Preparing for school and the rains

June means there will be traffic congestion again after the two-month school break. It also means that the rainy season is about to start raising concerns about flooding and the poor conditions of several roads.

One reader told us that those who pass by AS Fortuna St. in Mandaue City dread the rains because the place is notorious for flooding. 

Flooding in this area is not just ankle deep, but so much deeper than that during heavy rain.

There are also many streets that are badly in need of repair before the start of the rainy season and the people are hoping to see our government work.

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A reader also brought up the matter of the lack of street signs.

Salome Herrera-Villaruel, a schoolmate from college, said that there are many streets that don’t have signs anymore while others are hidden.

This also goes for the traffic signs, which have either been vandalized or removed.

We agree with her observation and hope that the incoming leadership of the Cebu City government would do something about this.

If we want to be the country’s top tourist destination, street signs are among the things that have to be done. This is of course aside from removing the abusive taxi drivers at the port area and ridding the city of petty criminals.

It is actually no surprise that Cebu hasn’t become very popular anymore. 

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A reader raised to us the matter about the traffic lights at the intersection of the Cebu South Coastal Road and Rabaya St. in Talisay City.

He said that the traffic authorities of the city should be able to find a way to make the lights work at night or at least make them blink.

We have written about this many weeks ago noting how the lights on the South Coastal Road are stuck to the red while that on Rabay St. are stuck at yellow.

Many drivers, who are not familiar with the situation, would often wait for a long time late at night for the lights to turn green.

If the Talisay Traffic Commission can do it in the intersection at Pooc, why can’t it do something about the one at Rabaya St.?

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Another thing that Talisay’s Trafcom must also look into is how they can implement the rules that they are setting especially on the South Coastal Road where money was spent to paint the roads.

For a body whose personnel don’t even follow the traffic laws like wearing helmets when riding motorcycles, we can’t expect much.

We have a picture of two guys wearing their Trafcom uniform who were riding a motorcycle in Tabunok yesterday afternoon. They did not have helmets on. 

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