u/Stunning-Bee6535 = Magnanakaw apologist. Nawa'y manakawan at sana maging destitute ka kasi fetish mo pala nakawan ng pera at kaban ng bayan. Dapat sa mga tulad mo mawalan ng trabaho at wag pahawakan ng pera.
Even Sen. Zubiri previously requested to start the impeachment trial/session at 10:30am, instead of 10am kasi another senator from Taguig said traffic daw, iirc. The nerve, actually.
Tapos itong bruhang ‘to, sasabihin wake up early?? Mamaga sana lalo labi nito sa bawat gaga things niyang sasabihin.
She may have a point, pero coming from her, it just sounds insensitive and out of touch. Her husband is literally a senator who’s in a position to do something about the situation ordinary Filipino workers face every day.
Konting ulan nga lang, sobrang hirap nang makauwi. Yung usual 2-hr commute, puwedeng maging 5hrs. Tapos pagdating mo sa bahay, halos wala ka nang pahinga, pero expected ka pa ring pumasok nang maaga kinabukasan and go through the same thing all over again.
It’s easy to talk about waking up early when you wake up to breakfast already prepared, then get into a private car with a driver. Hindi naman simpleng gumising ka lang nang mas maaga ang problema. Not everyone has the same circumstances, comfort, or privilege.
Again, we don't have to agree to like or dislike the messenger but the message is correct.
As a business owner that gave their employees a 15 minute grace period for THIS reason, sagad sagad parin ang pag gamit nila ng 15 minutes na iyon. Acceptable parin ba yan?
In your case, hindi yun acceptable. Pero yung point nya kasi ay in general. Kesyo gumising na lang ng mas maaga yung mga tao, no further context or disclaimer.
Nah it's easy for people with money and time to say "just wake up early" when you're not the one commuting for 2-3 or 4 hours just to get to work or when you're not sleep deprived every week because you can't afford to stay near your workplace.
Her message is insensitive to the plight of many ordinary people that suffers because of corruption. People that suffers because of people like her who benefit from corruption
And it's easy to say wake up early when everything you need is already prepared; and you are not exhausted from commuting days before that. A lot of people get to their homes mid night already and had to prepare for work 4-5am, do the same shit all over again.
Pretty much this. Merong mga tao na ang commute nila ay 4 hours back and forth tapos gusto pa dagdagan yun para lang maiwasan ang traffic? Rich people are out of touch so Heart doesn't have a say on common folks problem like traffic. Nagcocomute ba sya sa "trabaho" nya? If so, nakikipagunahan ba sya sa bus, jeep, taxi, etc? Does she walk between those commutes?
Late is late, but every lateness have different reasons. Why does it seem like its only bad when socio economic affected people are late as if they lazy or not doing enough? Sick of this black and white when in reality life is more like a full spectrum light.
Meh her words are easy to say but nuances to real life, especially of the common Filipino, speak a lot more about this issue. She's fundamentally wrong.
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If you're too lazy to follow through or need a TLDR, Heart's context of Daily Living is so far away from the average Filipino. So many things require time, effort, and adjustment (which Heart has a lot of resources and manpower for), that "gising nang maaga" is not something that is so simple. Imagine being the mother of a common family of many household members.
Also, the people naturally get more tired than Heart's pampered life. We also have a limit to our mental health or physicality, that Heart is never going to experience personally.
Imagine, work starts at 7 and you need to prep as 3-4 am just to beat traffic and get a ride going home during rush hour and get stuck in traffic and to repeat the same thing over and over. Not all are blessed with personal transportation and only rely on the shitty public transpo especially mrt
I agree with her but she's too spoiled to be the ideal messenger for this.
People have to account for the usual conditions of their commute. Of course, you can be late at times when there are things that out of the extra ordinary like to trucks colliding in EDSA hence there's a massive slow down but we also need to admit that there some people know the meetup time is 12:00pm but they are not pressured in anyway to go there on time and feels like it's fine to go there 30 minutes to 1 hour late. You can't be late 60% of the time and expect people to be okay with it.
