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Death Penalty for No Blowing of Horn (How I Wish)

Good thing, I am NOT the President of this country.

If I were the President, my very first decree could had been to criminalize the violation of the No Blowing of Horns, most especially when passing by places of worship (churches, mosques, chapels, etc.), hospitals, and schools (or any education institution).

I can’t help but wonder why most of Filipino drivers can’t follow this simple instruction (traffic sign): NO BLOWING OF HORNS. Maybe, perhaps even the traffic officers didn’t know that not following the traffic sign is actually a violation? I made a quick survey  on the traffic officers at Merville, Parañaque and at the Sales Bridge in Villamor Air Base, and all of them (06 of them to be precise) do not know that there is such a violation (after I had shown them the traffic sign above) and to make matters worst, they don’t even know how much the penalty the violator will pay if caught!

If I am not mistaken, violating the NO BLOWING OF HORNS will require one to pay the penalty of just around PHP150. Why not raise it to something like PHP5,000 plus suspension of Driver’s License for 12 months; if not, community service at the Philippine School for the Deaf & Blind (so that they may appreciate how being silent means).

Being both a church servant and a professor, it pisses me off when a motorist honks their horns in front of a church (especially when a mass or a prayer service is ongoing) or an educational institution (poor students).

Taxi Flagdown Rate to Increase in 2011

As confirmed by abs-cbnNEWS.com tonight, the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved last 23 Dec 2010 the petition increasing the flagdown rate for taxi’s from PHP30 to PHP40 to be in effect 2011.

Alongside with the flagdown rate hike is the increase of meter rate from PHP2.50 every 300 meters, it will now be PHP3.50. The online article mentioned that the last increase in the flagdown rate for taxi’s was done sometime in 2004. The new rates will be in effect 15 days after publication in the major dailies.

Jeepney Fare Rollback Staring Monday 23 Feb 2009

The Palace has announced that effective Monday, 23 February 2009, the jeepney fares in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Southern Tagalog regions will rollback by PHP0.50 (setting the minimum fare to PHP7.00). The decrease in the jeepney fares is primarily due to the favorable prices of diesel products.

Students and Senior Citizens will enjoy a 20% discount, even lowering their minimum fares to just PHP5.60. I just can’t comprehend why is that the discounted Student Fare is valid only from Monday to Friday. How about those students who have classes on Saturdays and Sundays? Just asking.

If you shall encounter jeepney drivers that will refuse to follow the new minimum fare, you may report them directly to LTFRB via 426-2515 | 925-7191 | 0921-4487777 or visit http://www.ltfrb.gov.ph to send your complains online.