Commuting Metro Manila: Insights and Rants

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

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Tora^2 · Beerkadet

In other words, EEE whta you're trying to point out is that it doesn't matter how old a taxi is unless its well-maintained.

Unfortunately, for many operators, its cheaper to re-fleet than to keep their 1990s Corolas, Sentras and Prides which tend to wear out easily. They may have the money but extra downtime in the shop would mean lost revenue.

Hyundai and Kia compact sedans are now replacing those 1990s cars in taxi fleets alongside Toyota Vioses and Avanzas. Unfortunately, they are just as durable as those Kia prides. Riding home last Wednesday, the cabbie whose mount was a brand new Kia ranted about how he had problems with oe of the cab's doors after his kids played around with them

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

Well maintained, hanggang sa kaya ng sasakyan nila. I mean, eto nga tau mga Pinoy magaling mag kumpuni ng anu anu, naaayos din naman. Lost revenue, kung kaya naman nila un para sa serbisyo ng customers nila, why not? Unfortunately, business na nga lang talaga tingin sa taxi business ngaun, nakakalimutan na ung nagbabayad sa mga taxi fleets ng pampayaman nila. At least if they could give back some of the money we spent di ba? Un lang sa akin. :D

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

EEE: Ha?

Tora^2 · Beerkadet

Actually, its the driver who wants less downtime for the cab. The longer duration he is on the road, the greater the window for revenue and for him, the more trips the better:

Tora^2 wrote:

The problem with Buses, Trikes, Taxis and Jeepneys drivers, are that they are compensated by the excess of the boundary they have to pay the operator. This makes them very aggressive in trying to fish for as many passengers as possible to make ends meet.

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

@ Psychocow

Un pera na nakukuha ng taxi operators, sa dami dami ba naman ng pasahero, they could at least give back to the customers (passengers) kahit unti lang sa pag alaga ng sasakyan sa taxi fleets nila, or sa pagpapanatili ng maayos na mga tauhan sa taxis nila or whatever. Taas ng boundaries nila, then all we get in return is battered up Kira Prides and sometimes unscrupulous drivers? Wag na lang po, mag MRT or LRT na lang po ako.

Customer service indeed!

They (taxi operators) keep saying lost revenue this, lost revenue that. Andun na ako sa lost revenue, pero dumadating na kasi minsan to the point of super kabaratan eh. Kung lagi naman bog down sasakyan nila, mas mataas lalo un mawawala sa kanila. Ganun din sa paghuli ng tong cops and MMDAs, lalo na pag pinagtripan nila un taxi drivers nila. Alam na nga nila medyo wary mga pasahero pag kinokontrata ng drivers nila, or kung mabilis takbo ng metro ng taxi (siguro sila din me pakana nun para lalo mas malaki kita nila) lalo ayaw magbayad ng pasahero. Dapat kung sa tingin nila la sila ginagawa masama eh they must know what's going on sa drivers nila. Ung pag kumpuni ng sasakyan siguro., pwede maayos lang yan only up to a certain point. Pag panget na talaga, it's time to get a new fleet of cars.

polskie · Carpooler

problem with pinoys kasi

savings = revenue - expenses...

makakuha man sila ng mataas na kita, they'll be happy about it and start a spending spree or sumthing...so balewala din

its okay to enjoy a hard day's earned cash. but the saving process should be like this

expenses = revenue - savings.

so pag may sumobra sa expenses when all of the bills are paid, yun ang pang jollibee so to speak.

i forgot...this is the philippines, mejo mahirap ung cnabi ko..

sorry sa mag rereact.

ideally lang naman

najanaja · Chocolate-operated All-Around Yaya

taxi drivers

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

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Tora^2 · Beerkadet

$ Taxi - +63-2-921-2183

Some taxis have been known to give out free discount cards of motels. Fares to and from Pasay, Pasig and parts of Anitpolo and San Juan are very lucrative thanks to those seedy establishments

s2chard · KONOHA VILLAGE - Jounin

medyo masakit sa bulsa yung 10 pesos na compulsary tip sa taxi. hehehe, pero ganun talaga pare-pareho nating kelangan kumita sa legal na paraan.

