Manila, Feb. 17 -- The Baguio City Police Office on Monday launched the BCPOView Baguio online app that will allow the public to see the road, traffic, parking and other situation in real-time.

Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) director, Col. Ruel Tagel, said the police-developed application is intended with the primary purpose to manage and control traffic. "And this is to educate the public and influence their decision whether to pursue with their plan, take other routes or commute using public transport," he said.

Tagel said the application developed by computer-savvy BCPO personnel would provide the public with information on the traffic situation in the Central Business District (CBD), and available parking areas so that they would ...