since i'm on the graveyard shift, i log out and go home in the morning.
earlier this day, i logged out at 630, went out of the office almost 7 am, reached philcoa at 730. i was with my officemate. we waited there in front of mcdonalds for almost half an hour. aircon buses were very rare, most are jeepneys, taxis, fxs and ordinary buses. we rode in an fx with sm lagro hilltop route. i was in lagro at about 820, i waited again for about 10 mins until i was able to ride a jeepney that goes inside our subdivision... but the story doesn't end there... that's not even the start yet.
what really pissed me off is what happened after passing over fatima university in hilltop... slowly the vehicles started to pile up... traffic was moving very slow... before we reached mater carmeli, from afar you can already see a lot people walking down the streets... then the jeepney driver told us that there were other drivers on the street who are forcing other drivers to stop and participate in the transpo strike. but it's not only that, they are also forcing the passengers to get off and just walk from mater up to lagro or maybe up to sm fairview...
is that fair? of course not! that is so annoying!!!
i mean there's nothing wrong with organizing and participating in transpo strikes. i'm also alarmed of how fast oil price hikes occur in a month or sometimes just in a week's span. i do understand that they are just fighting for their principles and they're doing for the good of all the operators and drivers... there's definitely nothing wrong if you want your voice to be heard...
BUT... is it right that they smash wind shields of jeepneys who do not want to participate and that they force even the passengers to get off the public vehicle. definitely NOT!!!
i even heard one of them shout "makisama ka naman pare! kanina ka pa biyahe ng biyahe! nakailang daan ka na dito ah! ililista ko na yang plate number mo, lagot ka samin pag pumasada ka pa!"
what an attitude?!?
their goal is indeed noble, BUT "the way" that they use to implement it? is very unfair and unacceptable!!! if you wanna be heard, you can always speak up, but using VIOLENCE has never been an answer to problems/crisis like this. that is actually in a way being SELFISH... the "i don't care about you, i will fight for my right!" attitude... they don't care about other citizen's welfare... they definitely don't mind seeing passengers walking under the sizzling sun and for sure, they never thought of other drivers who would like to earn just a little for their family before the strike starts.
they should have allowed others until let's say 9am, just an allowance so students and regular employees would be able to reach their destinations. BUT NO! they really wanted everyone to be affected just so they can fight for their right... i actually consider myself lucky because i'm already on my way home... but how about the students and those employees working at daytime who are just about to go to work?!? for sure most of them will not arrive on time! and those selfish drivers, THEY JUST DON'T CARE!!!
this is again an example of exploited democracy...
sadly, most filipinos have taken advantage of this freedom...
for every opposing ideas/beliefs/principles, resultant is always a rally or strike...
there is no wonder why this country is in such mess...
and nobody knows when this is all gonna end... or will this ever end???
earlier this day, i logged out at 630, went out of the office almost 7 am, reached philcoa at 730. i was with my officemate. we waited there in front of mcdonalds for almost half an hour. aircon buses were very rare, most are jeepneys, taxis, fxs and ordinary buses. we rode in an fx with sm lagro hilltop route. i was in lagro at about 820, i waited again for about 10 mins until i was able to ride a jeepney that goes inside our subdivision... but the story doesn't end there... that's not even the start yet.
what really pissed me off is what happened after passing over fatima university in hilltop... slowly the vehicles started to pile up... traffic was moving very slow... before we reached mater carmeli, from afar you can already see a lot people walking down the streets... then the jeepney driver told us that there were other drivers on the street who are forcing other drivers to stop and participate in the transpo strike. but it's not only that, they are also forcing the passengers to get off and just walk from mater up to lagro or maybe up to sm fairview...
is that fair? of course not! that is so annoying!!!
i mean there's nothing wrong with organizing and participating in transpo strikes. i'm also alarmed of how fast oil price hikes occur in a month or sometimes just in a week's span. i do understand that they are just fighting for their principles and they're doing for the good of all the operators and drivers... there's definitely nothing wrong if you want your voice to be heard...
BUT... is it right that they smash wind shields of jeepneys who do not want to participate and that they force even the passengers to get off the public vehicle. definitely NOT!!!
i even heard one of them shout "makisama ka naman pare! kanina ka pa biyahe ng biyahe! nakailang daan ka na dito ah! ililista ko na yang plate number mo, lagot ka samin pag pumasada ka pa!"
what an attitude?!?
their goal is indeed noble, BUT "the way" that they use to implement it? is very unfair and unacceptable!!! if you wanna be heard, you can always speak up, but using VIOLENCE has never been an answer to problems/crisis like this. that is actually in a way being SELFISH... the "i don't care about you, i will fight for my right!" attitude... they don't care about other citizen's welfare... they definitely don't mind seeing passengers walking under the sizzling sun and for sure, they never thought of other drivers who would like to earn just a little for their family before the strike starts.
they should have allowed others until let's say 9am, just an allowance so students and regular employees would be able to reach their destinations. BUT NO! they really wanted everyone to be affected just so they can fight for their right... i actually consider myself lucky because i'm already on my way home... but how about the students and those employees working at daytime who are just about to go to work?!? for sure most of them will not arrive on time! and those selfish drivers, THEY JUST DON'T CARE!!!
this is again an example of exploited democracy...
sadly, most filipinos have taken advantage of this freedom...
for every opposing ideas/beliefs/principles, resultant is always a rally or strike...
there is no wonder why this country is in such mess...
and nobody knows when this is all gonna end... or will this ever end???
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