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3 Cost Effective Ways to Solve Metro Manila's Traffic Problem

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The Facebook page of ANC 24/7 is asking for its reader's suggestion on how to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem. This got me thinking, "what is the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem?" It's easy to make suggestions, what's hard is the implementation and the cost of implementation. So what is the the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem and the most cost effective solution? Punitive Fines Add caption First of all, any implementation will definitely cost money, a lot of money. The cause of the traffic mess is the people themselves so it's only right that those causing the traffic problem should be fined and the fine should hurt. That way, the fines will pay for the cost of enforcing the law. The fines should start at P500 and goes up every week if you don't pay it within 15 days. To enforce this and prevent people from ignoring the fine. It will be tied to their driver's license or car registr...
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Ondoy Victims at Malacanang

Read this from Ramon Tulfo of The Philippine Daily Inquirer. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has not only opened the gates of Malacañang to typhoon victims, she has also allowed them to stay in the Palace. As she sometimes does to cover some flaws in her character, she makes an overkill. In short it’s “overacting.” Why did she let some flood victims sleep in the Palace when there are many evacuation centers set up by the government for these people? The answer is simple: press release. At first she was irritated by the big number of people lining up for food outside the Palace after she announced that Malacañang grounds were open to flood victims. Her subordinates said what she meant was that Malacañang would be a place where relief goods would be repacked. But apparently some of her spin doctors told her it would be good for her image if she let some of the victims make the Palace their temporary home. Some people who know President Arroyo from way back say she wouldn’t touch the u...
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News Updates

Here are some news updates related to Typhoon Ondoy. Smart co-founder killed from wall collapse Storm forces Arroyo to leave Malacanang Typhoon Ketsana kills 31 in Vietnam and displacing 170,000 World pours aid to the Philippines
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Aquino Family refuses State Funeral for Cory

In 2005, when former President Cory Aquino called for GMA to step down. The Arroyo administration dismissed Mel and Cris, the military bodyguards assigned to President Aquino. Now, Malacanang is saying sorry to the Aquinos for the pullout. The AFP gave the reason that the tour of duty of the two bodyguards has come to an end. The dismissal apparently hurt the Aquino family so much that they rejected a State Funeral offered by the GMA administration. Kris Aquino said, “Now you want to honor my mom? When you had taken away what was due her as a former President? She also said that her mother needed no State honors since the real tribute would come from the people themselves. All I can say in the words of Michael Kelso from "That 70's Show" is...BURN!!! In Tagalog term...BARADO!!!
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