Road leading to nowhere in Pinugay
Posted on September 24, 2008, 12:24 PM under Street Stories
It’s saddening to know that while the rest of us try to cope with the economy, we have a national government that increased the budget merely for travel. The Arroyo government has been accused of corrupting people’s money – NBN-ZTE deal, fertilizer fund scam, rice scam, hog raising scam, and more recently, the road scam which involves a member of the Senate. It’s not surprising therefore that experts have conceived our country as the 38th most corrupt in the world, out of 180 according to Transparency International.
Why can’t the government improve the countryside instead of enriching themselves? Last week, when I went to Barangay Pinugay, nothing much has changed as far as road condition is concerned. The 30 minute travel means getting bumps in the head as the vehicle literally bounces because of the rocky and muddy road. Of course, not all of the road leading to Pinugay is like that. There are few places, like those in front of the farms, that are cemented. We also saw a bridge with holes on it, with its steel foundations coming out.
Take a look at this photo taken two years ago. This is the road right after the dumpsite.
And this is the photo I took last week, almost at the same spot. There were some gravelling involved in the past few weeks.
I am not pointing any fingers to anyone. But wouldn’t it be nice if we think of ways on how to improve farm-to-market roads? By the way, a group of government officials trooped to Boracay few weeks back for an “educational tour.”
September 26th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
herbert.. this is such an interesting yet a very tricky article.. i hope that those whom you are implying to can get exactly what you really mean..
do you think they can get it if you falter?
keep it coming…
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I’m very much agree, Herbert. Since I was 4 years old until now, wala pa rin pagbabago ang kalsada na aming dinadaan. Yung unang dalawang larawan, almost every day, diyan kami dumadaan sa aming pagpasok sa eskwela at sa trabaho, sobrang penitensiya ang inaabot namin. Kapag maulan, super putik, kapag tag-araw, super alikabok. Walang pagpilian.
Saan kaya napupunta ang mapakalaking pondong nakalaan para dito???
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Yvonne, Nakaka-awa ka naman…ang hirap naman ng kundisyon ninyo diyan… Ilan pa kayang mga katulad mo ang naghihirap para lang makatungo sa kanilang iskwela o trabaho. Mabasa sana ito ng kinaukulan upang magawan ng paraan.
Alam ko last year lang ay nagbakasyon ako diyan dahil binisita ko ang aking lupa at nakita ko na meron din naman pagbabago pero hindi pa lahat.
Sana by next time na I visit there, maayos na ang lahat.
April 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Salamat po sa sinpantiya ninyo, anak-baras. sana nga po ay mabigyang-pansin ito ng mga kinauukulan.
Alam po ba ninyon kung ano ang tawag ng mga taga-roon sa amin dito sa kalsadang ito? The Promise Road, kasi tuwing kampanya na laang ay ipinangangako ito ng mga minamahal nating mga pulitiko, pero hanggang ngayon ay pangako pa rin…
April 9th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Akin pong napag-alaman, kaya ang kalsadang ito ay hindi maisaayos ng Municipality of Baras ay sapagkat ang lupang nakakasakop RAW dito ay Morong.Ang ibang mamamayan dito ay sa Morong bumoboto, at ang ibang mga farm owner dito ay sa Morong nagbabayad ng buwis. Pero higit na marami ang nagsasabi na sila ay taga-Baras, sapagkat sa Baras sila bumuboto.
Nito lamang mga nakaraang araw, aming napag-alaman sa isang Cadastral Survey na ito talaga ay pag-mamay-ari ng Baras, at hindi na ito maitatanggi, dahil dito, kami ay sumulat na sa ating mahal na punong bayan.
Nawa, sa pamamagitan ng sulat na aming ipinadala ay mabigyan ng kaukulang pansin ang pagsasaayos ng lugar na ito.
May 11th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Malapit na naman po ang eleksyon…ano na naman kaya ang propaganda at pangakong iimbentuhin ng ang mga kandidato?
Abangan…
