The DOTC split into two bite-size departments — a Department of Transport (DoT) and a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Of the two, the DoT is an immediately palpable gauge of the do-ability of the Duterte administration. How it addresses Metro Manila’s purgatory traffic will be a good yardstick of the resolve and the resourcefulness of the incoming administration. Atty. Arthur P Tugade confided to Capt. Joy Roa and the hot air balloon enthusiasts that he can’t fly a plane, that he can’t drive a car, and that he can’t skipper a boat. Because of this, he hasn’t caused serious mishap on air, land, or sea. And Tugade wonders if that is the reason why, on second thought, Duterte withdrew his designation for Department of Trade & Industry and chose instead to assign him the Department of Transport (DoT). DoT Secretary Tugade has several credentials [...]
