Mayors? Negative Or Positive

[Bugatti Veyron]

The 17 Metro mayors should brainstorm with the MMDA and formulate a traffic plan to ease the impending traffic gridlocks which will be caused by upcoming road projects. Before these mayors acquiesce on road projects, they should also think of the welfare of their constituents. Binay, Estrada and Bautista should brainstorm on how to relieve the heavy traffic which will be caused by the construction of the Skyway 3 which will traverse Makati, Manila and Quezon City.

Well let's hope it doesn't involve any more of that silly number coding which, as far as I'm concerned, only encouraged car owners to buy 2, 3, 4, or even more cars to get around the law. In essence, I believe that the coding scheme benefited car dealers directly because of increased sales and contributed to the already huge number of vehicles on Metro Manila roads. And since many car owners have garages large enough for only 1 or 2 vehicles, they park their additional cars on the road. Secondary roads have become more congested since there are now vehicles parked there where once upon a time there were none. The assumption that car owners would forego the use of their car once a week and use public transportation instead was flawed from the onset.

[maxiev]

I don't know if BS Aquino thought about flexitime but he should issue a presidential decree stating that all government and private offices should have flexitime in order to reduce traffic since flexitime would make workers go to the office at different times. When people go to their respective offices at different times, it goes without saying that they wouldn't occupy the roads at the same time.

I absolutely agree. This could indeed help distribute the volume of vehicles over a much longer period. We won't have the usual rush hour gridlock that occurs daily.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

Twelve major road projects will be undertaken all at once. Metro Manila traffic will be at a virtual standstill everyday. This is f#&king crazy. For office workers, being late for office will be a daily ritual.

Perhaps companies may identify certain employees who can work from their house instead of physically going to the office. If they need to meet with a group head or manager, they can do this my video conferencing on a tablet, laptop, or desktop. Reports can be written at home and emailed to the bosses who may likewise work out of the home.

 

The more people who can get their work done from the house rather that physically driving/commuting to work the greater the chance to minimize the ill effects of all these simultaneous road construction projects.

 

The more companies which are willing to give this a shot, the better. And who knows, perhaps if this proves successful, even after all the road construction work have been completed, these companies will continue to allow their workers to do their reports at home.

 

Certain private schools could also do the same. Kids can attend class through his computer, see his teacher and his teacher can see his pupils. Virtual classrooms aren't a new concept. They've been in existence for a while. The main issue I see here is budget. Not all families can afford to spend on a new computer.

 

But if parents can afford to send their children to private schools, then they should be able to afford a laptop for their kid. Assignments and tests, and classroom lectures can all be done on-line.

 

We must make the most use of all the vast technologies, apps, experience of other countries, etc. in adopting a new way of doing things. As it is, commuting time sometimes takes 3 hours which could have used for more productive things like employees writing their reports, kids doing their homework, etc.

 

Not to mention how much gas can be saved by not having to drive 3 hours to work and then another 3 hours driving back home. A total of 6 hours saved can best be used in more productive means than just sitting in traffic, which wastes a lot of time and money.

[Number35]

Erap really doing alot for Manila, the truck/bus ban really helped, now just the kuligligs remains.

[joss]

may bago truck ban pa rin sa umaga pero sa gabi car ban naman all right mayor erap

[red60]

Erap did a good job by banning trucks in Manila streets from 5 am to 9 pm.

 

 

Erap really doing alot for Manila, the truck/bus ban really helped, now just the kuligligs remains.

 

It depends on how you look at it. If you're a commuter or private car owner, Yes, truck ban helped in easing traffic in Manila. But if you're a business owner relying on imports and/or exports then you'll say no.

[Bugatti Veyron]

It depends on how you look at it. If you're a commuter or private car owner, Yes, truck ban helped in easing traffic in Manila. But if you're a business owner relying on imports and/or exports then you'll say no.

For certain, the number of commuters and private car owners vastly outnumber the number of business owners relying on imports/exports.

[jasper.custodio]

In Caloocan City, current Mayor Malapitan in his months of services walang pinapakita na maganda parang tulad ng dating mga Mayor, mka Pula, Dilaw ngayun Orange...Ginagawa nilang Carnaval ang Caloocan...kundi Bigote ngayun naman TAO wala na bang ibang proyekto paulit ulit lng sisirain yung dating side walk na pinagawa papalitan ng logo ng current Mayor, pati ilaw sa kalsada...instead na maintenance eh palit ng palit kasi may corruption.

Hindi na nga ata makakabangon ang makasaysayang Lungsod ng Caloocan...walang HOSPITAL na maituturing na maayus, UNIVERSIDAD ng pambubliko ginagamitan pa ng pulitika, walng SPORTS facilities meron nga dati pinagtatanggal ni Malonzo, PUBLIC MARKET na nasa ayus inilipat sa pampublikong parke...ngayun wala ng parke at mga puno na mapapasyalan sa dapit hapon...

