By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff reporter
Laoag
City—Former Metro Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) chairperson and senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino
personally handed over the Traffic Management Plan (TMP) for the cities of
Laoag and Batac.
The TMP was requested last
year by the two cities to help them cope with the increasing volume of vehicles
in the two cities.
Mr. Tolentino personally
handed over the plan to Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas during the regular flag
raising ceremony on February 29. Laoag Vice Mayor Michael V. Fariñas and other
city officials witnessed the hand-over.
Mr. Tolentino said the plan
is a very detailed traffic management long term plan. He added that the plan is
good for 10-15 years.
The plan designates the
proper tricycle terminals, jeepney terminals, bus stops, traffic signs at the
different corners or streets, pedestrian lanes and others related to traffic.
However, this would still
need an ordinance from the Sangguniang Panlungsod for its adoption and eventual
translation into layman’s terms.
Mr. Tolentino apologized for
the late delivery as he stressed that this plan was thoroughly studied by the
Traffic Engineering Center.
He added that the TMP would
also serve as basis by the national government to grant traffic lights to the
city.
In his speech, he took the
opportunity to campaign for his senatorial bid this coming May elections.
Mr. Tolentino admits that
becoming a national legislator is hard but his experiences as a three-term
mayor of Tagaytay City and a former MMDA chairperson molded him to become a
stronger and better person in helping those in need.
Ms. Fariñas thanked the
former MMDA chairperson for the long-term TMP plan. She said she is hopeful
that it would help ease traffic congestion in the city especially during peak
hours.
Relative to this, the mayor
instructed the city council’s committee on transportation to pass an ordinance
for its adoption as one of the requirements.
Likewise, she also asked the
assistance of PNP traffic division chief SPO2 Sean Bugaoisan for its
implementation in due time.
Mr. Bugaoisan, for his part,
also thanked Mr. Tolentino for the TMP. He said they have been waiting for this
since last year. He added that they believe the TMP will help solve the traffic
congestion in the city.
The traffic chief also
expressed hopes that TMP creators considered their suggestions. Mr. Bugaoisan
said they gave their inputs during the MMDA team’s visit in the city. He,
however, underscored that his trust with the MMDA team is high and the plan
they gave will work.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tolentino also
went to Batac City to also personally handover the TMP for the city to Batac
Mayor Jeffery Jubal Nalupta.
He also solicited the support
of Batac residents for his senatorial bid.
Mr. Nalupta thanked Mr.
Tolentino for the TMP. He said Batac needs a better traffic management plan as
the number of people and vehicles in the city are increasing.
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