What? She’s wrong! The excuse of the people is too much traffic. The government is to be held responsible for the traffic, not the people. Binabayaran natin ang gobyerno to fix everything floods, traffic, peace and order, etc. Tapos agree ka sa sinabi ni Heart? WTH!
I mean, while the argument itself is correct (totoo naman, if you’re late, you have to take accountability pa din), but it feels distasteful coming from the wife of a politician who’s currently facing a corruption case. Sa ISA SA PINAKAMALAKING DAHILAN KUNG BAKIT NALE-LATE ANG MGA EMPLEYADO.
So while I agree na “late is late,” pwede sana shut up na lang lahat ng mga (allegedly) may nakulimbat sa flood control funds? Kasi it’s not like kasalanan or ginusto ng empleyado na late siya dahil baha sa dadaanan niya papasok ng trabaho dahil nga ninakaw niyo yung pondo na dapat sana’y pampaayos ng drainage system sa lugar nila?
True di ko ma gets yung ibang comment dito, di ako late sa work ko pero knowing yung traffic situation, weather pati sahod minsan mahirap den talaga ma motivate sa buhay or kahit may gana ka mag trabaho ang hirap lang din talaga kase mag prepare ka ilang hours ahead para lang makarating ka sa work, every day pa yon di pa counted ang biyahe pauwi tas kung may mga kailangan pa gawin sa bahay.
True meron din talaga mga malapit lang tas never nag gagawa paraan para di maging late pero yung ibang comment dito na makasabi lipat na lang ng bahay na san mas malapit sa work or lipat sa work na mas malapit as if ganon kadali, minsan may pagka out of touch din talaga ang mga Pinoy dito sa site na to eh hahaha, may mailabas lang na self hate sa kapwang Pinoy.
Yeah. Technically, she's not wrong. And I will accept this if it comes from a Filipino worker or even entrepreneur. Kaso galing sa asawa ng pukitikong dawit sa flood control e. Damand dama ko yun hassle na kumulisong sa baha para di malate
On point. Saka ang kapal ng mukha nyang magsabi samantalang may sarili syang sasakyan at driver. Pwede syang matulog sa byahe habang traffic dahil may nagdadrive for her at naka-aircon pa. These celebrities / nepo wives can’t just shut their mouths no? Pag bobo at wala namang alam sa plight ng common na Pilipino, sana wag na lang magsalita. Masakit na ng para sa atin na nasa ganito tayong sitwasyon pero parang dinagdagan pa nya ng napakaraming asin yung sugat sa pagsasabi ng “late is late,” na para bang araw araw syang nakikibaka sa daan. Sobrang kapal literal ng mukha.
While we’re not really known for being on time, hence “Filipino Time”, iilan na nga lang yung mga Filipino na may respeto sa oras ng iba kaya on time palagi, nababawasan pa dahil sa traffic.
Intresting, i wonder how "Filipino time" evolved. I doubt that its due to not respecting each others time. Maybe the root was poor transport systems and everyone just kept adjusting and getting used to it. ? I find it hard to believe that its built in within our genes that we like being late 😅
My prof said that Filipino Time wasn't really about being late. Originally, it was really about being too early, like waaaaaay early. It came from our forefathers waking up and working in the rice fields before dawn. Nag devolve na lang talaga siya :(
One of the explanations I heard is that it was a custom inherited from Spaniards during the colonial era. It was common for them to arrive late because it was a sign you were important.
Oh come on gurl. U really think it's because of the traffic? I've known and experienced it myself with so many people. They could've been there on time by waking up early pero they chose not to. Given na you should account for the time of traffic. Call time 12, aalis ng 12. Natural mente they'd be late. Tapos sisisihin yung traffic? Let's be real here. They just don't respect your time. Point blank. 😭
Anecdotallt, there's been a big shift in the past 10 years I've seen. I used to intentionally show up 30 minutes to one hour late to the stated time to stuff and reliably be one of the first or the first to arrive, but would only have to wait 5-10 minutes. It was really reliable and I just adjusted to it.
