BUHAY party-list Representative and Senior Deputy Minority Leader Lito Atienza expressed utter exasperation on the proposal of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to impose a “congestion fee” scheme purportedly to reduce the number of private cars on EDSA.

“Here we go again, with the MMDA coming up with another hair-brained idea that would punish the public for the inefficiencies of government. Why should motorists be made to pay a “congestion fee” for using EDSA during rush hours? Let’s face the facts, EDSA is perennially clogged because of so many illegal vehicles using it like colorum and provincial buses. At certain times of the day where there are very few buses traversing EDSA, traffic is light. But once you have the buses criss-crossing the lanes, that’s when the traffic mess begins. The continued inaction of the MMDA on this very glaring fact is beyond our appreciation. They would rather tax now the motorists and make them suffer for the inability of the MMDA to enforce the law,” Atienza said.

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