naisip ko lang, kaya meron low class na taxi na umiikot sa makati eh dahil may tumatangkilik pa rin sa kanila. meron pa ring pumapara sa kanila. what if walang gusto sumakay at iboykot ng mga tao ang mga low class na taxi, sa tingin niyo ba papasada pa rin ba sila? kapag pumapara ako ng taxi, ang tawag ko sa mga low class na taxi ay "last resort". hehehe... pag mahirap tlaga sumakay taxi, eh di patusin na ang kahit ano.

ganun din sa bus. hindi naman sila papasada kung wala ng gusto sumakay sa kanila. ang problema, may sumasakay pa rin, tuloy ang ratsada.

sa part naman ng mga operator, para bang, "kung ayaw mong sumakay sa bulok na sasakyan, eh di huwag. maghintay ka ng maganda. bahala ka sa buhay mo." - mentality. hindi natin masisi ang mga driver at konduktor. trabaho talaga yun. at sa tingin ba, gugustuhin ng mga driver magdrive ng bus na feeling mo matetetano ka.

kanina nga pala. first time kung sumakay sa bus na nakatayo malapit sa labas. first time kong humiling na sana bagalan ng bus driver ang takbo niya. malalaglag ako eh.

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

Pag makwento un taxi driver, napapakwento din ako with them. :) dun ko nalaman ung kasamaan ng work nila, 24 hour shifts my gosh...X_____x;; me nag offer minsan ng services nya, I just declined, I really can't afford taxis na basta basta lang papaasahin ko lang ung driver. cry

@ polskie

Ay tunay nga yan.

@ s2chard

buti naman di ka nahulog....grabe talaga magpatakbo sa mga major highway mga bus akala mo nag didrift sila sa kalsada...

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

nakasakay ka na ba sa mga suicide mini buses na papuntang sta.cruz??

hehehe boy that would be an experience...yung tipong sobrang dami ng pasahero tapos mabilis pa magpatakbo na ngddrift kada liko tipong mgddasal ka na sana hindi tumaob yung bus....

Tora^2 · Beerkadet

Here would hopefully be the Jeepney's or those Kamikaze buses' replacement

E-jeeps receive orange plates from LTO

By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:47:00 07/31/2008

MANILA, Philippines -- Electric-powered jeepneys have been officially recognized as a mode of public transport after the Land Transportation Office issued orange license plates designating them low speed vehicles (LSVs).

Three e-jeepneys, which have begun servicing the route between Makati Citys Salcedo and Legaspi villages, are the first vehicles to be classified LSVs.

Once their franchises are approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), they will be issued yellow license plates with orange stickers.

On Thursday, Green Renewable Independent Power Producer (GRIPP) chairperson Athena Ballesteros said another e-jeepney will be plying the Ikot route at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

The registration of the e-jeepneys is much-awaited and smoothens the way for the full implementation of the Climate Friendly Cities Project, particularly when we start scaling up e-jeepney fleets around the country, Ballesteros said.

E-jeeps are the answer to the problem of global climate change and worsening air pollution are a result of really bad environmental decisions made in the pastspiraling diesel and gasoline prices prove that fossil fuels are not the energy choices for the future, Greenpeace executive director Von Hernandez, said.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080731-151854/E-jeeps-receive-orange-plates-from-LTO

Expect the Iconic Ikot to be re-spelled E-kot

polskie · Carpooler

lagi kong kakwen2han si "manong".. madalas kasi ako sa taxi, plus lagi kaming umuuwi from gimik ng hating gabi - umaga. multi purpose. i also advice you guys to talk to them. heres why i see it:

1. malalaman nyo ung mental condition at ugali ni manong. unang una nyang ikkwento ay related sa tanong o itatanong nya sayo, ex. kalsada, kasakay, ung lugar na pupuntahan mo. second (unavoidable) GAS!, economy, si GMA or ang taxi company nila. d2 matatantya kung mabait ba cya? maloko? madumi ang isip? maaalahanin?etc.. (nakasakay narin ako sa ma L na driver..i almost vomit inside the cab...)

