A Thing With VIPs

If there’s one thing Bayani Fernando should eliminate in the streets, it’s those politicians and VIP wannabes’ security escorts. I hate the way they speed through their motorcycles cordoning off all the cars that are in their path, stopping traffic right in the middle and letting the supposed VIP pass through. It’s as if they own the roads.

I don’t mind if it’s the President or some high ranking official. But if it’s just some rich businessman or some well known “personality”, then it’s totally a different matter. I don’t think it’s right at all. I don’t care whether they have some important business to attend to, aren’t we all also in the same position? Aren’t we all in a hurry as well?

Just like what happened earlier today in EDSA during rush hour. There was this group of security escorts who had their sirens blaring through the traffic jammed roads. Two policemen in motorcycles literally stopped all the vehicles in the middle of EDSA. Imagine all of the lanes (except for one lane) blocked by just two motorcycles. In trying to let their VIP pass through, they actually caused more traffic. It sucks also when your car becomes the victim of these power tripping policemen banging on the hood signaling you to move out of the way. It sucks even more when it’s a brand new car.

I hope more people will complain so that Bayani Fernando can start responding like he always does. He has been implementing a lot of good projects so far. He’s actually one of the very few government officials who have been really performing his job. I just hope he would not disappoint law-abiding citizens like me and continue to put those good credits under his belt; the banning of security escort thing included.