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The Manila City government has started implementing its policy of
preventing certain provincial buses from entering the city in the
effort to decongest traffic in the country’s capital.
These provincial buses, especially those coming
from Southern Luzon provinces such as Cavite, Laguna and Batangas,
will only be allowed to bring passengers up to Pablo Ocampo Street
(formerly Vito Cruz) near the boundary of Manila and Pasay City.
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim signed Executive Order
13 that bans the entry of provincial buses coming from the south of
Manila last March 28, noting that a handful of these provincial
buses occupy a large portion of the roads, causing heavy traffic in
the country’s capital.
Meanwhile, commuters from the south quickly
expressed their disapproval of the order.
“Not allowing buses to enter Manila is an
added hassle on our part. I hope they will consider the fact that
there are lots of students and employees who go to school and work
in Manila,” said Kathleen, a student taking her summer classes in
a Manila college.
Buses coming from the south before reaching the
Lawton terminal pass through Taft Avenue, where schools such as De
La Salle University, Philippine Women’s University, Philippine
Christian University, Adamson University, Sta. Isabel College,
Technological University of the Philippines, and Philippine Normal
University, are located.
-- Rommel C. Lontayao
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