MMDA Chief Reacts On Duterte’s Vow On 5 Mins Travel Time Between Cubao, Makati
MMDA – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman said don’t take President Duterte’s promise literally.
Following a previous article, President Rodrigo Duterte promised to reduce the travel time from Cubao to Makati.
Since it’s been a problem for all the Filipino who works in the big cities, the government are doing their best to resolve the issue.
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President Duterte’s vow that he’ll make the travel time from Cubao to Makati cut short into 5 minutes surely lighten the mood of the commuters.
“You just wait. Ayaw kong mag-ano. Things will improve. Maybe god-willing December smooth sailing na…”
“You don’t have to worry about traffic. Cubao and Makati is just about 5 minutes na lang,” he added.
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Based on a report from ABS-CBN, MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim reacted on President Duterte’s statement about the 5 minutes trip from Makati to Cubao.
The official in charge of the Philippine traffic said don’t take the president statement literally.
“Don’t take that literal,” said MMDA chairman.
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According to the report, people should not concentrate on reduced travel time. What Duterte meant is that people should anticipate for the big change.
“Huwag tayo mag-concentrate sa 5 minutes. Ang ibig sabihin ng Pangulo, umasa tayo ng malaking pagbabago,” Lim told the reporters.
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Based on the report, the MMDA chairman said several road projects are set to reduce the travel time in Metro Manila, including the NLEX-SLEX Connector road project and the C-5 Road extention.
MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim on President Duterte’s vow to cut Edsa Makati-Cubao trip to 5 mins: Ang ibig sabihin ng Pangulo, umasa tayo ng malaking pagbabago sa Disyembre, kumbinasyon yan ng infra at policies na ginagawa ngayon. | @angelmovido pic.twitter.com/RdJmSo2F5F
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) June 11, 2019
Netizens reacted on Lim’s statement. Here are some of their comments on the post:
@ji22code: “san tayo mag concentrate??? Sa bulok na utak ng amo mo???”
@Julz719: “may bagong pangako si duterte o luma na yan”
@facundo57955416: “huh !OMG”
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