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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...

SM Mall of Asia Accident - The Block Ceiling Collapse

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This apparent incident happened on Sunday, September 15, where SM Mall of Asia's ceiling in the South Wing area, collapsed. One casualty, a young boy, was reportedly hurt badly and went unconscious for several minutes. #smmoaaccident #collapse ceiling Credits to Marie Junet Villahermosa

Blast in Serendra; 3 killed, 4 injured

From Rappler . MANILA, Philippines (9th UPDATE) – Taguig police on Friday evening, May 31, confirmed that a strong explosion rocked the posh Serendra in Taguig and sent shockwaves to different parts of the city. In an official statement, the residential project's developer Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) said the blast happened around 8pm in Unit 501B of Two Serendra, killing 3 people aboard a truck that was pinned down by a falling wall. The incident also damaged 10 units in the condominium and injured 4 residents. The 4 were taken to the nearby St. Luke's Medical Center to receive treatments. As of 9:45 pm, the 3 in the truck were still pinned down, according to one eyewitness. According to city officials, the affected unit was owned by a foreigner. ALI said the building has been evacuated and the residents are being treated and accommodated while the incident is being investigated. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Mar Roxas said Taguig police and the ...

Video of NASCAR Accident Feb 2013

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A NASCAR fan was able to take a video of the accident yesterday where one of the tires landed on the grandstand. Here's the video of the accident. Here's another video from official NASCAR broadcast.

2 Year Old Girl Ran Over 2 Times In Foshan China (Graphic Video)

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A 2 year old girl was ran over 2 times in Foshan, China with 18 witnesses ignoring the incident. I have to warn you, this is a very graphic video. The girl's name is Yueyue, the driver was caught. He is seen swerving into the girl at the last moment. He claims he was on his phone at the time but both hands were on the wheel. The girl is brain dead and will most likely not survive, or at best live in a vegetative state for the rest of her life. The driver was saying how if the girl dies he will pay a fine of US$3,125, but if she lives it will be many many times more. A rag collector was finally seen picking the girl up and went she was first shown yelling to ask for her parents, other shopkeepers told her to shut up and mind her own business. Watch. As explained in CNN, one of the reasons nobody helped the child was there were a high profile case in China back in 2006 when a Good Samaritan who helped a woman get to hospital was wrongly ordered to pay her compensation. ...

Life Has Little Value In The Philippines

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I was in Manila last week and I was driving along, the car in front of me (I think it was a Pajero ) turned left to enter the driveway to his building. As he was turning, a man in a motorcycle went straight and the Pajero hit the guy in the motorcycle. The guy in the motorcycle was on the ground writhing in pain. I think he may have twisted or broke his ankle. I actually didn't see the incident as it was happening, when I arrived at the spot, the man in the motorcycle was already on the ground. The driver of the Pajero was obviously mad. That's actually not the end of it. What really caught my attention was, the driver of the Pajero came down from his vehicle walking slowly towards the guy in the motorcycle. I thought he was going to help the guy he hit. Instead, the first thing he did when he came out of his Pajero was to check his bumper to see if there was any scratch! Not only that, walking slowly towards the guy he hit, the first thing he said was, " ba't big...