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Vico Sotto: Pasig to open bicycle corridor, offer loans so workers can buy bikes
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is promoting cycling as a viable alternative for commuting to work during the general community quarantine (GCQ).
He emphasized that encouraging biking and other alternative transportation methods aims to reduce traffic congestion in Pasig City and serves as a reminder for people to continue practicing physical distancing to prevent the community transmission of COVID-19.
To further support this initiative, the city government will establish a high-priority bicycle corridor from Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Avenue through C. Raymundo Avenue to City Hall on Caruncho Avenue.
Additionally, Pasig City employees will be offered loans later this year to purchase bicycles or scooters.
Mayor Sotto highlighted that the GCQ does not mean a relaxation of essential health and safety protocols against the virus.
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