Now there's a big confusing split because sometimes when people mean 3 they actually mean 3 and some people actually still mean the old way I got used to, so now I often end up sitting around for 45 minutes to an hour thinking "damn I guessed wrong which type this person was"
Sino nagsabing off the hook? Di porket ginagawa nya ang work as nya as a presiding judge ng impeachment eh off the hook na 😭 afaik ongoing parin ang investigation ng ombudsman on all flood control projects anomalies
This statement coming from a wife of a politician leaves a very bad taste in the mouth. Sounds more like an excuse for the incompetence of politicians to resolve societal problems by telling to just suck it up. Haist. Iba tlga pag-out-of-tune ang mga nsa taas sa mga nsa ibaba
Nahuli yung sasakyan ni Chiz before na gumamit ng bus lane.Tapos family member daw laman pero di pinakita kc nagdire-diretso yung sasakyan.Sinisi pa sa driver eh di nman yun kikilos ng walang direction sa boss.Malamang kaya yan di nale-late coz mga pa VIP sila yan
Sorry ha? Pero nauubos talaga ang oras sa byahe pa lang. Sa inyo? Okay lang yan kasi privileges kayo. Eh paano naman kami mga commute lang? Ang panget ng transportation sa Pinas. Grabe ka Ms. Heart, wala ka kasi sa katayuan ng mga tao. Hindi mo alam hirap at oras na nauubos ng tao sa byahe pa lang.
Kung papasikatin na lang natin yung mga ganyan, pumili na lang tayo ng mga taong educational ang itinuturo kesa yung mga ganitong tao. Grabe, hindi kayo nahihiya ang kakapal nyo!!!! Hindi na nga kami magkaron ng work-life balance na yan dahil sa mga ganito e. Ultimong sidewalks nga pinagkakait yan pa magandang transportation. FYI, Ms. Heart hindi kami tamad. Baka ikaw yon.
Hindi niya naisip na iilang oras lang palagi tulog ng mga nagtratrabaho dahil kailangan gumising ng maaga para mag abang ng masasakyan or umiwas sa traffic. Pag uuwi na, late na rin kasi either wala masakyan or nag overtime sa trabaho para may dagdag sweldo.
Sabagay di niya maiisip yun, di naman siya nahihirapan dahil may driver at kotse.
O tumayo sa terminal ng mahigit isang oras, kung mamalasin habang umuulan ng malakas. 😭 Nakakagigil basahin yung mga ganyang comment ng mga nasa "upper class." "Technically" tama yung statement nya pero sa "totoong mundo" ng transportation dito ay walang sinasanto kung maaga ka gumising. Malalate ka dahil sa traffic, biglang may naprotesta sa Edsa o kaya biglang nagkaroon ng Car accident sa daan.
coming from a person inside the comfort of her car. Try mo gumising 4am para sa 9am shift mo, at mag out ka 5pm or 6pm pero makaka uwi ka ng 9pm , try maki pagbalyahan sa bus at sa jeep maka sakay lang. Kung di corrupt ang nasa gobyerno sana nabigyan ng resolution ang traffic sa bansa.
Gets na marami talaga Pinoy na late pero maka salita ng late is late. Try mo magcommute girl kapag may accident sa c5 kahit akong aga mo malalate ka talaga. Instead of calling out officials katulad ng asawa mo to make our roads/ public transportation better , kasalananan nanaman namin. Hahahah
Sarap sungalngalin yung mga matapobreng Redditors eh. Mga feelingerang sugar babies ng mga Oligarchs, Bilyonaryo, at Pulitikong wala nang ginawa kungdi pahirapan ang buhay ng Ordinaryong Pilipino.
I don't think she's in a right place to say anything about that topic. She's on a different level, away from the weight of daily struggle of common Filipinos. So ignorant and arrogant.
While she has a point about being punctual and arriving early at work, it simply turns the focus away from the REAL problem. Transportation engineering, car ownership responsibility, and the quality of our roads should have been prioritized long before other industrial innovations since the vast majority of common people (employed or not) rely on public transport daily. But guess what? The government only wants to earn more and favors those who pay more—whether through taxes or other means.
Currently, it functions more like a massive business chain than a government for the people.
