Expect monstrous traffic jams today as attending world leaders and other foreign delegates begin their exodus out of the country after what authorities described as successful hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings. This early, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued an apology to commuters and motorists to what is expected to be a Part 2 of “carmaggedon” due to series of lockdowns as part of the security protocols for departing leaders and delegates of APEC. “Please be reminded that economic leaders are moving now. Some of them are in convoys and there’s this policy of lockdown of the roads and there should be no movement there because of the security protocols,” said Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor, PNP spokesman. The government has been at the receiving end of harsh criticisms from both the netizens and some politicians due to the traffic jams created by lockdown policy since [...]
