Vice President Leni Robredo said Thursday that if elected she would put moving people first, before cars, shifting transportation and mobility policies away from a model centered on automobiles that she described as a failure.
Robredo told a business conference that she would build more rapid bus transits, bike infrastructure, walkways, bus stops and railways, as well as uplift transport sector workers.
"Our goal is to make roads for people, not cars," said Robredo, who went viral for her pvernight bus commutes as congresswoman and as a newly-elected vice president in 2016.
In a previous speaking engagement last Wednesday, Robredo said she would allot P14 billion for bike lanes if elected to succeed President Rodrigo Duterte.
Robredo said the government should stamp out corruption that holds back infrastructure spending. Projects should be prioritized based on public need, not because they're being pushed by politicians.
"The point is not about building more, but about building better, making sure that quality is assured, corruption is eliminated, and the infrastructure we build actually contributes towards making the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable better."
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