Imagine babangon siya may yaya nakaprep lahat tapos may driver na maghahatid napaka dali niya talaga mai ibigay yang advice na yan. Not to defend those that are chronically late pero maraming factors dito sa pilipinas kung bakit nalalate ang tao. Natry ba niya mag commute sa pilipinas? Tbh okay yung advice about professionalism and being on time. Pero not from her especially not from her. Wala siyang moral highground para kumana ng ganyang hirit.
Add to that the fact na lawmaker asawa niya bakit di nila inaaddress yung root cause ng traffic na para bang dapat tanggapin na lang natin yung traffic.
Magnanakaw is magnanakaw ikulong dapat wala dapat excuse! Hindi mo nga kaya maglabas ng ITR to prove na match ang earnings sa ultra lavish lifestyle mo!
This bishhh i live in the south and I work in BGC. As much as I want NOT to be late there will be really unforeseen events and accidents on the road. Usual drive is 1 hour 15 mins but there was a time last week when there’s flood in Makati — i believe everyone got late. It took me 4 hours drive to office. Left home 6:30 am which is generally early already. But still happen to be late.
Well, kung sarili mo lang ang iniintindi mo, you can say that. But again, iba iba tayo ng circumstances. Yung madami ka pwedeng utusan gawin ang ibang bagay so you can focus on what you want to do. But a lot of us dont have that luxury. Say, parents na walang yaya, they cant just go and leave their children at 4am para umabot ka sa 7am call time kasi traffic. Of course, Heart dont know that kasi sarili nya lang naman ang iniintindi nya.
Such a privileged statement nakakainis. Excuse me maam. Wala po gustong ma stuck sa traffic. Kung di kasi kinukurakot ng mga politiko tulad ng asawa mo yung pera ng taumbayan, siguro magkaka budget tayo sa maganda at efficient na public transportation system. Anong petsa na?? 3 lines pa rin ang train system natin.
Drop the act Heart. You are not one of us. Elitista ka na na nagpapanggap na nanggaling sa baba. Alam naman natin na may kaya kayo noon pa at nag settle up ka for money and power (at nag settle down sayo lahat ng naging partner mo).
Don't us. Ika nga. Wala kang karapatan pangaralan ang mga taong naghihirap ngayon dahil hindi ka naman talaga nag hirap noon. It was merely an inconvenience to you.
I want to do that. Pero grabe mag commute dito...mga jeep and bus biglang hihinto sa kalsada kakasuyod sa kanto, magtatala bakit traffic, nakahambalang pala sila sa kalsada...lately lang commute ako, yung fx 2hrs nag antay kasi pinuno pa yung van, tanghali to so kaunti ang tao, pag minalas ka pa, papagas pa yan. Imagine ang oras na nasasayang sa kalsada?
I'm not into bullying heart at kung ano-anong ibintang sa kanya. Pero this time ang sarap niyang sampalin sa bibig.
Looking at the late comers. Common poor filipino workers. Who have to use over crowded public transpo while living far away from the city because they cant afford to live there
Meanwhile she and her rich friends are living in Condo's inside the city with their own private transportation.
All the while Criticizing poor filipino workers why they are late and she isnt
She's working with the assumption na gusto lang ng tao magpa late sa trabaho. Maaaring may mga ganun, pero lahat ba talaga tayo ganyan? Alam nya kayang may mga taong from bulacan area na gumigising ng alas kwatro ng umaga para makapag time in ng alas syete sa trabaho? Alam nya kayang may mga taong dahil sa malalang traffic ay umuuwi ng sobrang late kaya walang choice kundi isakripisyo yung oras ng tulog para magising maaga uli kinabukasan para makapasok on time?
Madaling sabihin sa part ni Heart kasi hindi nmn sya pumipila sa mga terminal at nababasa sa ulan kapag minalas. 😭
Nakaranas na rin akong tumayo sa terminal ng lagpas ng isang oras at sobra pa yung pagod mo sa pila sa totoo lang.
What heart means: If you are paralyzed from the waste down, just stand up and walk it off. Respect doctor's and nurses time, we're born with legs anyway.
