APEC 2015 is being held in Manila and because of this, the metro is in a standstill. School, work, and flights have been cancelled, traffic has been rerouted, and security measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of the vip delegates coming to the country. Not everyone is pleased with the disruption APEC has brought. One netizen speaks out:
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If you have to suspend work and classes to avoid traffic on an international summit, it’s evidence that there’s something wrong with public transportation.
If you have to provide a special lane for visitors and delegates, it’s evidence that there’s a problem in infrastructure.
If you have to hide the homeless for the streets to look good, there’s something wrong with social welfare and housing.
So, Filipinos, how’s the day of being slapped as a second-class citizen?
It hurts that we have to suffer traffic every day, but the government gives a fast lane to APEC delegates.
It hurts that street lights get fixed and public cleanliness is at its maximum for this summit, but we have been so used to being patient, silently suffering, for the poor services they provide.
It hurts that they’ll be provided with internet with speeds of up to 8.5gbps, while we continue to crawl at kbps speeds.
It hurts that Manila looks so presentable this week, not because the Filipino people deserve it, but because the government wants the APEC delegates to see our fake beauty.
It hurts that the government knows there is a problem but does not solve it unless foreigners will come. It hurts that the government can serve them so much better. It hurts that we are second-class citizens in our own nation. We all deserve Manila at its best every day, not only when foreigners come to visit.
When hospitality becomes too much, it becomes a self-sacrificing hypocrisy.
Do you agree?
Tipikal na ugaling Pilipino…kapag may bisita,hindi magkaugaga sa paglilinis ng bahay,halos mangutang pa nga may maihanda lang na magarbong pagkain,bumibili ng mga bagong damit para sa pamilya upang maging maganda sa paningin ng bisita,sa kuwartong nilinis ng husto patutulugin ang bisita at ang pamilya sa banig matutulog…at kung anu-anu pa ang ginagawa mabigyan lang ng kasiyahan ang bisita upang di maging kahiya-hiya…pag-alis ng bisita…balik sa dati…makalat na pamamahay,galunggong ang ulam,nanlilimahid na naman ang soot na damit,di man lamang malinisan ang kamang hinigan,at kung anu-anu pang taliwas nung nandiyan ang bisita…hindi lahat pero sa nakararaming Pilipino ay ganyan ang ugali…tulad sa isang sawikain…”KASI UGALING PINOY EH”…
Aprik is full of bullcrp. Ur just.a good debater.
Wala na kayo ibang ginawa kundi i descriminate a sarili nating bansa..importanteng mga tao ang bisita dont forget that..ano gusto mo ipakita sa mga bisita..?.kabastusan at kawalang ka organisadong pamamalakad?? Ano na lang sasabihin nila..”ampangit pala Pilipinas ganyan pa mga tao?” Ganun ba ang gusto mo marinig sa kanila??????ganun ba?
Filipino or not, hospitable or not, if your a member of APEC you have a resposibility when it’s your country’s turn to host. Maybe instead of complaining, people should read first what APEC is all about so you’ll understand why our government did what it had done. Hindi ba mas nakakahiya kung nagpabaya ang gobyerno at mabalita sa buong mundo na walang kwenta and bansa natin… Bago magreklamo sana magreflect muna.. Umpisahan sa sarili ang pagbabago…
Stop complaining. How do you think those in the US feel when our leaders guarantee your safety from Chinese aggression? And you hate it when our president disrupts your daily lives? Maybe we should stop paying attention to the Philippines and you can sort out your own security. Good luck