MANILA, Philippines -- With new criticisms against his "pink fences," Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando said the resolution filed at the House of Representatives seeking an investigation into the use of bright pink as a color for road signs and infrastructure, was only working to his advantage.

"It must be good because they are noticing it. It must be an effective tool," said Fernando, who announced his interest in running for the 2010 presidential elections.

Fernando said he did not see anything wrong using pink on the fences and footbridges along EDSA since the color was appealing to the eye. He also maintained that it did not violate any traffic standard.

"I don't see anything wrong with it. More people actually appreciate it," said Fernando in a phone interview.

Left-leaning partylist groups Bayan Muna, Gabriela, and Anakpawis filed a resolution against the setting up of pink fences, noting that it violates the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and similar international agreements, where the Philippines is a member.

The lawmakers said the internationally accepted colors for road signs, road markings, and traffic lights were white, yellow, red, black, blue, green, orange, and gray.

But Fernando countered that there was no hard rule about colors of road signs.

"There's no such standard in the world in the color of the fence. If not pink, then what color do they want? They can show me if they want," said Fernando.

Fernando also dispelled speculations that he was using the color pink for better recall -- a strategy he could use in the 2010 elections.

"It [pink] was not intended for anything but maybe I'll just use the color of my skin, which is black like [US President Barack] Obama," said Fernando.

"I can't do anything about it if they don't like it. Just like my face, if it did not come out good, I can't do anything about it," he added in jest.