The endless commuter crisis

THE Manila Times' editorial of April 9 raised a timely problem that will only become worse as people's lives return to normal: commuters' mobility in Metro Manila is, again, as bad as ever. This is despite the fact that students have still — incredibly — not returned to schools and universities and despite the fact that some workers are still enjoying the flexibility of working from home. The aforementioned editorial pointed out three measures that could be improved: working from home must be encouraged — despite the insistence of the Fiscal Incentives Review Board, to increase the capacity of the light rail lines and to encourage citizens to walk and to bike with more sidewalks and bike lanes.

The problem in Metro Manila is so huge that more measures, even if difficult to take, are necessary in order to make one of the biggest megacities of the world a livable place.