Later this afternoon, Rose and I decided to take Robyn for a stroll twowards the EDSA end of Evangelista St., some ten blocks away from our place. Our first stop was Mercury Drug to claim my replacement Suki Card (was demagnetized weeks ago). Since Robyn was in his stroller, I was obliged to take the accessibility ramp, which is at the far corner of the street. Approaching the ramp, came a brand new Isuzu DMax marked with PNP (no unit nor district indicated) on the sides. Had no choice, but to give way — that’s weird; at the airport, pedestrians are always the highest priority (next to aircrafts). Now, the PNP patrol car is blocking the accessibility ramp — damn cops! Three men — not in their uniforms — disembarked the DMax, and I told the driver (in Filipino, politely), “Bossing, hinarangan naman po ninyo yung accessibility ramp.” The guy from the passenger side replied, “Hindi, sandali lang kami.” But I stared on the driver, and he must had thought that I was right, and went back to the patrol car and moved the vehicle so as not to block the ramp.

Come to think about it, being cops, they should be the one’s who should know where to park properly. Business establishments spend extra effort and extra peso just to build these accessibility ramps, yet these men in uniform (not in uniform in this case) disregard disrespected the mere fact that the ramp was built for accessibility of disabled, old, and simple tax payers.

Stupid policemen. Should had brought my digicam with me.


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One thought on “Stupid Policemen”
  1. Hi Bob! Far from defending the men in uniform, it’s not just about the guys in service. Filipino drivers are as guilty as the figures in your experience. Unfortunately, Filipinos are not ignorant of traffic rules but are simply stubborn to observe and respect it. It’s a sad state indeed for our country.

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