A lawmaker on Sunday called on the government to explore the possibility of decongesting Metro Manila (National Capital Region or NCR) by relocating some agencies to other regions, a move that he said would also spur economic development in other areas.

Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said the government’s decision to focus majority of its infrastructure projects in Metro Manila instead of spreading them to other regions has resulted in a huge rise in population in the NCR.

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