Speaking at a media briefing, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said that officials were already looking for effective solutions to the city's traffic problems, but stressed that long-term measures were preferable to quick fixes. Traffic in Manila not only hampers economic activities, but also affects the health of motorists and commuters alike, GMA Network quoted him as saying . One of these solutions could be a mass transit system. Speaking to the Manila Bulletin newspaper , a planned "Mega Manila Subway line" would help ease the city's traffic problems, says Francis Toletino of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The city is currently served by a light railway system carrying millions of passengers daily, and current plans hope to have major transportation projects in place, including a new subway system, by 2030. "Subways will solve our problems," Tolentino says.