GRACE POE ON THE PROPOSED SUPERBODY TO ADDRESS THE WORSENING TRAFFIC

A Senate bill for such emergency powers has been assigned to the public services committee that I will chair. The best course of action is to set the bill for public hearing as soon as possible so we can engage the Department of Transportation and all other stakeholders and experts to determine its necessity and if so, the best terms under which such powers will have to be carried out to achieve its purpose.

I share the exasperation of our countrymen who have suffered long enough. Thus I fully support all efforts to alleviate the suffering of our people the quickest way possible and I am ready to do my share as chairman of the Senate public services committee to collaborate with the executive in order to fast-track the process and assure that the law we will come up with is what we really need to effectively address the traffic mess that has paralyzed our economy and our people. Our hearings will be fair, transparent and expeditious. We will uphold the best interest of the public first and foremost.