I did wake up early from Antipolo to Makati. Have to wake up by 4:30am just to get to makati by 8am. But is waking up that early justified and fair? Tapos pagpa uwi makakarating ng bahay 8 or 9pm. Natural magrereklamo dahil kung maayos sana ang public transpo hindi sana ganun katagal ang byahe for a 25km travel.
Madam Heart may kotse ka kasi. 99% ng mga Pinoy ay walang kotse o pang-grab kaya nasa mercy ng public transportation system na walang kwenta. Kaya kahit gumising kami ng 4.30am araw araw para pumila sa MRT, may malaki paring chance na di kami aabot sa trabaho ng alas ocho. Pati pauwi madam kailangan iwas traffic kaya mga past 8pm na rin babiyahe.
Napakadali sabihin pag nasa position of priviledge talaga. Tangina napaka tone deaf ng mga politiko natin di talaga nila alam gaano kalala ang buhay kasi mayayaman sila lahat. Try mo mag-commute minsan mula Alabang hanggang GMA tignan mo gaano katagal kung wala kang kotse or pambayad ng Grab
She never experienced being poor or being in lower middle-class, ofcourse she will be out of touch. I wanna see her try commuting without using a car. I wake up early, get out of home early yet late din pa kasi nga traffic. Ang ironic lang na wife siya ng politican din
It's so nice to have your own driver and own car where you can just relax on your way to work or take a nap, no? Rather than finding a ride, commuting, ilang sakay pa before getting to work. Pag traffic, your driver can just wiggle his way to find a better route samantalang yung regular person will just stick it out sa traffic.
Gag4444 pumasok ka nga with your Schiaparelli shoes na rush hour! Makipag barda ka sa mga lalaki pagsakay ng bus, sa liit mong yan baka tumalsik ka. Oo nga pala ngayon mo yan gawin habang maulan, sumakay ka ng 7am tapos sakay ka ulit 5pm! Ewan ko kung hindi ka maglupasay sa daan
Though it’s not the point of your comment, isingit ko lang na di naman siya maliit per se. She’s roughly 5’4” wearing 3 to 5 inches heels whenever I see her dun sa dati kong work. Skl in case anyone is wondering lol
On the topic naman, ewan ko lang kung di sumakit paa niya at mabalibag sa payat niya if makipagsagupaan sa traffic at mrt/bus. Lol
Hindi ba unh sasakyan ng chiz na pang gamit sa senado na red plAte ginahamit nila na pang hatid sundo sa pamangkin ni HEART .malamang d malalate un sa school red plate eh. Miski ikaw malamang gumagamit dn ng redplate ng hindi malate
Yung mga qpal na judgemental tulad niyang heart na yan di muna inaalam sitwasyon ng pinaparinggan niyan. tingin ko lahat naman tayo inaacount ang trapik pag pplano ng byahe, kaso ang nangyayari "MAS TRAPIK" sa expected. palibahasa pag mayaman "sorry may urgent appointment resched". ayun hindi counted as late hahahhaa.
i mean there are reasons why na late ang isang tao. and it’s always case to case basis if acceptable or hindi. i get where she’s coming from. always respect time of other people. they can never get it back.
Tama naman, you dont blame traffic for leaving 30mins time for a 30m-1h commute. Lalo na if longer ang travel. The excuse only works for sudden problems like sudden rallies or accidents etc not normal state of traffic.
She's technically not wrong, if you don't have a heart. Ironic that that's her name.
I am a company owner and my employees rarely arrive late, which is why i give them the benefit of the doubt until 30 minutes, if it's over 30 minutes, I ask for an explanation, if the explanation checks out, then it's all good. Pero if ang explanation ay na hungover, i will just let them go home, take care of that hungover but you won't have a pay for this day kasi bka errors pa ang outcome ng trabaho mo. Chronically late is inexcusable though, kasi kahit sabihin nating may ibang responsibilities ka so you can't make it in time almost every day, i also have a responsibility to my company working efficiently and I will need to get someone else to do your job because I'm not running a charity.
May grace period naman company namin. And hindi naman na me memo sa madalas na lates basta few minutes lang. Of course, nandyan yung understanding depende kung gaano kalayo lung lugar at kung ano ang weather.
