Councilor wants QC version of truck ban

MANILA, Philippines–A Quezon City councilor is seeking changes in local traffic laws, including the hours of the city-enforced truck ban.

In separate proposals District 4 Councilor Raquel Malañgen sought to move the hours when trucks are allowed on Quezon City’s major roads as well as to provide penalties against pedicab drivers who violate traffic regulations.

Malañgen suggested that cargo trucks be allowed on the city’s streets only from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., except on Sundays and holidays, and that they be disallowed from passing through or parking on any thoroughfare to wait for the allowable hours.–Jeannette I. Andrade