Report Misuse of Govt. Vehicles

[Bogeyman]

One time, paakyat kami ng Antipolo, I saw a vehicle with a government plate naka-park sa harap ng isang KTV, katabi ng entrance to Valley Golf and Country Club, along Sumulong Highway. Another time, at the open parking in Megamall, I saw no less than five government vehicles.

Naisip ko, dyan ba napupunta yung buwis na binabayad ko buwan-buwan? Kakapal talaga ng mukha! Sarap butasin ng mga gulong tapos lagyan ng note sa windshield, "P*****I** niyo! Mahiya kayo sa taongbayan!" Karamihan pa dyan ang lakas magmalaki. Kesyo malakas daw sila sa LTO, MMDA, etc.

On a somewhat related note, Channel 7's Imbestigador once did a feature on how to detect fake congressional license plates. Andami kasing nagpapagawa sa Banawe ng "8" na plates para makalusot sa MMDA, e mga private citizens lang naman sila. Two LTO officials fitted a fake congressional plate on a GMA vehicle and drove it around EDSA. Tawa sila ng tawa nung pinapalampas lang sila ng MMDA enforcers, kahit sinasadya na nilang magkaroon ng violation.

According to the LTO, authentic congressional license plates must indicate which district and province/city the official represents, show the year when the solon's term expires, at dapat green yung characters, hindi blue or red. among other telltale signs. Yung iba namang congressman, genuine yung gamit na plaka, pero expired naman.