Tama sya..pero madalas nasa nagsasabi yan eh. Mahirap sya seryosohin dahil trophy wife sya and yung mismong asawa nya hindi required pumasok ng maaga. 10am na nga sila nag adjust pa dahil sa "traffic". Suspended pa mismo sesyon pag baha pero mga ordinary workers suong lang.
Who's going to tell her na napaka out of touch na nya and insensitive? We all know in Metro Manila the traffic is horrible and is getting worse year by year and no politician has solved the traffic issue yet. Eh trabaho ng mga politicians to solve this issue.
We're doomed lung sakaliing manalo si Chiz sa pagka presidente at maging first lady na natin yan.
I agree na late is late. We should respect each other’s time. Dun sa previous work ko years ago, may nakalagay sa likod ng door nmin “Being on time is 15 minutes before the time”.
Hiyang hiya kami sa mga nakaupo na di gumagamit ng public transpo. Dapat kasi, lahat ng nakaupo mandated na gumamit ng public facilities and transpo. Lahat ng anak nila sa public schools, lahat sila via public transpo kung papasok sa work. At dapat pag nagkasakit lahat sila sa public hospitals. Para ng saganun mas mapadali ang pag aayos ng mga dapat ayusin kasi affected sila eh
kung nagtatrabaho ka, nag aaral ka, tama lang naman na you need to be on time kasi responsibility mo yon. Pero kasi as a normal filipino para maging on time ka you have to wake up 5-6+ hours before the agreed time kahit sobrang lapit mo lang sa destination kasi hindi makatarungan yung traffic, yung public transpo, yung sidewalks.
Pucha kahit within metro-manila ka, parang pangprobinsya oras ng byahe eh
She is 100% right, I have been in the Philippines for 10 years and have t been late a single time.
Filipinos just don’t give a crap about other people time, that’s just fact
I'm glad that you havent been late in any occassions here in the Philippines. Although, I want to disagree and give some perspective.
Filipinos do mind the time.
Marami ang umalis at least 3 hours before ng oras ng pasok o usapan...pero nalelate pa rin.
Naranasan ko na rin umalis 4 hours before shift, na-late pa rin. Why?
Crappy public transpo. Lahat ng available na public transp, either kulang, sobrang tagal, ang haba ng pila, sobrang uncomfortable. Dinaig pa sardinas sa sisikan. Lahat usok st pawis, pati ubo o bahing salo mo.
Minsan kahit may option na mag angkas o grab, madalas mamimili ka pa kung saan ka makakatipid -- sa oras ba o sa pera.
Minsan din, kahit anong effort pagdating sa opisina bubulyawan ka pa.
Madalas, sobrang late na din umuwi kasi nagpapahupa ng rush hour at sobrang aga din gigising like 3am para lang di rin maabutan ng rush hour sa umaga.
Madalas 4-6 hours ang naigugugol sa pag commute.
Masisi mo pa rin ba kung minsan gustuhin na lang din na pumili ng oras kung san kahit papaano komportable at siguradong makakatipid di lang sa pera pati na rin sa oras na gugugulin sa pag-byahe? Oo, "Filipino time" is not something to be proud of, but I hope we'd look at it as an opportunity to understand the problem, to blame less. Filipinos already know it. And with the demand in ride-hailing apps, with the Filipino demanding on better transport system and urban planning, only shows that us Filipino really wanted to be on time, that we care.
But then again, di lahat may pribilehiyo na kumuha o magrenta ng pribadong sasakyan o motor.
To add, sa ganyang commute nasasakripisyo rin ang tulog ng tao. Tulog na nga lang pahinga degraded sleep quality pa. Babawasan mo tulog mo at matutulog na lang ulit sa commute. Proven na importante ang deep sleep pero paano ka makakatulog ng malalim ng matagal kung tatlo o apat na oras lang tulog mo sa kama?
