Quote Originally Posted by explorer
you don't know how they abused their being close to marcos? the martial law era was also the worst era of labor issues if haven't know it yet. so many laborers who wanted to fight for their rights just disappeared and until now their family could not find even just their graves. it was also the greatest time of land grabing that the poor people has no options but others just joined the NPA's. i know a number of politicians and rich people in western visayas who own thousands of hectares now but didn't even spend a single centavo from it.
sometimes kase yan pag-organize nakasama pa sa tin lahat.

for example the tricycle drivers grouping together bec. i-phaseout ang 2-stroke engines or taxi drivers grouping together to prevent the LTO from phase-outing 10 yrs or older PUVs, or Subic laborers questioning the govt. ban on RHD's or refurbished units from Japan. And of the course, the mother of all labor group, the transport group who keeps us all hostage at least for a day when they dont get what they want.

There are some good people in govt or investors who pushes for cleaner roads/environment, hence, they want to uplift the current standards of buses, phase-out the jeepneys/tricycles and perhaps ink a deal to Toyota to mass manufacture more safe & prettier PUVs. Pero la nangyayari, alam mo ba na mas mura pa ang isang BUS na karamihan nasa EDSa kaysa sa isang mid-size sedan ngaun.