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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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Taiwan Olympic quest costs $103M

From ABS-CBN News . TAIWAN – The Taiwanese government is using 90 percent of its revenues from lottery games to put up what is conceivably the biggest budget ever in its quest for Olympic fame, hoping it could improve on its four-bronze medal finish in the Beijing 2008 Olympics with its participation in the London Olympics and beyond. This island state of 23 million just north of Batanes has earmarked NT 4.3B (roughly US$103 million) – NT 2.1 billion of which comes from national funds – to bankroll a one-and-a-half year program that includes recruitment, selection, training and actual participation of the final list of players, including those of the Paralympic Games which takes place after the regular Olympics. The program, which includes 26 of the 28 Olympic sports minus baseball and basketball, has produced a final roster of 42 athletes who have qualified from 14 sports for the Olympic Games slated July 27-Aug. 13 in London. The training expenses include regular monthly allo...
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Why I Really Love The Olympics (NSFW)

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Presenting, the US Olympic Women's Water Polo Team. Click for a larger photo. Photos from ESPN. Check out the Australian Women's Synchronized Swimming Team as well.
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Why I Love the Olympics

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Do you know why I love the Olympics? This is why. I present to you, some of the Australian Synchronized Swimming team. Click for a larger picture. Here they are from left to right: Olga Burtaev, 16 Eloise Amberger, 25 Sarah Bombell, 28 Jenny-Lyn Anderson, 19
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Mr. Bean's 2012 London Olympic Appearance

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Mr. Bean's appearance at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Fil-Am Figure Skater Excels in Vancouver Olympics

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This is pretty cool. =================== Amanda Evora, a Filipino-American woman, together with partner Mark Ladwig, competed in the figure skating pairs competition in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. They didn’t win a medal but came up with personal bests in their first ever Olympic Games. The 25-year-old Filipina who trains in Florida and Ladwig posted a personal best score during the competition. Their score of 114.06 points, based on difficulty of elements and grades of execution, was their best of the season by more than 15 points. Combined with their personal best in the short program Sunday, their total score of 171.92 points put them in 10th place. The gold medal went to Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo of China, who ended a string of dominance by Soviet and Russian skaters dating back to the 1960s. Pang Qing and Tong Jian of China won the silver and Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany the bronze. Evora is considered to be the first person of full Filipino ancestr...
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