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Review of Regulations of Local Government Units concerning Public Transportation
It’s common knowledge that the use of separate traffic citation tickets, known as Ordinance Violation Receipts (OVR), has become a headache to motorists, including operators of public utility vehicles (PUV). This is among the matters noted in Executive Order No. 712, issued on 11 March 2008, which provides for the following:
Reminders on Checkpoints and Unreasonable Search
A checkpoint is something that motorists have to contend with. Only recently, a “concerned Filipino citizen” raised some issues with respect to PNP/AFP checkpoints. The issues raised are valid, as the Supreme Court itself noted that it “has become aware of how some checkpoints have been used as points of thievery and extortion practiced upon …
Be Honest
Be honest, even if others are not; even if others will not; even if others cannot.
Ingat, Kabayan
We took the train on our way back to the hotel from Disneyland. A lady standing by the train door was staring and smiling at my son, Enzo. It’s a smile a bit hard to explain, perhaps like a Mona Lisa, but not at all alarming. During a pause in my companions’ conversation, which is …
North Luzon Expressway (NLE)
We will have another chance to praise the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX or, lately, just NLE), basically because it’s undoubtedly among the best, even the best, roads or highways in the Philippines. The highway is smooth and nice and travel time is considerably lesser (vis-a-vis prior the NLEX improvements or even the entire SLEX). There’s …
Bayantel Wireless Landline
Maybe it’s a bit weird to classify a wireless landline as a gadget. Perhaps you’re thinking of the coolest gadgets, like the ipod or iphone. But a wireless landline is a gadget and as long as it serves a utilitarian purpose, it’s a gadget that needs to be mentioned here. That’s just my opinion, though. …
Road Discipline for Drivers and Passengers
Maintaining discipline on the road, both for passengers and drivers, is easier said than done. Sometimes you get to think which should come first: disciplined drivers or disciplined passengers. For instance, if drivers load and unload ONLY in designated places, and not anywhere they please (including in the middle of the road), perhaps passengers will …
Petron Lakbay Alalay
With the observance of the Holy Week, everyone will have at least 4 days of vacation (March 20 to March 23). It’s one of those much-anticipated long weekends. This means only one thing: traffic going outside the city, and with the heavy volume of vehicles hitting the roads, there will always be problems, both vehicular …
No Parking, Waiting and Loading
It’s a jungle out there. Philippine roads, that is. I take no pleasure in saying this because I’m a Filipino. But maybe, just maybe, we’ll get our authorities to maintain order by pointing out the infractions. (The other way of encouraging our authorities to do their job is to give awards, but it’s highly debatable …
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