Isang Saloobin Tungkol sa Hindi Pagtakbo ni Mayor Duterte sa Eleksyon 2016

Para dun sa mga ayaw tanggapin na hindi tatakbo si Duterte:

Eh gagu pala kayo eh. Bakit nyo nakakayang tawagin na duwag ang taong matapang na pinaglingkuran ang mga kapwa nyang Pilipino dahil di nyo matanggap ang desisyon nya? Sinasabi nyong pagsisisihan nya na hindi nya sinubukang pamunuan ang Pilipinas kasi sya na sana ang makakatulong patungo sa totoong pagbabago pero inayawan nya ito. Bakit nyo nasasabing tinalikuran nya tayong mga Pilipino kung hindi nya naman tayo responsibilidad?

Responsibilidad natin ang mga sarili natin. Eh ang dami naman pala nating alam tungkol sa pagbabago pero hindi natin kayang gawin ang mga ito. Hindi naman pinuno ang problema lage kung bakit nasa ilalim ang Pilipinas. Tayo din eh, problema din tayo.

Ito tayo ngayon, pinipilit ang isang tao patungo sa pagbabago kung pwede naman tayong lahat ang maging daan nito. Oo, takot si Duterte para sakin. Pero hindi sya takot sa responsibilidad, takot sya sa "expectations", dahil alam nya na kahit kailan hindi tayo magiging kontento. Takot syang pamunuan ang bansang konti lang ang may malasakit at nabibilang lang ang gumagalaw patungo sa pagbabago.

Alam nyo, kung gusto nyo talagang umangat tayo, bagohin muna natin ang mga sarili natin at wag nating e-asa lahat sa isang tao. Wag tayong laging nakadepende. Tayo ang duwag eh, kasi di tayo marunong tumanggap. Kasi di natin kayang itayo ang mga sarili natin. Lahat tayo ay ipinanganak na pinuno. Kung gusto mo ng pagbabago, unahan mo. Gawan mo ng paraan. Asahan mo ang sarili mo at hindi ibang tao.

Akda ni: Jel Pamela

What the Commuters Need is Action and Not Reaction

Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya "Not Fatal" remark as his answer to the traffic problems and woes of the Philippines drew mixed reactions from different sectors of our society. Some labelled him as incompetent and insensitive, while others called him a stupid man.

But is the remark a genuine outburst of the heart or plainly a slip of the tongue? Whatever the reason may be, still it does more harm than good in addressing the present traffic woes Metro Manila residents and nearby provinces are daily dealing with.

So Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya is waiting for fatalities before he acts on the tons of problems of DOTC and MRT. His line of reasoning is directly pointing to one thing.... He really does not care with the traffic situation and the safety of the passengers. He lacks genuine compassion, the sincere desire to alleviate other people's misery.

Think about this Sec. Abaya.... what is fatal is loss of work hours for hourly paid workers which is fatal to the health and nutrition of their families. On average, each commuter had to endure 4 hours a day of traffic taking the public transportation caused by your incompetence and lack of vision in handling the affairs of DOTC.

Not burdensome? Sec Abaya, imagine a working mother having to leave home early while her children are still sleeping and arriving late when the children are asleep.

Abaya, what is fatal is what the riding public want to do to you. The riding public has been very patient, overly patient with you. People are fed up of hearing "have patience" over the past five years. All they know is that all the money for the maintenance of MRT-LRT were not being used for that purpose. And they have to suffer every day?

There are many solutions out there, big and small, that would ease this massive problem. It only takes a political will to do what needs to be done to address the issue. Time for action, have the guts, Sec Jun Abaya!