Why is traffic along the thoroughfares of Metro Manila getting worse every single day? Is it because of the lack of roads, infrastructures, traffic enforcers, public transportation, discipline or plainly lack of leadership? We at Fast Times gathered data from concerned government agencies and came up with tangible figures to help understand what might be the root cause of these monstrous traffic jams. We also asked leaders from business and government sectors about their insights on what could be the best way to solve the perennial traffic problem in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila.

A study initiated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 2012 found that traffic congestion costs the country some P2.4 billion in potential income as well as lost productivity each and every day. If not addressed, the costs are expected to exceed P6 billion daily by 2030.

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