Latest data from TomTom Traffic Index showed that Metro Manila’s annual traffic congestion significantly dropped to 53 percent in 2020 from 71 percent in 2019. This means that a 30-minute trip would take 53 percent longer that it would have during baseline uncongested conditions in Metro Manila. Despite the improvement in the annual traffic congestion following the imposition of COVID-19 community lockdowns, the Philippines remains to be the fourth most congested city in the world, from second place in 2019.
