IT IS useful and important to examine the enormous wrongs of what we see and experience every day. As commonly said, if ain't broke don't fix it. But if it is, by all means let's do something about it. The following are observations that are relevant and are causes for concern.
1. Why do security guards of some malls inspect the vehicle's underneath and order the driver to open the trunk? Are they looking for a bomb? If somebody is carrying a bomb will he or she place it underneath or at the trunk? The guard is not even prying on the car's flooring. Are the guards employed, say at SM Clark can sniff like dogs?
2. The regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 3 should reconsider their plan of building overpasses along the stretch of MacArthur Highway between the City of San Fernando and Angeles City. The pedestrians don't use them. They are not utilized because the people can still dash to the opposite side of the road since there are no barriers to hurdle. Force the pedestrians by placing barriers. Director Tony Molano that's no brainier. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that, as commonly said.
3. We can scratch our heads why it will take the Land Transportation Commission (LTO) many months before they can issue the license plates. Only in the Philippines.
4. It seems the Commission on Elections is not aware that this is already the digital age. Voters’ bio were taken and were photographed for the Comelec identification card. But almost a year now and no ID yet. Whereas you can go to a mall or in a casino and register for membership and in a minute or so, you will have your membership ID. If these establishments can do it, why can't the poll body do it?
5. How come law enforcers stop and fine a bike rider if he wears no crash helmet, yet he drives his own bike and wears no helmet? Law enforcer, law breaker.
6. How come many of our countrymen are so undisciplined in their homeland, yet when they are in other countries they follow all the rules. They even fall in line even when buying ice cream if they are abroad. They wouldn't dare to chew a gum in Singapore.
7. How come passenger jeepneys stop and linger, wait and pick passengers, on exactly where the signs No Loading, No Unloading are? And how come some traffic enforcers are not even bothered? Just asking.
8. How come the DPWH is not fixing traffic lights on the highways. That's their concern. Not the local government units where they are located. And what happens to the billions of pesos collected by the government called the Road Users Tax. That's the money collected from vehicle owners every time a car is registered and a registration is renewed. The intention is to make the road safe and in fine condition. (Napunta sa SOP?)
9. How come the Pnoy government keeps beating it's breast and boasting that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 4% last year yet it didn't cascade down and remained to most chinoy, kastilaloy and favored pinoy families. And nothing for every Juan.
10. How come despite all these years of promises of better life for the Filipinos we are still the second poorest country in Southeast Asia?