2. you can do the freud. see if alam nya talaga ung daan. if what he says fits to what you know. bingo, mabait si manong at di nya nanaising lumipad ang bill.

3. you'll keep him AWAKE! nakasakay na ko sa 90% tulog na driver..grabe..katakot..its 1am pa naman. i treat him to 711 for some cofee

@s2chard:

i give 20-50 pesos tip lalo na mabait si manong. its not abt spoiling them. pero i just want them to know na ang gaya nilang mabait, patas at maalaga ay apreciated ng mga commuters. it pays more to be kind.
pero pag garapal na driver,ung tipong ililigaw ka, kahit 2pesos hihingin ko sukli!
irereport ko pa minsan sa company. i always use the "Video" application of my phone.

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

Napansin ko rin un usually pambungad nya sa akin, ung mga nasasakyan ko na taxi. Me nakasakay din ako ma L grabe tingin sa kaklase ko sa harapan, nang hahawak pa daw.

Ung sa daan kasi minsan pag di mo sinasabihan ung mamang driver, usually dadaan sya sa alam nyang daan, di bale kung matrapik un. So sometimes din kasi mabuti kung alam mo ung mga shortcuts, etc. para mas madali ung byahe mo. If they refuse to do what you want in in insisting way, bad si manung.

I usually give them allowance of 20 to 50 pesos din pag sumasakay ako taxi kasi nga sa hirap ng trabaho nila. I haven't actually tried taking taxis pag medyo alanganin oras na, I still try to ride the jeep or FX, kasi me weird na nangyayari din sa mga taxi pag ganung mga oras.

s2chard · KONOHA VILLAGE - Jounin

oo nga yung mga makuwentong taxi driver. i just love them. i mean kahit na ang habol nila ay dagdag bayad, mas mabuti yun. kesa sa mga driver na parang gusto ka niya ibangga ang taxi para kasama ka sa hukay. ang suplado. i mean, ang hirap hirap na nga ng buhay, nakasimangot ka pa. nakakatawa nga minsan sasabihin nila huwag muna mag-aasawa and topics related.

sa jeep, naaawa talaga ako sa mga jeep drivers. kapag di sila nagtaas ng singil wala silang kita. kapag nagtaas sila, nababadtrip ang commuters. may mga anak din sila, ramdam din nila siguro ang mahal ng pamasahe.

nakasakay ako sa BUS sa makati yung kulay yellow na malaki na open bus. grabeee... antique, pwede ng idisplay sa museum. pero marami ang capacity kaya sige lang. angkas na. angkas hindi sakay. hehehe biggrin

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

Pero minsan kasi pag grabe maningil si manung, naiisip ko din ung mararamdaman nilaif they have to take the jeep minsan tapos ganun din singil sa kanila. Anu kaya reaksyon nila?

Teka s2chard anu name ng bus line? Parang familiar eh. Yellow na me green designs ba ung bus?

s2chard · KONOHA VILLAGE - Jounin

EEE: i think that's the one.
nakakakuha siya ng attention sa kalsada dahil talagang kakaiba siya. hehehe. kakaiba talaga siya.

biggrin

polskie · Carpooler

is it Makati trans sumthing? mukhang schoolbus sa amerika?MALTC yata.
yung tipong mag t transform dahil sa laki.

hey triple E, youre a girl, manong tell L tales even to you guys?wow.. natakot cguro ako nun if it were me.

well. in my case, depende, may funny naman kcng greenjokes, may nakakasuka.
depende sa pag ddliver.

i agree to chard. tumataas din ang tuition ng mga anak ng ating mga drayber. mahal din bigas nila.
hindi ko pinag kakait yung 1.50 sa minimum fare.
kahit minsan sobra sila ng 50cents.

pero pag yung tipong kahit saan pipila, aaahh ibang usapan yan

my longest ride to adamson from dangwa is 1.5hrs!!
wala pang 5km un!buti pa nag roller blades nalang ako.

