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Estrada lifts truck ban in Manila

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada on Saturday lifted the truck ban effective noon in Manila. In a televised press conference, Estrada said the lifting of the ban, contained in Executi‎ve Order No. 67, would be in effect “indefinitely”. He said this was to give way to the national government’s efforts to address the port congestion in Manila which was blamed for the heavy traffic in the metropolis. Estrada said he was just […]