00:01 (researcher) Gusto lang naming malaman yung powers and functions ng institution na to and

how it collaborate with other agencies that deal with traffic management.

00:28- (DOTC) If your topic is about traffic management did you go to mmda?

00:35 (Researcher) Opo kaso di pa po sila sumasagot.

00:40 (DOTC) Ahh, parang ibang iba yung pinuntahan ni niyo, traffic management pala yung objective
ninyo, DOTC does not handle traffic management at all. Akala ko iba ang gusto ninyong tanungin, pero
kung about traffic management Malabo pa kasi yun lang talaga, it is MMDA mandate, not DOTC
mandate. Bago macerate and MMDA, yes DOTC is involved. But with the creation of MMDA, wala na sa
DOTC nandun na sa kanila, maybe you have to rephrase your question. But if your question is really
directed to traffic management then I cannot respond to you, because we might be stepping on their
stones in fact baka meron silang mga traffic management plans that is not shared with DOTC nab aka
mali ang pagkapresent ko sayo. So mali ang iyong premise. But if you ask about transportation and not
about traffic management baka doon pwede kita sagutin but if you limit yourself to traffic management
then we are not into it should be the PNP and the MMDA and the LGUs.

02:35 (Researcher) Ahh, sige po paki elaborate yung mismong functions and powers of DOTC

02:44 (DOTC) Ang DOTC nakikita mo naman dyan yung mission and vision, but basically and DOTC
handles the mobile component of transportation which are the vehicles, policies, programs, projects
para governing public vehicles. Sa roads ang DPWH, sa traffic management it is the MMDA ang
coordination ng mga office na yan is in the metro manila council. Ang Metro Manila Council doon
pinaguusapan yan kaya nga Metro Manila Council kasi traffic management ang pinaguusapan kaya wala
yan ditto sa DOTC, for example when you talk about traffic congestion doon papasok ang DOTC don sa
parting ano ang gagawin ng DOTC to solve traffic congestion by way of modifying the vehicles doon ang
sa amin. Pero hindi kami mag mamanage ng traffic to improve congestion. For example dito sa metro
manila ang composition ng vehicle traffic natin 80% ay private vehicles ang average occupancy ng
private cars ay 1.75 lang there is that saying na ang paggamit, ang pag optimize limit road network. Kaya
ang pinaplano ng DOTC is to promote the modal shift from private car utilization to public car transport
ibig sabihin gagawa ang DOTC ng project promote that, in line with that one of which is the operation of
high quality buses, yung MRT and LRT, transfer ng mga pasahero, yun ang ginagawa ng DOTC to solve,
alleviate traffic congestion but not traffic management.

05:19 (Researcher) pero po kasama po kayo doon sa Metro manila council, ano po yung mga programs
and project

05:38 (DOTC) sa MMDA mo tatanungin yan, since sila ang nagchchair sila ang merong secretariat, sila
ang mas nakakaalam. Meron silang RDC or Regional Development Council for NCR. Kasi sa kanila
dumadaan projects that is discussed

05:58 (Researcher) so about po sa traffic congestion ano po yung efforts po ng DOTC

06:13 (DOTC) isa nga don ang pag operate ng high quality buses at pag operate ng BRT system, pag
expand ng MRT and LRT network, increase ng capacity expansion, promote the transfer of road base to
rail base, kaya meron tayong integrated terminals. Station sa north avenue, pero hindi sa traffic
management. Hindi kami talaga sa traffic management it should be the MMDA. Ang project nga naming
is to promote modal shift from private to public transport, yun ang main core.

07:11 (Researcher) Masasabi nyo po ba na naging effective yung mga programs niyo lately?

07:18 (DOTC) Ofcourse, kung nakikita mo naman or nababasa mo kung ilan ang nacacater ng MRT at LRT
dib a sinasabi sayo na over capacity na sila? For example ang MRT-3, ang design capacity niyan is
300,000 per day, how much is it carrying now? More than 550, almost 600,000 passengers per day. Di pa
ba siya very efficient? Very efficient na nga kaya nangyayari nasisira na siya kasi na sstrain ng husto kasi
over capacity na nga. Even LRT 1 naka design lang siya for 150, pero nacacater na niya ngayon is 550. So
ang kailangan na lang is to expand na siya through line extension and capacity expansion.

08:15 (Researcher) pwede niyo po ba elaborate yung BRT system na prinopose niyo po ngayon?

