City drivers back traffic experiment
Drivers associations belonging to the city loop routes expressed full support to the 30-day traffic experimentation being implemented by the city government.
Two drivers associations came out with statements of support to the traffic experiment amid complaints raised by drivers groups from the Metro Iloilo Development Council (MIDC) towns, namely, Oton, San Miguel, Sta. Barbara and Leganes.
Iloilo City Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (ICAJODA) Inc., headed by its president Vulcan Espinosa, on Monday passed a resolution expressing full support to the month-long traffic experimentation. The resolution was signed by 21 drivers associations under ICAJODA.
The resolution stated that vehicles passing the identified traffic areas have lessened since the traffic experimentation began last October 1.
Another umbrella organization, the Iloilo City Alliance of Drivers Association (ICADA) led by its president Nicasio Dalisay also issued a statement of support to the traffic experimentation. ICADA said the initial implementation of the traffic experiment "gained positive results."
The ICADA statement of support was signed by 21 active transport organizations that practically has the same members with ICAJODA. The statement was approved by its members last Monday.