Ingat Pilipinas has recently been launched to make people aware of road safety to avoid the loss of lives and properties through road accidents.
Ingat Pilipinas coalition is made up of the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (HPG), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Safety Organization of the Philippines, (SOPI), in cooperation with Unilab and Biogesic.
According to the PNP-Highway Patrol Group, there are around 50 road accidents in the country everyday. 78% of the riding public depend on public transportation like buses, jeepneys, taxis, tricycles, pedicabs, the trains and more recently, the controversial “kuliglig”.