08:23 (DOTC) you know the BRT system is like LRT but using buses, dedicated ang linya, controlled ang
linya, controlled ang frequency niya, controlled ang loading at unloading. Ang fare collection din niya is
through integrated automatic fare collection system siya. Yan ang BRT, now ditto sa Metro Manila
merong pinag aaralan na mga lines for example, lines along C5, along Quezon Avenue, Espana mga
ganun pinag aaralan siya paano i-implement ang BRT ditto sa Metro Manila pero sa ngayon ang inuuna
ay demonstration projects sa Cebu.

09:26 (Researcher) Supposedly kalian po ang implementation?

09:28 (DOTC) Pinag aaralan pa siya for feasibility? Saan sa Cebu? It is now being bidded now.

09:38 (Researcher) Dito po sa Metro Manila?

09:38 (DOTC) Dito sa Metro Manila for feasibility study pa lang

09:44 (Researcher) Kailan po ang projected niyo na implementation?

09:48 (DOTC) Hindi yan masasabi pa, supposedly dapat within this government, under President Aquino
mahirap na magawa ito sa Metro Manila at yung sa Cebu ay operational na rin. Di naman siya ganun
kadali matapos kasi kailangan mo ng right of way, isa rin siyang malaking investment kunwari ang road
space mo kukuhanan mo ang dalawang lane idedicate mo sa BRT so baka maapektuhan din yung other
road users kaya kailangan pag-aralan yan.

10:33 (Researcher) So tingin niyo po ano ang nagiging threats doon sa mga project niyo pag ini-
implement, factors po?

10:46 (DOTC) Maaaring political reason, meron ding economic kasi may mga maaapektuhan kang mga
existing bus operators tapos sa pasahero it would be very beneficial sa passengers.
11:20 (Researcher) Any other future plans po?

11:25 (DOTC) Yes, one of which is the completion of MRT network, kasi supposedly it is 10 network lines
sa metro manila plus extensions

11:36 (Researcher) Saan po yung mga possible extension na yon?

11:39 (DOTC) extensions to Cavite, extensions to Masinag, Antipolo, extension to Divisoria Pier South ng
existing lines. Yung mga new lines coming soon is along ang MRT 7 ang commonwealth coming from as
far as San Jose Del Monte to SM West. Yung ang aming sooner plans, but there are other proposals kasi
marami rin naman ang 10 lines include operation of MRT at LRT either at Quezon Avenue, Espana, Shaw
Boulevard may mga ganung plano 10 lines yan.

12:39 (Researcher) Possible din po na mapag usapan yung creation of a subway

12:41 (DOTC) Oo, meron mangyayari soon meron silang gagawin from Taguig to Makati originally meron
ng subway na proposal as far as Clark through dadaan siya patungong The Fort, BGC. Yung ngayon
seriously tinignan nila yung design.

13:47 (Researcher) Paki clarify lang po ulit yung pagkakaiba ng DOTC at MMDA

13:49 (DOTC) Ang MMDA handles traffic management solely, DOTC would handle yung mobile
component of the transportation which are the vehicles we do policies, programs and projects
concerning the vehicles yun an gaming role and of course yung mga related facilities like airport, ports
and terminals related to vehicles

14:32 (Researcher) Di po ba kayo nag overlap sa pag enforce?

14:33 (DOTC) Di kami nag eenforce, maliban sa LTO, LTO of course is under DOTC. LTO is created under
RA 4136 they are supposed to implement and enforce the provision of 4136 hindi dapat MMDA yon.
Administrative violation, non-moving administrative violations is supposed to be implemented by LTO
pag sinabing moving violation, traffic yan, MMDA yon.

15:06 (Researcher) So never po nagkaroon ng conflicts?

15:09 (DOTC) Meron, of course gusto rin naman mag enforce ng MMDA ng colorum violations for
example and nakalagay naman sa kanilang ano na mag enforce din sila pero yan talaga function yan ng
LTO but MMDA can there are deputized by LTO so wala namang conflict naka deputized sila. Lahat na
ginagawang huli ng MMDA nililipat nila sa LTO kasi wala naman silang karapatan to hold on to your
license ililipat pa rin nila sa LTO. Kapag ang violation mo is colorum ililipat ka pa rin sa LTO, kung traffic
ang violation doon sa kanila so wala naman masyadong conflict maliwanag naman yung division of labor.