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| Senator Grace Poe during the last hearing on the granting of emergency powers to address the traffic crisis. Facebook/Grace Poe | via Philstar |
MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Grace Poe said Wednesday that the Senate Public Services committee might not approve a proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) system proposed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) because it is unclear if it will help ease traffic.
A BRT, which uses a dedicated lane for buses and operates like a train system, was one of the solutions suggested at hearings to grant the executive branch emergency powers to solve the traffic crisis.
“Alam mo, walang pag-aaral ito. Hindi katulad nung ibang sistema katulad ng pagpapadagdag ng tren na talagang nakalagay sa study ng Jica (Japan International Cooperation Agency) na ilang milyon ang binayad diyan para makumpleto. Ito, wala pang pag-aaral,” Poe said in a radio interview with DZMM.
“Ngayon, bakit naman tayo susugal sa isa pang hindi pa napapatunayan o nasasaliksikan? Kaya isa ‘yan sa maari namin talagang hindi pahintulutan bagama’t hindi ko pinangungunahan ang komite, sapagkat hindi lang naman ako ang miyembro nito,” she added.
Poe said that the DOTr has yet to commission a study on how a BTR will affect traffic.
Poe said that the emergency powers sought by the executive will cover not only Metro Manila,but the entire Philippines, which caused Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto to express alarm, saying that would result in chaos.
In effect, traffic crisis manager kayo ng buong Pilipinas. Kukunin ninyo ang kapangyarihan ng lahat ng local government unit. Ako, walang problema sa MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority), buong Metro Manila sa ngayon ha, subukan natin. Pero bakit buong Pilipinas, magulo yan, ” Recto said at the last committee hearing.
Poe had wrapped up most of the issues during the last hearing, but will still conduct working group meetings to polish the measure.
“Alam mo, walang pag-aaral ito. Hindi katulad nung ibang sistema katulad ng pagpapadagdag ng tren na talagang nakalagay sa study ng Jica (Japan International Cooperation Agency) na ilang milyon ang binayad diyan para makumpleto. Ito, wala pang pag-aaral,” Poe said in a radio interview with DZMM.
“Ngayon, bakit naman tayo susugal sa isa pang hindi pa napapatunayan o nasasaliksikan? Kaya isa ‘yan sa maari namin talagang hindi pahintulutan bagama’t hindi ko pinangungunahan ang komite, sapagkat hindi lang naman ako ang miyembro nito,” she added.
Poe said that the DOTr has yet to commission a study on how a BTR will affect traffic.
Poe said that the emergency powers sought by the executive will cover not only Metro Manila,but the entire Philippines, which caused Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto to express alarm, saying that would result in chaos.
In effect, traffic crisis manager kayo ng buong Pilipinas. Kukunin ninyo ang kapangyarihan ng lahat ng local government unit. Ako, walang problema sa MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority), buong Metro Manila sa ngayon ha, subukan natin. Pero bakit buong Pilipinas, magulo yan, ” Recto said at the last committee hearing.
Poe had wrapped up most of the issues during the last hearing, but will still conduct working group meetings to polish the measure.
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