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(PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.) MANILA - These days, a bicycle is no longer just for exercise and recreation. The two-wheeled vehicle has become a necessary means to go around - cheaper, easier to maintain, and can escape heavy traffic. When the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic broke out three years ago and movement was nearly at a standstill, bicycle imports saw a 112 percent increase at 2.1 million in 2020 as against about 1 million units shipped to the country in 2019, according to the National Economic and Development Authority. A recent survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed 87 percent of Filipinos prefer bicycles and public transportation to be given priority over private vehicles. As of April last year, 7.3 million households owned a bicycle, a million more since May 2021, when SWS counted 6.2 million households. In filing Senate Bill 1698 or the Bicycle Act, Senator Raffy Tulfo said the government must create a local bikeways office (LBO) to head the

Marikina cityRaffy tulfoNational economicDevelopment authoritySocial weather stationsSenate billBicycle actSenator raffy tulfoNa photo by jessm escaros jr manila these daysA bicycle is no longer just for exercise and recreation the two wheeled vehicle has becomea necessary means to go around cheaperAsier to maintainNd can escape heavy traffic when the coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 pandemic broke out three years ago and movement was nearly ata standstillIcycle imports sawa 112 percent increase at 2 1 million in 2020 as against about units shipped to the country 2019Ccording to the national economic and development authoritya recent survey of social weather stations sws showed 87 percent filipinos prefer bicycles public transportation be given priority over private vehicles as april last year3 million households owneda bicycleA million more since may 2021