Inalmahan ng ilang artista ang ipinatutupad na High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) traffic scheme ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
Sa bagong traffic scheme, pinagbabawalan ang mga sasaksayan na driver lang ang sakay na bagtasin ang EDSA tuwing rush hour sa weekdays: mula 7:00 a.m. hanggang 10:00 a.m. at mula 6:00 p.m. hanggang 9:00 p.m.
Layunin ng HOV traffic scheme na masolusyunan ang matinding traffic sa Metro Manila.
Ang sinumang mahuhuling lumalabag dito ay magmumulta ng PHP1,000.
Nag-post sa social media sina Solenn Heussaff, Adrian Alandy, at Saab Magalona upang ipahayag ang kanilang pagkontra sa HOV scheme na sinimulang ipatupad noong Miyerkules, August 15.
SOLENN HEUSSAFF
Tweet ni Solenn nitong August 16, Huwebes: “Solo rule on Edsa is even worse!! Bravo philippines!!! #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #LaroLaroLang”
Solo rule on Edsa is even worse!! Bravo philippines!!! #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #LaroLaroLang pic.twitter.com/VHvK3LfoxM
— Solenn Heussaff (@solennheussaff) August 16, 2018
Kalakip ng tweet niya ang larawan ng mahabang traffic.
May mga netizen na nag-react sa tweet ni Solenn at sinabihan pang bumalik na lang daw sa kanyang bansa ang Filipino-French Kapuso star.
Sagot dito ni Solenn: “Wrong mentality to have. Pinoys deserve better.
"They spend more time in traffic than with their family.
"Nothing gets solved if you leave when things get hard.”
Mensahe naman niya sa nagpapabalik sa kanya sa France: “Im filipino. If you dont want to better our country than that's a problem. Hindi lang pwedeng 'hayaan' ang mga ganitong bagay. Pinoys deserve BETTER.”
Wrong mentality to have. Pinoys deserve better. They spend more time in traffic than with their family. Nothing gets solved if you leave when things get hard.
— Solenn Heussaff (@solennheussaff) August 16, 2018
Im filipino. If you dont want to better our country than thats a problem. Hindi lang pwedeng " hayaan" ang mga ganitong bagay. Pinoys deserve BETTER.
— Solenn Heussaff (@solennheussaff) August 16, 2018
ADRIAN ALANDY
Idinaan naman ni Adrian Alandy ang kanyang hinaing via Facebook, ngayong Huwebes din.
Sabi ng aktor, sa maraming taon niyang pag-aartista, lagi siyang nagmamanehong mag-isa. Wala siyang driver at assistant.
Aniya, nagbabayad siya ng buwis at ngayon ay mumultahan pa siya dahil sa bagong traffic scheme ng MMDA.
“I have been working in the acting industry for 21 years now, without any driver or personal assistant in order to save more money for future use.
"Now with your new rule of HOV, for people like me who drives to work alone w/ different call time in our work as we go to our designated locations, you will charge us 1000 for the violation?
"We pay our taxes then you get more money out of us from your new traffic scheme. #SMH #MMDA”
SAAB MAGALONA
Nag-react din ang celebrity blogger na si Saab Magalona, anak ng yumaong si Francis Magalona.
Tinawag niyang “elitist b*llshit” ang bagong traffic scheme.
Aniya, may mga malalaking bus na sumusuway sa batas-trapiko pero nakalulusot pa rin.
This is some elitist bullshit. At least make a designated single-passenger lane? OR ASA BA? EH YUNG BUSES NGA DI SUMUSUNOD SA RULES ANG LAKI LAKI NA NYAN HINDI NYO PA MAKITA YUNG MALING GINAGAWA NILA https://t.co/1U374k94Hn
— Saab (@saabmagalona) August 14, 2018
Paninita pa ni Saab, ang mga pulitiko na maraming sasakyan at drivers ang hindi maaapektuhan ng bagong traffic scheme.
You know who won’t be affected by this? Politicians with several cars and drivers? Are you a parent who drives your kids to school bec they might die if they take our shitty public transit? SORRY, YOU CAN’T TAKE EDSA AFTER YOU DROP THEM OFF!!! HAHHA!!!
— Saab (@saabmagalona) August 14, 2018
May isang netizen ang sumagot kay Saab na sa halip na batikusin ang bagong traffic scheme ay bigyan muna ito ng pagkakataon.
Sagot ni Saab: “Eh tanggapin mo nalang rin ang pagputak ko kasi karapatan ko yun bilang mamamayang nagbabayad ng buwis. Thanks!”
So sad that you believe this is the best they can do. As a tax-paying citizen, the least I can do is pay attention. We all have influence, and I’m using mine to call out ridiculous laws like this one.
— Saab (@saabmagalona) August 15, 2018
Girl, ang point: maraming malaking buses hindi sumusunod sa basic traffic rules. So asa pa ba na mag single-passenger lane? Most likely hindi masusustain bantayan kung yung higante supposedly hindi nila ma-spot
— Saab (@saabmagalona) August 15, 2018