 

Wala na ngang PAG-ASA...kya pati si Bonifacio nagagalit at naghuhurementado...lol

[Bugatti Veyron]

In Caloocan City, current Mayor Malapitan in his months of services walang pinapakita na maganda parang tulad ng dating mga Mayor, mka Pula, Dilaw ngayun Orange...Ginagawa nilang Carnaval ang Caloocan...kundi Bigote ngayun naman TAO wala na bang ibang proyekto paulit ulit lng sisirain yung dating side walk na pinagawa papalitan ng logo ng current Mayor, pati ilaw sa kalsada...instead na maintenance eh palit ng palit kasi may corruption.

Hindi na nga ata makakabangon ang makasaysayang Lungsod ng Caloocan...walang HOSPITAL na maituturing na maayus, UNIVERSIDAD ng pambubliko ginagamitan pa ng pulitika, walng SPORTS facilities meron nga dati pinagtatanggal ni Malonzo, PUBLIC MARKET na nasa ayus inilipat sa pampublikong parke...ngayun wala ng parke at mga puno na mapapasyalan sa dapit hapon...

 

Wala na ngang PAG-ASA...kya pati si Bonifacio nagagalit at naghuhurementado...lol

 

Rizal, Aguinaldo, Bonifacio, and all the other famous Filipino heroes of the Philippine Revolution must be turning in their graves. They sacrificed so much for this country only for succeeding generations to allow our society to degenerate to such an extent.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

Rizal, Aguinaldo, Bonifacio, and all the other famous Filipino heroes of the Philippine Revolution must be turning in their graves. They sacrificed so much for this country only for succeeding generations to allow our society to degenerate to such an extent.

 

The present political system is probably just as bad or even worse than the political system of the Philippines in the 19th century. The Spaniards were simply replaced by corrupt politicians and officials.

[maxiev]

The present political system is probably just as bad or even worse than the political system of the Philippines in the 19th century. The Spaniards were simply replaced by corrupt politicians and officials.

The Spanish government in the Philippines during the 19th century was a dictatorship unlike the "democracy" we now "enjoy."

 

Living conditions for the poorest of the poor today are probably just as bad as their counterparts during the 1800's. Poverty is a prison of sorts whether one lives in a dictatorship or in a modern democracy. Neither system addresses the needs of the marginalized.

[Bugatti Veyron]

Saw on the news last night a crackdown on pedicabs plying major roads in Manila. Seems Manila City Hall is sincere in trying to de-congest the city of heavy traffic. Pedicab drivers were interviewed and had the audacity to say that when the time is right, they'd resume operations.

 

There should be a 3 strike rule. The third time they're caught violating the ordinance, their pedicabs should be confiscated in favor of the city government. If only to let these abusive pedicab drivers that the city government is serious.

[bluemaster]

Saw on the news last night a crackdown on pedicabs plying major roads in Manila. Seems Manila City Hall is sincere in trying to de-congest the city of heavy traffic. Pedicab drivers were interviewed and had the audacity to say that when the time is right, they'd resume operations.

 

There should be a 3 strike rule. The third time they're caught violating the ordinance, their pedicabs should be confiscated in favor of the city government. If only to let these abusive pedicab drivers that the city government is serious.

 

 

 

totally agree. I can't believe I'll say this, but Erap is making progress in Manila.

[maxiev]

totally agree. I can't believe I'll say this, but Erap is making progress in Manila.

Yeah who would have thought. But I believe he still needs to address the heavy traffic along Roxas Blvd. as a result of all those container trucks exiting the North Harbor. I once got caught up in traffic there and it was awful. Traffic wasn't moving and it literally took several hours just to get home. Normally it takes under one hour to make the trip home but because of the huge traffic jams created by these container trucks, we couldn't really do much but sit back and talk.

 

It would have been much much worse for me if I was alone in the car with no one to speak with.

[jetrink]

Erap's best political performance was when he was mayor of san juan. He's really cut out to be a local official, but mediocre to disastrous as a senator and president.

[missuari]

second demotion lang ako kay oca malapitan...dapat palitan na lang ng di malapitan ...

[BossNuvo]

oo nga eh. looks like Erap is turning out to be a good mayor

[jherbi]

erap is a good one he has the will to experiment then willing to accept if he is wrong although it will take years or decade p cguro for manila to catch up with other metro manila cities pero hes doing great

[Black Cobra]

negative for some places or towns

[Bugatti Veyron]

What the city hall needs is vigilance and consistency. They do it once, then after doing it, these pedicabs and trikes will traverse the major thoroughfares in Manila once they pay the fine.

