Several lawmakers are demanding an explanation from government transportation officials for the hasty implementation of two directives that they said placed a heavy financial burden on motorists.
The Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group conducts one-time, big-time operations against erring motorists along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Jan. 15, 2021. They apprehended drivers of unregistered vehicles and those with unauthorized plates and motorcycle riders without proper safety gears. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE