Make Coloma, Noynoy commute daily without MRT, cars – commuters’ group

We dare Secretary Sonny Coloma, and the rest of the Aquino cabinet, to take the daily commute from their homes to their offices without using their gas-guzzling and non-environment-friendly SUVs before lecturing the commuting public on ‘using alternatives’ to the MRT.

Unlike the members of the Cabinet who are known for their inefficiency and are not penalized for being late for work, the ordinary student and employee suffers due to the incompetence of the MRT Administration and the DOTC. Students earn undeserving absences in some of their classes, while employees are hit with salary deductions or even threats of being laid-off.

We reiterate: the public has a right to a quick, efficient, and affordable means of public transportation. Coloma’s statement is tantamount to a declaration that the government is abandoning its duty and obligation to the commuter public.

TREN (Train Riders’ Network) is an alliance of employees, students, and other commuters who demand that the government improve the quality of service in the MRT, LRT, and PNR.