Those promises include cutting down the travel time from Cubao to Makati to five minutes and to eliminate flight delays at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Lacson added that Duterte could be considered superhuman if he is able to address the said perennial problems.
President Rodrigo Duterte | Courtesy : PCOOSenator Panfilo Lacson on Monday said President Rodrigo Duterte should be president for life if he can deliver on two of the promises he recently made.
“If PRRD delivers on just two promises he recently made: (1) to cut travel time from Cubao to Makati to 5 minutes within 6 months and; (2) to eliminate flight delays in NAIA within one month, for being superhuman, he deserves to be president for life,” Lacson wrote on his Twitter account.
Senate President Vincente Sotto III, on the other hand, welcomed the president’s promise but he has yet to see how this will be fulfilled.
“Sounds good but I have no idea how yet,” Sotto said in a text message sent to reporters.
The President earlier vowed to reduce travel time between Cubao and Makati to five minutes before the year ends.
Solving the traffic in Metro Manila is among Duterte’s promises since he became president in 2016.
His administration even asked Congress to grant him emergency powers to address the issue.
The proposal was approved by the House of Representatives in the 17th Congress but was stalled in the Senate.
According to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, the said bill possibly be refiled in the next Congress by Senator-elect Francis Tolentino, who was a former chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
Earlier on Monday, President Duterte made a surprise visit at the NAIA following reports on delays and cancellations of several domestic and international flights.
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