Marcos: PH moving away from 'car-centric' transport model

President Marcos said the Philippines is shifting away from a "car-centric" transport system, stressing that past reliance on private vehicles has worsened traffic and limited mobility for many Filipinos.

- By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS

In the third episode of his podcast aired Thursday evening, Aug. 7, the President recognized that the lack of reliable public transport has forced people to buy their own vehicles, hence contributing to the traffic gridlock.

"We've seen the examples around the world, yung mga lugar na talagang sumobra na ang traffic dahil lahat ng tao walang public transport, walang bus, walang tren, walang subway (We've seen examples around the world where traffic has become extreme because people have no public transport no buses, no trains, no subway)," he said.

"Siyempre lahat kailangan bumili ng sasakyan. Bibili ng motor, bibili ng auto. Kaya nagkaka-traffic nang husto (Of course, everyone needs to buy a vehicle. They buy a motorcycle or a car. That's why traffic has gotten so bad)," he added.