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Mobility serves as a crucial factor in the daily business processes of cities as it affects the socio-economic development of an area. With the countries' urbanization, human activities and businesses greatly increasing, the proportion rate of motor-vehicle ownership and use is rising to 15 to 20 percent per year \cite{Odeleye_2008}. Traffic congestion is a hindrance to effective mobility. \ref{table:philippinemotorstatistics} shows the increase of motor vehicles and commuters in Metro Manila alone.\\  \begin{table}[!htb] \begin{table}[h]  \begin{tabular}{ c c c c c }  \emph {Item} & \emph{2009} & \emph{2010} & \emph{2011} & \emph{2012} \\ \hline  \textbf {Motor Vehicles} \\ (Private, For Hire, Government) & 6,220,433 & 6,634,855 & 7,138,942 & 7,463,393 \\ \hline