20120121917 Introduction of PNP-HPG as the key on solving traffic in EDSA: Efficacy of stringent approach of PNP-HPG involvement in EDSA Traffic Management Introduction A vehicle is useless without the fuel likewise a country cannot be run in the absence of good governance. Good governance is a real drive behind a country’s development In the Philippine perspective, good governance is about the processes for making and implementing decisions. It’s not about making ‘correct’ decisions, but about the best possible process for making those decisions. Good decision-making processes, and therefore good governance, share several characteristics. All have a positive effect on various aspects of local government including consultation policies and practices, meeting procedures, service quality protocols, councilor and officer conduct and good working relationships. (Sambasivan, 2011) How do we feel about traffic? That’s a no-brainer. We hate it and we feel the same for its synonyms which all mean that we’re going to be late for work again, words like “gridlock” and “congestion”. Congestion is a real social problem that needs to be resolved because of its serious effects. In a nutshell, it isolates people from their various activities such as business, recreation, and family time. Generally, congestion results in a less productive work force. According to Dan Brown, he mentioned Metro Manila’s Monumental traffic jams in his book ‘Inferno’. He called Metro Manila particularly Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) the “Gates of Hell”. The approach of Brown in defining EDSA is realistic-radical. In the Philippines where majority of employee take public transport, people use the time they’re stuck in traffic to call work, issue instructions or clarify issues, but on the whole, everyone ends up tense, frustrated and already tired when they get to work. Despite the Philippines’ better than expected economic growth, the Philippines’ risks losing to 6b billion a day by 2030 because of worsening traffic jams. It assumed that the costs of traffic will continue to rise if adequate solutions to ease congestion are not immediately implemented (Japan International Cooperation Agency). According to HPG Spokesperson Oliver Canseco, there are three major reasons for the traffic mess on EDSA. The top reason is the sheer number of vehicles. There is really a massive volume of vehicles that pass on both lanes of EDSA daily way beyond the main road’s capacity