The World Health Organizatin said that deaths due to road traffic continues to rise in the Philippines.
WHO said that according to its data, 2,690 deaths were recorded in 2016 in the country, half of which involved vulnerable road users such as motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians.
The WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 said thousands of road users also get injured and disabled from road crashes.
To address road safety issues, the Philippines developed the Philippines Road Safety Action Plan 2017-2022, adopting a vision of zero road traffic death, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said.
The WHO report identified road traffic injuries as the leading killer of children and young people aged 5 to 29 around the world.
Meanwhile, Alberto Suansing, secretary general of the Philippine Global Road Safety Partnership said that parents should also look after their children as most accidents happen when kids are playing along streets.
