Only Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao will be covered by the emergency powers sought by the Duterte administration to address the traffic crisis, according to the chair of the House transportation committee. Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento said his committee found after a series of hearings and consultations that the traffic crisis was actually confined to these three major urban centers and only on land. ADVERTISEMENT“We also found out that the traffic crisis is not all over the Philippines or in some unknown areas. The traffic crisis is in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and perhaps Davao City,” Sarmiento said. He castigated the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for submitting an “incomplete” report and failing to define the scope of the traffic crisis, and for its apparent confusion on which projects were covered by the measure.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 11, 2016 19:28 UTC