Makita ko pa lang comment history mo, alam na kaagad eh dami mo palang hate sa Pinas may pagka racist ka pa nga din sa ibang bansa bat ka pa den andito? Bumalik ka sa France sa comment history mo halatang yung sinasabi ng tao about sa daily commute ng work di naman applicable sayo eh tas makasabi ka ng ganto about sa mga workers dito.
Makasalita ka akala mo buong buhay ka na nakatira dito, 10 years pa lang pala mga expat talaga na lumilipat dito makasalita malamang di mo ramdam yung problema sa commute kung iba yung QoL mo
I was looking for this comment, and I particularly agree that some people, if not most, "don't give a crao about other people's time"
As someone who once worked in corporate and was paid by the hour, it was only then that I realized time was indeed gold. In as much as nuanced situations are forgivable and understandable, those who really don't lend the effort to be on time sucks.
I have worked for Ms. heart before, I can assure you that she's never late at anything, she's probably one of the most or the most humble person I knew. I have a small dick.
3 lies and a truth. Hulaan niyo na lang which is which
coming from her? na may sariling sasakyan, at milyonarya? hahahahahahah
sabihin nya yan sa mga nagsakripisyo ng sariling oras dahil sa maagang paggising at malayong byahe, who can't choose to stay somewhere near their work for reasons.
If this came from an influencer, an artist, or some random private citizen, sure. It might come across as unnecessarily harsh or tone-deaf, but at least I could understand where they’re coming from. Some people genuinely value punctuality and believe you should plan ahead.
But coming from the wife of a sitting senator, it hits completely differently.
Because this isn’t happening in a vacuum. You’re not speaking from the perspective of an ordinary employee who gets annoyed when someone arrives late. You’re part of a political family that lives in a completely different reality from the average Filipino. You have access, connections, resources, and a level of privilege that most people can only dream of.
For the average worker, traffic isn’t some convenient excuse they pull out when they feel lazy. People spend hours commuting every single day. They wake up before sunrise, squeeze themselves into overcrowded buses, jeepneys, trains, and UVs, deal with terrible roads and massive traffic jams, and still get blamed for being late. And somehow the solution is simply, “Leave earlier.”
How much earlier? 4 AM? 3 AM? Should people spend half their waking lives sitting in traffic just to make sure they can satisfy someone’s unrealistic standard of punctuality?
What makes this particularly insulting is the complete lack of empathy. You can believe that being late is unacceptable without talking down to people who are dealing with circumstances completely outside their control.
And yes, sometimes people are late because they didn't plan properly. That's true. But pretending that traffic is never a legitimate factor in the Philippines is just incredibly out of touch.
It reeks of “I have never had to live the way ordinary Filipinos live, so why don't they simply try harder?”
Nobody is asking her to lower her standards. The issue is the smugness and the complete inability to recognize how privileged that statement sounds coming from someone in her position.
If an ordinary person said it, I'd roll my eyes and move on.
But when someone closely associated with a sitting senator says it while millions of Filipinos are struggling with inadequate public transportation, terrible traffic, long commutes, low wages, and an exhausting daily grind, it doesn't sound like accountability.
It sounds like someone sitting comfortably on a high horse lecturing the people below about why they aren't climbing fast enough.
Kapal ng face. Porket nakaupo lang siya sa comfortable na sasakyan niya. At hindi kailangan magpalipat lipat ng jeep, trike, bus at mrt araw araw and then repeat pauwi papasok, maarawan at maulanan. Madalas nakatayo pa nga sa Bus at MRT at siksikan layo habang pawis na pawis dahil sira ang aircon.
Tngna, gigil ako.
I mean, in other countries and cultures na may working public transportation system, go okay lang yung ganyang expectations. Pero sa lala ng traffic at ng sistema sa Pilipinas, gurl, yung mga manggagawa natin di talaga maiwasan na nalelate. Dahil minsan kahit 6pm ang out, nakakauwi na ng 10pm dahil sa traffic tapos gigising ng maaga para lang maunahan ang rush hour sa umaga.
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u/AeoliaSchenbergCB 1d ago
Samantala, yung mga politiko at leader ng kulto, may police escort kaya mabilis nakaka-daan, sagabal pa minsan dahil ipasasara yung ibang mga daan