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QUEZON CITY, June 11, 2020 – On the eve of Independence Day, Antique Representative and Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda headed a multisectoral call for government to move people, not cars, as the mobility talks she co-organized with the Climate Change Commission revolved around research that 88% of households in Metro Manila and the rest of the Greater Manila Area do not own cars, while the remaining 12% own at least one.

A “protected” bicycle lane that runs for 5.58 kilometers has been recently opened along the Laguna Lake Highway in Taguig City and a government official said it's only the first of many to be built nationwide.

Along with plans to build a bike lane along the Ortigas-Bonifacio Global City Bridge, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) also promised to prioritize pop-up bike lanes along hospital routes to assist frontliners and other employees looking for ways to get to work amid a lack of public transport.

March 30, London, UK – In a groundbreaking study published in the LSE International Development Review, Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo explores the significant transformation of Metro Manila’s transportation infrastructure, focusing on the resurgence of pedestrian and railway systems as part of the city’s intermodal future.

Marso 30, London, UK – Sa isang pag-aaral na nailathala sa LSE International Development Review, sinuri ni Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo ang mahalagang pagbabago ng imprastraktura ng transportasyon ng Metro Manila, na nakatuon sa muling pag-usbong ng mga sistema ng pedestrian at riles bilang bahagi ng hinaharap na intermodal ng lungsod.

Can Metro Manila still free its commuters and motorists from the daily travel torture?

Yes it can, according to the study by former Information and Communications Technology undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo that was published in the prestigious London School of Economics International Development Review.