Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Absolute disgust with the MMDA...

I can't help myself listen to my mom talking to a fruit vendor yesterday morning. The fruit vendor was complaining that a government keeps on harassing them because they were illegally occupying spaces (pedestrian sidewalk) for their small business. The people who were in charge of cleaning up the pedestrian sidewalk belong to an agency call Metro manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA is currently being led by a former named Bayani Fernando. I got to give my kudos to this Bayani guy but I am not happy with his heartless campaigns to cleanse the city of all dirt and grime. The goofs that this man keep are in charge of cleaning up the pedestrian sidewalks and clearing away all unnecessary obstacles. I was annoyed that these man had the guts to take away the poor fruit vendor's car and her fruits without even thinking that she had to borrow money just to sell. They could have tried looking for a better place to relocate the vendors but no initiative about that. All they care is clean the pedestrian sidewalk and eat what they confiscate. Oh yes! Eat what they have taken away from the vendor. Well! Freebie which should not be a freebie at all. Freeloaders taking pride in taking away other people's means of living without even thinking that they can just hand out a hefty fine, clean the place, and let the vendor go. Their main excuse - it's the ordinance! Oh yes! Finely made ordinance without even looking at the long term effect. Just clean up the place and get whatever you can see from any illegal vendor. What a waste of my tax. This Bayani guys roots for the country's president who has a checkered past and obviously a questionable reputation when it comes to nation building. I would laugh my heart out if someone takes out their anger and do some nice graffiti work on Bayani's La Vista house. He asked for it...

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