A traffic surveyor is seen manually counting passing vehicles from a footbridge in Pasig City, Metro Manila. - AFP
MANILA: Perched on a flowerbox at a busy intersection in the Philippine capital, Irna Lapriza's eyes jump from one car to the next, her fingers flying across manual tally counters as she logs each passing vehicle.
Rain or shine, through floods and car exhaust pollution, the 41-year-old holds the fort as carmageddon plays out each day in the South-East Asian metropolis infamous for its terrible gridlock.
