Abalos tells LGUs: Remove obstructions along major, alternate roads.
As some motorists have this bad habit of turning roads as their parking spaces, Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur’ Abalos has tasked local government units to free major roads and alternate routes in their respective jurisdictions from all obstructions that impede the smooth flow of traffic.
Abalos said the true solution to ease traffic congestion is mass transport, pointing to the Light Railway Transit , Metro Rail Transit , bus carousel system and even the subway. Abalos did identify the DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs but a statement from Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, quoting Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez, bared that Barangay Captain Felicito “Chito” Valmocina of Holy Spirit, Quezon City has been picked to serve in the department as an undersecretary.