THE NEWLY-formed Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) under the Cebu provincial government has started training traffic management officers of the towns and cities as a first step to easing road congestion, particularly within the Metro Cebu area. Cebu Provincial Traffic Management focal person Jonathan F. Tumulak, in a statement, said the I-ACT will formally convene immediately after Cebu Governor Gov. Hilario P. Davide III signs the ordinance creating the council. The signing was scheduled yesterday. “I-ACT will serve as the mother of all traffic management offices that is being created in most LGUs (local government units); they will become an avenue where our towns can voice out their traffic concerns, and the body can help solve this concern,” Mr. Tumulak said. The council will be chaired by the governor, with members and representatives from the LGUs and national agencies, including the Land Transportation Office, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, and the Department of Public Works and Highways. Next week, the provincial board is expected to approve the Unified Traffic Code for Cebu Province, which includes a provision on “inter-operability” among the LGUs — the cities of Carcar, Naga, Talisay, Danao, and Mandaue; and the towns of Minglanilla, San Fernando, Compostela and Carmen. The I-ACT will also implement the local public transport route plan (LPTRP), which will be developed by each LGU with consideration on recent economic developments in their respective areas.

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