Solusyon vs traffic, pinaigting

Sa hangaring masolusyunan ang problema sa trapiko sa Metro Manila at sa mga kalapit na probinsiya, lumagda sa kasunduan ang pulisya at anim na ahensiya ng pamahalaan upang mapaigting ang tungkulin ng InterAgency Council for Traffic o I-ACT.

“I am pleased to announce the signing of Memorandum of Agreement by and between the Philippine National Police, Department of Transportation (DOTr), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Metro Manila Council, Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and [Philippine] Coast Guard (PCG) to further strengthen the enforcement capabilities of the InterAgency Council for Traffic or I-ACT, through the support of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),” pahayag ni Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde sa pulong-balitaan sa Camp Crame, Quezon City.

“The I-ACT was created to integrate the conduct of traffic management, decongestion of traffic flow, anti-colorum operations and strict enforcement of traffic laws, rules and regulations including illegal parking. Today the DOTr and the PNP commit the deployment of their respective personnel and logistical resources, and augment the same as the need by the I-ACT arises,” dagdag ni Albayalde.

Sinimulan na rin, aniya, ang pagtatalaga ng Highway Patrol Group (HPG) ng 25 police commissioned officers, 275 police non-commissioned officers, 24 mobile cars at 82 motorcycle units “to address traffic woes in metropolis and conduct nationwide crackdown on colorum vehicles.”

Bukod sa crackdown sa mga kolorum na sasakyan, sinabi ni Chief Superintendent Roberto Fajardo, PNPHPG director, na mas pinaigting na rin ang operasyon laban sa paggamit ng mga ipinagbabawal na car accessories tulad ng mga sirena, pito at iba pang gadgets na lumilikha ng malakas na tunog gayundin ang mga dome lights, blinkers, at iba pang signalling devices.

Umapela naman si Fajardo para sa pakikiisa ng publiko, na aminadong hindi masosolusyunan ang problema ng trapiko kung wala ang displina ng lahat.