Manila, Jan. 22 -- The Presidential Assistant for the Visayas on Tuesday lectured critics of President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement on solving traffic and transportation woes in Metro Cebu.

Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino called for a press conference to defend the President against the criticism of a city councilor here, who questioned Duterte's Sinulog speech saying Metro Cebu needs a monorail and skyways to solve the traffic problem.

He said Cebu City Councilor Joy Augustus Young could not just criticize Duterte's promise to look for funds for Metro Cebu monorail and skyways as he "has done nothing to solve the traffic problem in Cebu City."

Dino said Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade took pains in sending transportation experts to Ce...