Palace to MRT passengers: Try other modes of transportation

[BratPAQ]

That comment left a bad taste. Imbis na maghanap ng solusyon eh lusot ang suggest.

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[donbuggy]

Taasan lang ang pamasahe at alisin ang subsidy. Solve na yan.

Best solution. Then use the money to improve the service...

dagdagan nila ng mga bagon(coaches) yung mrt. maliit na (makitid pa), ang ikli pa ng tren.

kakapusin nga sila, sa dami ng passengers.

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[e2romo]

Taasan lang ang pamasahe at alisin ang subsidy. Solve na yan.

Correct, sa atin lang naman ginawang mas mababa pamasahe ng MRT kaysa sa bus, subsidize na sobrang palugi. Good politics but bad economics. Dapat ipravatize ang mga MRT para hindi palugi ang pamamalakad. Luluwag pa dahil yung makakaaford lang ng unsubsidized na pamasahe ang sasakay.

Sent from the Twilight Zone...

[Pippo21]

I think we should stop complaining and stop pitying ourselves over traffic and commuting woes. Malacanang is right, we should think of alternative ways. These are my suggestions :

1. Helicopters, hot air balloons. Most of the new buildings in Makati, Ortigas and BGC already have helipads. The developers seems to have foresight. Of course the government can learn from them instead of blaming population growth. why are tax money paying NSO to gather data for?
2. Motorcycles/Motorbikes. Cheaper than commuting and if your boss and building admin will agree, you can park it beside your cubicle. Alam naman natin ginto ang parking sa mga CBD. And bonus to that, 2-wheel vehicles are exempted from traffic rules.
3. Walk/Run. If you can do this for charity, to be seen, for fb posts and whatever high-profile causes there is, you can definitely do it everyday for your own sake. You don't have to wait for after office hours to jog at Ayala triangle.
4. Fly on your own. We've seen tremendous advancement in science - be it jetpack or bioengineering, getting yourself a set of wings is easier. You can also strap yourself a hundred balloons. And if you don't have the money, try getting yourself bitten by a manananggal or aswang - blood sucking creatures never get stuck in any traffic.
5. Escort. This is what government officials meant when they say 'what traffic?!'. The wang-wang and mandatory slapping on your car window telling you to make way for very important public servants.
6. The calling card. Cheaper than escort is that piece of card stock with some very important name on it. What number coding?!
7. Vanity plates. No number, no coding.
8. Taxi. What else can weave in and out of esquinitas to avoid clogged main thoroughfares. You just need money (your transpo budget, lunch money and whatever supposed to go into savings) and patience of a beauty queen waiting to be chosen by the gods of commuting.
9. Boats or submarine. works only during rainy season, but still a solution.
10. Telecommuting. No traffic here, only FUPs and dropped connection. But no traffic! no internet traffic that is.
11. Get up earlier. Who needs 6 to 8 hours sleep? You can sleep on the bus or while queuing for MRT.
12. Bunk in the office. Security and maintenance personnel do that, it's not beneath you to do it too. Or you can 'bunk' in 7-11, mini-stop or Starbucks.
13. Get a job with alternative shifts. Call center agent, nurse, security guard, 24 hour food service crew, fish monger, balut vendor, a burglar, a prostitute, a pimp, a mugger, ......
14. Teleportation. You won't believe it, but it's more believable than a clean efficient effective and sensitive government.
15. Buses. For some reason MRT passengers are either stupid or oblivious to the existence of this mode of transpo that is totally spacious and without passengers.
16. Bring your own car. Government officials do it, why can't you? stop complaining!
17. Roller blades, Skates, or hoverboards. See #3, only cooler!
18. Kalesa or Karitela. Eco-friendly too, zero emission.
19. Horse, Carabao, Mule, Camel and other beast of burden. #18, but much cooler.
20. Befriend a superhero. only the ones that can fly or teleport. Dibs on the Flash!
21. I think this is enough, you can add your own.

[luis_]

Di kasi nagbubus mga public servant natin. Lagi na lang sa bus sasabihin ng konduktor dalawang linya lang talikuran sa dulo at hanggang pinto punong puno at sinasamantala pa ng mga mandurukot tapos biglang preno pa mga driver. Masaya lang naman standing sa bus kapag chicks ang nakaupo sa harap mo. Hehe.

[R.Paul]

Jeep: magkkaka cancer ka sa usok
Bus: holdup or rollover kayo sa edsa
Taxi: patutulugin ka sabay kidnap
Bike: yare ka sa bus, jeep at taxi
Lakad: ma holdup ka naman

wala na talaga pagasa

[badkuk]

imho, overpopulated lang talaga ang MM. It'd be nice to hear the CBCP's comments on the situation, malamang sasabihin naman na problema na ng gobyerno yan. Kumbaga sa restaurant e CBCP taga order, gobyerno(and ultimately the taxpayers) and sagot sa chit.

[_Qwerty_]

i agree.. taasan nila ang pamasahe sa MRT.. masyadong mababa.. then use the money to improve the service..

[joemarski]

^ agree din ako.

ang problema lang sa gobyerno / mrt mgt. eh hindi sila marunong mag- paliwanag sa mga commuters
kung bakit kailangang magtaas ng pasahe and / or bakit ganito ang dapat na itaas.
kung maipapaliwanag ng maayos 'yan, maayos ring tatanggapin ng mga commuters.

hindi naman kasi alam ng mga commuters kung magkano ang ginagastos sa operation, management, etc.
ang laging nasa isip nila "libo- libo naman ang sumasakay diyan araw- araw, kaya milyon- milyon
rin ang kini- kita niyan. para saan na naman itong increase na ito?" sad to say, pero ganun talaga kakitid
ang pag- iisip ng karamihan sa mga commuters.

[Monseratto]

Nag-sorry na daw...

Coloma apologizes for hated statement, but he won't take bus either
By Coconuts ManilaApril 14, 2014 / 11:39 PHT

And the Insensitivity Award goes to...

"Scorned and skewered in the social media, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Friday apologized for suggesting that the long-suffering riders of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) take the bus instead to avoid the long queues at the train stations," reports TJ Burgonio Philippine Daily Inquirer.

In a press briefing, Coloma said, "We’re asking for patience or understanding because of a misimpression arising from that single answer."

However, Coloma dismissed people's requests for him to try commuting to work either by train or bus. His reply wasn't realy much of an answer. He only said, "We used to take that mode of transportation for some time. It’s not every day that we ride private cars."

Huh? Ano daw?

Coloma apologizes for hated statement, but he won't take bus either | Coconuts Manila