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VP Sara reminds Filipinos: Follow traffic rules to avoid accidents

Published May 5, 2025 11:21 am  |  Updated May 11, 2025 10:21 am
Amid back-to-back tragic incidents involving motor vehicles, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, May 5, reminded Filipinos to obey traffic laws for their own safety and the safety of all road users.
Philippine Red Cross rescuers respond to a multiple-vehicle collision at SCTEX in Tarlac on May 1, 2025. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross via Facebook)

In her message for the Land Transportation Safety Month, the Vice President said that motorists, the private sector, and the government must all be obliged to keep the roads safe.

“Ang road safety ay hindi lang trabaho ng traffic enforcers… Mga kababayan, sumunod tayo sa batas-trapiko (Road safety is not the work of traffic enforcers alone… My countrymen, follow traffic rules),” she said.

“Gamitin ang tamang tawiran. Iwasan ang paggamit ng cellphone habang nagmamaneho o naglalakad. At i-report agad ang mga panganib sa daan. Simpleng disiplina, malaking ambag sa kaligtasan (Use pedestrian crossing lanes. Avoid using cellphones while driving or walking. Immediately report road dangers. Simple discipline has a big factor on safety),” she added.

Duterte also called on the private sector to ensure that their drivers are well-trained and their vehicles well-maintained.

“At seryosohin ang mga polisiya para sa kaligtasan. Hindi lang ang inyong empleyado ang napoprotektahan—pati ang bawat taong nasa kalsada (Be serious about safety policies. It’s not only for your employees’ protection—but for everyone on the road),” she asked.

The Vice President reminded as well that it is the duty of the government to ensure that all infrastructures are safe, to strictly implement traffic laws, and to disseminate information about road safety.

According to the official, more than 11,000 Filipinos died in 2021 in road accidents. Most of those who died were pedestrians, motorists, bicyclists, and tricycle passengers aged 15 to 29 years old.

“Ngayong Land Transportation Safety Month, magtulungan tayo para sa mas ligtas, mas maayos na biyahe para sa lahat (This Land Transportation Safety Month, let us work together for safer and better travels for all),” she said.

Duterte’s reminder came after the multiple vehicle collision at the SCTEX that killed 10 people and the incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) where an SUV crashed through the outer railing and onto the walkway near the Terminal 1 entrance, killing two individuals and injuring three others.

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