THE new administration has yet to reach its first 100 days in office, but House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says he feels as if a year has passed because of the many accomplishments of President Rodrigo Duterte.
”It feels like the administration has served for one year already because of so many things that have happened,” Alvarez told reporters on Monday.
He said the Duterte administration was more productive compared with the previous administrations.
”Look at the drop in criminality”•it has dropped to about 50 percent at least. It’s a big deal,” Alvarez said.
He nevertheless expressed disappointment over the inability of the Transport Department to solve the traffic problem plaguing the major roads.
He said the traffic jams in Metro Manila and in Metro Cebu, for instance, had to improve.
“Sad to say, I have yet to see any improvement in Metro Manila and Metro Cebu,” he said.
The average monthly crime rate has hit 49 percent from 55.54 percent last year, according to recent police data. That has been attributed to the government’s crackdown on illegal drugs and criminality.
But Alvarez said the problem with the light rail transits was persisting despite their being operated by private firms.
”That’s what I don’t understand. Until now nothing has been done,” he said. With Maricel V. Cruz