Malacañang has proposed the use of flying ambulances to address reports that some patients being transported to hospitals died on the road because of the traffic jams.
This photo taken on July 18, 2019 shows ambulance driver Joseph Laylo driving along the South Luzon Expressway near Manila. Gridlock in Manila is costing lives as ambulances stuck in traffic face severe delays in the race against the clock to reach the city's hospitals, medics warn. AFP PHOTO