Traffic caused by ASEAN preparations spares no one — not even senators

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Preparations for the ASEAN Summit continued to cause traffic on Thursday, with a few senators getting caught in the congestion.

Preparations for the ASEAN Summit continued to cause traffic on Thursday, with a few senators getting caught in the congestion.

In a 24 Oras report from Oscar Oida, the heavy evening traffic in EDSA's southbound and northbound lanes at Makati City persisted, specifically in the section approaching Ayala. Many places in the metro experienced similar conditions due to the preparations leading to the ASEAN Summit.

Despite the presence of traffic enforcers and police at intersections, traffic was still heavy across Metro Manila, with a few senators being late to Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

“To afford some of the senator judges facing heavy traffic given the season and perhaps pre-ASEAN preparations to be able to arrive at a later time… We shall call the roll at 11 a.m. Let the journal and the record reflect that intention of the presiding officer. So, ordered,” Senate impeachment presiding officer Francis Escudero said.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has previously advised that traffic will be heavier in the days leading to the ASEAN. They have also installed new signages.

“Ang ginagwa po natin ay inu-update natin mga overhead sign para ma-guide po yung mga motorista para po sa preparasyon sa ASEAN,” said MMDA personnel Ronnel de Sagun.

(What we are doing is updating the overhead sign to guide the motorists for the preparation of ASEAN.)

In another lane, workers from the Department of Public Works and Highways are painting sidewalks. Construction in some portions of the sidewalk in Guadalupe have also been paused and cordoned off with bollards.

“Wala po tayong magagawa, order ‘yan sa atin siguro naman po, naiintindihan naman po yan ng motorista…ilang araw palang nasabihan na tayong bibigat ang traffic dahil sa Asean summit sana maintindihan nila,” MMDA traffic enforcer Nicko Mendoza said.

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