That's the ninas cogon mentality at work here.

[*kalel*]

Arrest warrant out vs. Trillanes over libel case filed by Junjun Binay

Published February 1, 2016 12:35pm
Updated February 1, 2016 4:43pm

By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News

A Makati court has issued a warrant of arrest against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV after it had found probable cause in the libel case filed against him by dismissed Makati Mayor Junjun Binay.

In a phone interview with GMA News Online on Monday, lawyer Maricel Cairo, clerk of court of Makati Regional Trial Court 142, said “there is an order of probable cause” on the case filed against the senator.

Asked if a warrant of arrest has been issued, Cairo said: “That is already automatic.”

In a separate phone interview, lawyer Claro Certeza, Binay’s counsel, said he received an information from a source that an arrest warrant was issued against Trillanes in connection with the libel case.

However, he has yet to be given a copy of the court’s decision.

“Hindi daw ako entitled sa kopya kaya hindi ako binigyan,” Certeza told GMA News Online. “Maghihintay na lang ako ng kopya.”

Trillanes camp studying options

Trillanes, in a text message to reporters, said his counsel is now studying their options.

“Pinag-aaralan na ng abogado ko kung ano ang mga nararapat na hakbang,” he said.

“Pero kung ang layunin ng pamilya Binay sa kasong ito ay para tigilan ko sila sa aking pag-uusig, nagkakamali sila. Hindi ko hahayaan ang mga magnanakaw na mamuno ng ating bansa,” he added.

Later in the day, Trillanes' legal counsel, Reynaldo Robles, said the senator would submit himself before the court and face the libel raps filed by Binay.

“We have not received our official copy of the investigating prosecutor’s Resolution; but if it is true that she recommended the filing of an Information for libel in court, Sen. Trillanes will readily face the charges against him in court,” he said.

Libel case

The libel case filed by the dismissed mayor stemmed from the senator’s alleged "publicly and maliciously" accusing the mayor and his family of bribery and other crimes of irregularities "without factual basis.”

The complaint cited in particular an April 7 interview with Trillanes "aired... over several radio and television programs" and quoted in a report on the Philippine Daily Inquirer, where the senator "publicly claimed" that Binay bribed the members of the 6th Division of the Court of Appeals "by paying them millions of pesos in exchange for favorable action" on the temporary restraining order against his suspension order.

"The damaging and ruinous claims spewed out by respondent Trillanes are mere concoctions and fabrications with no other purpose than to malign, discredit, ruin my reputation and besmirch my good name as well as that of my family," Binay said in his complaint affidavit. — RSJ, GMA News

 

- See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/553514/news/nation/arrest-warrant-out-vs-trillanes-over-libel-case-filed-by-junjun-binay#sthash.FkUOs6Ov.dpuf

[camus]

Negative sa metro Manila.

 

Metro Manila is divided politically into 17 independent cities/municipalities. But physically there is no division. The cities are beside each other. All roads, electricity and water lines, drainage and sewage lines are all connected. So really metro Manila is just one giant city. Metro Manila needs just one governor. Metro Manila is a big mess now because the 17 mayors don't cooperate, they don't have a common vision.

[steveslater]

negative for quezon city. bistek was supposed to be the 'anti-trapo' but he surely turned out to be one the minute he stepped into office. everywhere i go, i see the stupid HB initials on sidewalks, lamp posts and the like. his stupid mug is on every project like a true blue epal. there's even a 'bistekville', like it was his own personal money that funded those houses.

 

sidewalk rehabilitation? more like padding of his pockets. the newly 'fixed' sidewalks crumble into dust barely a year after said rehab. guess which city tops in petty crimes? quezon city of course. take a trip down to the national children's hospital in quezon avenue corner agham road. your hearts will definitely break for the poor children suffering inside decrepit wards. but a short trip down to quezon city hall and you'll be astonished by the grandiose offices of even the city's councilors. these people have no shame.

 

and for a city like this, you'd be surprised that there's no 'pamantasan ng quezon' unlike the neighboring cities. no, UP isn't counted - it just so happened to be in quezon city. after 3 terms, bistek will step down and joy belmonte will assume office (with the looks of things). and this f*cking cycle continues.

[Rabbit305]

Para mawalan ng power ang mayor, we should adopt yung council manager type of government. Marami sa us niyan. The council acts like a board of directors. Lahat ng bagay includinh appointments pinagbobotohan, so ang mayor isang boto lang din at hindi siya makakapang aboso

[steveslater]

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/791238/leni-feels-at-home-but-bistek-unhappy

 

like i said, negative in quezon city. i didn't know that bistek was eyeing the 'boracay mansion' for his use as a mayor. what the f*ck for? what's wrong with his office at the city hall? need a big house for what? smh