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                    [Title] => Baguio City council eyes congestion fee for tourists with vehicles
                    [Summary] => Fees will be put in a trust fund for programs and activities to mitigate traffic in the city.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-08-04 13:08:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804891
                    [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao
                    [SectionName] => Nation
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                    [Title] => MMDA chief Abalos mulls more roads, elevated bus ramps to change Philippines' traffic reputation
                    [Summary] => "I am thinking of asking our research and planning team if we could move the motorcycles on the right side and study if bike lanes are feasible along EDSA," he said. "For the past several days, you’ve noticed that traffic flow is much smoother. That’s because we partially opened part of this interconnecting road."
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-01-12 18:58:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [Title] => Five minutes from Cubao to Makati could still happen — Palace 
                    [Summary] => The Malacañang mouthpiece did not specifically say what these conditions were but said that the president's promise could still become a reality by the time his term ends in 2022.  
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-12-22 15:55:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 1969806
                    [Title] => MMDA needs power to pass, enforce metro-wide ordinances — solon
                    [Summary] => “[MMDA] has got so many functions [like] flood control, health, [and] about seven mandates of the MMDA. [But] we're not a political subdivision, so we cannot legislate."


                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-18 14:52:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Nation
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                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/08/06/traffic-bus-boysantos_2019-08-06_21-04-00572_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1968764
                    [Title] => Mobility czar office pursued to alleviate mass transport crisis, encourage public transpo
                    [Summary] => "There's just too many cars. The public transportation is not adequate, so people are forced to buy cars, [and] it becomes part of the Filipino dream. If you provide a good alternative, people won’t be tempted to buy cars as often."
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-14 14:49:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/10/13/lrt2019-10-0902-26-32_2019-10-13_15-21-27930_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1968755
                    [Title] => Solutions to Metro Manila traffic 'coming along,' NEDA exec says
                    [Summary] => "If you want to move it faster, you'd have to [give up] additional costs. So kumbaga, it will get worse before it gets better, yun talaga. This is where we are, and the solutions are just coming along."


                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-14 13:01:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
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                    [ArticleID] => 1960234
                    [Title] => Transportation
                    [Summary] => When the costs of immobility overpower the costs of mobility, powerful market forces are released to deal with the problem. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-10-15 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134157
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804783
                    [AuthorName] => Alex Magno
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
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                    [ArticleID] => 1958957
                    [Title] => Maintenance
                    [Summary] => Let’s not debate about whether we have a transport “crisis” or not. That is merely a semantic exercise.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-10-10 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134157
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804783
                    [AuthorName] => Alex Magno
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
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                    [URL] => 
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                    [ArticleID] => 1939053
                    [Title] => Proposals to reduce traffic
                    [Summary] => The Lilac Center for Public Interest, a policy research and advocacy organization, is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to take a look and favorably consider the Integrated Pasig River Viaduct Elevated Highway and Personal Rapid System as an ultimate solution to Metro Manila’s worsening traffic congestion.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-30 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor
                    [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor
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                    [ArticleID] => 1938873
                    [Title] => STUCK IN TRAFFIC: The promise of solving traffic congestion
                    [Summary] => President Duterte’s promise of solving the traffic gridlocks on EDSA has found itself stuck in traffic thus far, but that may not be for long as the government hopes to see soon the fruits of its aggressive infrastructure push. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-28 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805259
                    [AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio
                    [SectionName] => Science and Environment
                    [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/07/29/scitech2_2019-07-29_00-57-0692_thumbnail.jpg
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TRAFFIC CONGESTION
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                    [Title] => Baguio City council eyes congestion fee for tourists with vehicles
                    [Summary] => Fees will be put in a trust fund for programs and activities to mitigate traffic in the city.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-08-04 13:08:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804891
                    [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao
                    [SectionName] => Nation
                    [SectionUrl] => nation
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/08/08/oped-232020-07-3120-50-26_2021-08-08_16-34-24_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2069961
                    [Title] => MMDA chief Abalos mulls more roads, elevated bus ramps to change Philippines' traffic reputation
                    [Summary] => "I am thinking of asking our research and planning team if we could move the motorcycles on the right side and study if bike lanes are feasible along EDSA," he said. "For the past several days, you’ve noticed that traffic flow is much smoother. That’s because we partially opened part of this interconnecting road."
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-01-12 18:58:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2021/01/11/commonwealth-traffic_2021-01-11_17-45-08_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1978991
                    [Title] => Five minutes from Cubao to Makati could still happen — Palace 
                    [Summary] => The Malacañang mouthpiece did not specifically say what these conditions were but said that the president's promise could still become a reality by the time his term ends in 2022.  
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-12-22 15:55:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/10/12/salvador-panelo-1_2019-10-12_00-06-26366_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1969806
                    [Title] => MMDA needs power to pass, enforce metro-wide ordinances — solon
                    [Summary] => “[MMDA] has got so many functions [like] flood control, health, [and] about seven mandates of the MMDA. [But] we're not a political subdivision, so we cannot legislate."


                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-18 14:52:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Nation
                    [SectionUrl] => nation
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/08/06/traffic-bus-boysantos_2019-08-06_21-04-00572_thumbnail.jpg
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            [4] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 1968764
                    [Title] => Mobility czar office pursued to alleviate mass transport crisis, encourage public transpo
                    [Summary] => "There's just too many cars. The public transportation is not adequate, so people are forced to buy cars, [and] it becomes part of the Filipino dream. If you provide a good alternative, people won’t be tempted to buy cars as often."
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-14 14:49:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/10/13/lrt2019-10-0902-26-32_2019-10-13_15-21-27930_thumbnail.jpg
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            [5] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 1968755
                    [Title] => Solutions to Metro Manila traffic 'coming along,' NEDA exec says
                    [Summary] => "If you want to move it faster, you'd have to [give up] additional costs. So kumbaga, it will get worse before it gets better, yun talaga. This is where we are, and the solutions are just coming along."


                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-14 13:01:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/10/14/edsa-traffic_2019-10-14_00-02-22523_thumbnail.jpg
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            [6] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 1960234
                    [Title] => Transportation
                    [Summary] => When the costs of immobility overpower the costs of mobility, powerful market forces are released to deal with the problem. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-10-15 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134157
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804783
                    [AuthorName] => Alex Magno
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
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                    [ArticleID] => 1958957
                    [Title] => Maintenance
                    [Summary] => Let’s not debate about whether we have a transport “crisis” or not. That is merely a semantic exercise.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-10-10 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134157
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804783
                    [AuthorName] => Alex Magno
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
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                    [Title] => Proposals to reduce traffic
                    [Summary] => The Lilac Center for Public Interest, a policy research and advocacy organization, is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to take a look and favorably consider the Integrated Pasig River Viaduct Elevated Highway and Personal Rapid System as an ultimate solution to Metro Manila’s worsening traffic congestion.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-30 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor
                    [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor
                    [URL] => 
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                    [ArticleID] => 1938873
                    [Title] => STUCK IN TRAFFIC: The promise of solving traffic congestion
                    [Summary] => President Duterte’s promise of solving the traffic gridlocks on EDSA has found itself stuck in traffic thus far, but that may not be for long as the government hopes to see soon the fruits of its aggressive infrastructure push. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-28 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805259
                    [AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio
                    [SectionName] => Science and Environment
                    [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/07/29/scitech2_2019-07-29_00-57-0692_thumbnail.jpg
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