Tora^2 · Beerkadet

I will gladly pay the driver and additiona 25% of the metered fare can outpace and outmaneuver semitrailers on EDSA in te wee hours of the morning and give Tyson Sy and Fernando Alonso a run for their money

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

LOL reminiscing, un ung bus namin sa field trip namin nung elementary kami nun wahahaha

kung yan nga yan. Ismael Bus Line, tapos me parang pinsan na bus line sya ganun din halos itsura iniba lang ung name.

Ay di naman L tales polskie, ung normal kwentuhan lang ung tungkol kay GMA ganyan. Pag ganun siguro matatakot ako kay manung.

already been harassed twice sa FX ayaw ko na maulet un.

najanaja · Chocolate-operated All-Around Yaya

taxi woes

Lyndon · Beerkada Creator

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roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

what the...she eventually give in??? tsk tsk...

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

Katakot naman ung girl...

Na try nyo na ba sumakay minsan sa MRT ung tipong rush hour na at di na mahulugan ng karayom ung espasyo between you and the next passenger?

Saka is this unique, since pag kunyari try ko ride ng jeep papunta sa me Masinag, ung mga Antipolo jeep na Marcos HiWay ang daan eh me mga konduktor sa likod at dun kau nagbabayad? Me mga ganito din ba style sa ibang routes?

Ang ayaw ko masakyan if it could be avoided eh ung mga jeep na malakas ang bass ng mga medley CDs na pinatutugtog nila full blast sa CD players nila. Ganun na nga music, kaskasero pa sa kalsada, minsan ginugulangan ka pa sa bayad...

Tora^2 · Beerkadet

That is the sort of story you'd normally read on adults only forums, men's mags or anonymous columns on tabloids

When it comes to the preferences of drivers for what is running on their audio systems, jeep and bus drivers seem to prefer irritaining radio stations like Love Radio. Cabbies prefer news and current affairs programs on AM stations like DZMM and DZBB and oldies tunes on Sundays.

To see what was the fastest and cheapest ways getting around here in Metro Manila, Inquirer. net staged a 3-day race between teams taking a jeeps, cars, buses, taxis and commuter trains along key roads. The team who took the MRT(Day1, EDSA Race), LRT2 (Day 2, Aurora blvd/Recto Race) and LRT (Day 3, Taft Ave race) won and spent the least. The team who took the jeep and buses finished dead last on all 3 days.

More details here http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/rushhourcommute

-- Edited by Tora^2 at 16:17, 2008-08-09

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

Ay minsan sa taxis ganun din sa weekdays, minsan they listen to AM radio din. Or kung me radio ung cab para makapag communicate sa ibang driver sa taxi fleet na kasama sya, un lang ung maririnig mo.

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

@EE: about sa mga kundoktor na nakasabit sa likod eh may mga gnun na talaga sa iba...minsan sa ibang terminal e may ticket kang bibilin to ensure your place ayun.

and about the MRT thinggy it can happen most of the time kapag rush hour...mostly 6-8 am/pm where almost every commuter either going or coming home at the same time...

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

Ay grabe naranasan ko ung 5 MRT trains na dumadaan di pa ako makasakay! ToT tunay yan pag rush hour kaya I try either going home before the rush hour or let the rush hour pass first bago ako mag attempt mag MRT...

Oo nga roachy, ganun sa ibang terminal babayaran mo ung nakatayo na isang mama or babae dun bago ka makasakay ng jeep. Ganun din sa mga shuttle na papuntang Ortigas or Makato eh, hehehehe. Anung route na iba pa ung me nakasabit na konduktor sa likod? @.@;;