Manila, Jan. 22 -- The current administration will be able to deliver on its promise to decongest Edsa, the main and busiest thoroughfare in Metro Manila, within the six-year term of President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Palace reporters, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar expressed confidence that the Duterte government can restore the "original capacity" of vehicles plying Edsa every day to 280,000 from the current 400,000.
"Yes, we do. That was the intention," Villar said in a weekly economic briefing at Palace, when asked if Duterte would be able to fulfill a vow to decongest Edsa under his watch.
"In fact, for the past few years, the President has personally been active ...