Trains
are undeniably one of the most used mode or medium of transportation in the
Philippines. Except from it is very accessible, the location area or the
topographical aspect of the train stations are very well thought of. The Metro
Rail Transit or better known as the MRT runs from the North Avenue to Taft Avenue.
It caters to numerous people specifically those workers or employees, as well
as students because of some schools or universities found in Cubao, Quezon
Avenue and Pasay in which the MRT also has its stations. The Light Rail Transit
Authority Line 2 or the LRTA Line 2 travels from Santolan to Recto Station;
aside from it is very helpful to shoppers because it passes through malls like
SM Marikina, Robinsons Magnolia, and SM Sta. Mesa etc. It is also a very big
help to students, because the University Belt or the UBelt is easily reached
through the use of this transportation. Same thing works with the LRTA Line 1
and the Philippine National Railways or the PNR.
Thousands
of individuals whether from Metropolitan Manila or not, will agree if I say
that these trains are already part of our lives as commuters. It is very basic;
like riding jeepneys, eating rice or just simply taking a bath. And as it
becomes a necessity for us, it must be worthy of our money and still must be
affordable. In my point of view as a regular commuter, the proposal of the
government about the additional 15 pesos to the original amount of the train
tickets is very questionable. Yes they may provide some reasons, but as i have
said, only SOME REASONS that sometimes I consider unreasonable. The subsidy
that they have promised to the company or whoever he is that provided the
technology for the trains should not be handled by the commuters. Well my bad,
it is already the public's money that they are using, so why is it that we
should also be the ones to provide for the remaining debt or subsidy or
whatever it is that we have to pay.
The
purchase of the said technology was made by the government. Those in power were
the ones who settled for the payment. The public do not care for whatever
agreements they had. Or i must say, the public cares. We really are concerned! but if
the negotiation was done privately, then the people can do nothing in actual about
it. What is irritating now in my view point is that, now that the subsidy is
coming short, the public are the ones to be burdened. Of course in the simplest
context, this isn't fair. The public did not have a fair fight. A perfect
example is the fare hike of the PNR. One of my classmates is a regular commuter
of the PNR. Then comes one day, she was shocked when the fare increased to I guess 15 pesos or more. The regular fare was 10 pesos. The issue here now is
aside from the lack of information dissemination,
dhonalynesionJ
