has not yet received any word from Malacañang about an order suspending all his experiments.
While the MMDA is still waiting for the official word from the Palace, it announced the number-coding scheme for private vehicles this week will continue as planned. – Marvin Sy
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February 25th, 2003 12:41 PM #1
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February 25th, 2003 01:04 PM #2ito analysis ko dyan:
IMBOA buses (led by claire dela fuente) consists mostly of collorum buses. kaya nung PUVs ang naka coding, takot silang lumabas dahil sa mga PUVs naka tutok mga traffic enforcers. this way, nag profit ang MMBOA buses dahil nga puro legit mga buses nila, nabawasan collorum buses, nabawasan competition.Signature
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February 25th, 2003 01:27 PM #3Disiplina lang kailangan sa lahat and I'm pretty sure solve yung traffic problems natin. Yun nga lang it's next to impossible.
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February 25th, 2003 01:57 PM #4Why don't they just impose on both private and PUV's the color coding at least there will be lesser vehiceles on the road.
and sobrang kakainis ang IMBOA buses (led by claire dela fuente) especially their leader. sarap sapakin sa mukha, nag pa-facelift na ata siya? :mrgreen:
The buses will make more trips because of lesser traffic and more people will ride in their buses...
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February 25th, 2003 03:13 PM #5Ang pangit ni Claire dela Fuente, di ba?
Walanghiya yang mga IMBOA na yan!!
Di dapat tantanan yan ni Bayani!
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February 25th, 2003 09:59 PM #6I heard Claire Dela Fuente being interviewed on DZMM AM radio. She explained that almost 60% of the more than 2,000 buses plying the EDSA route are kolorums. In my opinion aside from the PUV color-coding dapat strict ang panhuhuli ng kolorums as well as other traffic violations to maximize the traffic reduction plan.
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February 25th, 2003 10:17 PM #7imho sobrang dami ng bus sa edsa... usually nga half-full lang lagi itong mga ito... dapat talaga bawasan
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February 25th, 2003 10:45 PM #8dapat nga... half full ang mga buses kung lahat sila nasa kalsada... kung kalahati lang, eh di puno mga bus!! :mrgreen: hehehe :lol:
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February 26th, 2003 09:39 AM #11talagang mga PUV ang nagpapatrafic...kasi naman maski sa gitna ng kalye nagpapababa ng pasahero...
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February 26th, 2003 10:32 AM #12alam pala niya eh, then why don't Claire and their members help the MMDA solve the problem, sana ituro nila para mahuli lahat, and lumalabas alam na nila pinapabayaan pa nila, or tell their drivers na pag nakakita ng colorums sabihin sa mga traffic enforcers para mahuli
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February 26th, 2003 12:36 PM #13Nagpafacelift na yun... :lol:
Actually some of the legit operators coddle the colorum buses as well (they earn fees inreturm)...
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February 26th, 2003 04:53 PM #14i would think the bus operator associations should be more vigilant in police-ing their ranks. they know that the colorum buses are taking a big chunk in their earnings, so i'd think they should be the ones most eager to get these colorum buses out of the picture.
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February 26th, 2003 06:55 PM #16...not if they have a deal with the colorum bus operators... :?
call it the tyranny of the greedy "poor" who pretend to be the champions of the needy... yeeesh!
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February 26th, 2003 07:02 PM #17 Originally Posted by MAXBUWAYA
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