By Maraiah Meily
Courtesy of gmanetwork New Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada and traffic czar Vice Mayor Isko Moreno banned buses from traveling in busiest roads of the capital last week.
Estrada said the ordinance does not ban all buses from entering the city, the resolution only targets colorum buses or those which were not issued with franchise.
Estrada said the ordinance does not ban all buses from entering the city, the resolution only targets colorum buses or those which were not issued with franchise.
This move catered a lot of criticisms not just among the commuters, but also the private franchisers of bus liners.
Mayor Estrada called this move an "experiement" in testing its impact on the traffic of the city after a lot of complaints exposed by the media.
Maridette Ocampo, a commuter has a positive insight towards the issue. She is not an anti-bus ban and not also a pro but for her, more leaders should think and try new ways to improve this country.
"There may be more negative opinions about this issue than the positive ones. I think it is because we are not used to this kind of changes in our country and maybe the issuance of this law came unannounced to the public that's why it didn't seem effective yet," she said.
On the other hand, many were angered by this new policy because for them buses are faster as they pick up and unload passengers even in the middle of the road and have the ability to move sideward or even zigzag, overtaking jeepneys, public utility vans, taxi cabs and private cars. Also, because of these policy, traffic builds up near the Rotonda area.
A week after the bus ban has been implemented, the local government of Manila revised the ordinance and finally allowing buses to travel all over the roads of the city.
Mayor Estrada called this move an "experiement" in testing its impact on the traffic of the city after a lot of complaints exposed by the media.
Maridette Ocampo, a commuter has a positive insight towards the issue. She is not an anti-bus ban and not also a pro but for her, more leaders should think and try new ways to improve this country.
"There may be more negative opinions about this issue than the positive ones. I think it is because we are not used to this kind of changes in our country and maybe the issuance of this law came unannounced to the public that's why it didn't seem effective yet," she said.
On the other hand, many were angered by this new policy because for them buses are faster as they pick up and unload passengers even in the middle of the road and have the ability to move sideward or even zigzag, overtaking jeepneys, public utility vans, taxi cabs and private cars. Also, because of these policy, traffic builds up near the Rotonda area.
A week after the bus ban has been implemented, the local government of Manila revised the ordinance and finally allowing buses to travel all over the roads of the city.
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