Aquino cracks traffic joke but nobody’s laughing

MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino may have to direct traffic personally with the situation expected to get worse on the first day of school today. That’s Abigail Valte, Presidential deputy spokesperson, talking on radio the other day, apparently in reference to President Aquino’s complaint that he arrived late at a speaking engagement because his car was caught in a traffic gridlock.

The President had profusely apologized, made light of the matter, and suggested that maybe Mr. Tolentino should take his place in one of the city’s major thoroughfares and start untangling the mess himself.