Manila, June 20 -- The rehabilitation of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of the busiest thoroughfares in Metro Manila, must not take two years, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has said.

This, as Marcos said he is "very happy" with his decision to suspend the planned full rehabilitation of EDSA to ease the plight of the public, especially the commuters.

"Hindi ko matanggal-tanggal sa pag-iisip ko. 'Yung nasa kotse ka, nasa EDSA, makikita mo alas 12 na ng gabi. Ang haba pa ng pila, nag-aantay ng bus. Tapos 'yun, pag-uwi nun, gigising na alas 4 'yun. Mag-aantay na naman ng bus para makapasok na alas 7, alas 8 (I can't get it out of my mind. When you're in the car, on EDSA, you'll see it's already 12 midnight. The line is still ...