In the wake of Presidential Communications Sec. Sonny Coloma’s dismissive statement about people’s Metro Rail Transity (MRT)-related woes, people have been affixing their signatures to a petition filed on Change.org by a Metro Manila resident.
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In her petiton, Dayao states:
– The government puts all its efforts in trying to solve traffic, but not in solving public transportation.
– We keep building roads and flyovers that only encourage more people to drive their cars. But we don’t invest in facilities that make it easier for transit riders to get from point A to point B.
– The only way government officials will understand the plight of commuters is if they themselves take public transit regularly.
“Please require all government officials, including Malacañang staff and senior cabinet officials, to take public transit at least once a month,” she begs.
As of 3:37pm on Friday, April 11, the petition has gotten 8,525 signatures. It needs 1,475 more. Surely there are more enraged Metro Manila commuters out there.
If you feel like signing the petition, here’s the link.
Screengrab of photo from the LRT’s Twitter page
