Bawal na daw ang OPEN PIPE sa PAETE

Picture grabbed from Mistah_Suave from facebook. 

Isang Bayan nanaman ang naki USO sa pag babawal ng “OPEN PIPE”. Palakpakan po natin ang Bayan ng Paete.

Paniguradong naiirita ito sa ingay na naririnig nila, mga harurot ng mga kabataang may dalang motor na wala pa yatang lisensya at walang helmet. Kaya ayun, MOTOR nanaman ang pinag diskitahan.

Uulitin ko ulit, Hindi ko din gusto ang maingay na motor. Sino bang may gusto ng biglang haharurot ang motor sa kalaliman ng tulog mo, que umaga oh gabi?! Wala. Walang may gusto.

Eh bakit kaya nila ipinag bawal ang “OPEN PIPE” ayun doon sa kanilang “NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC”.

Eh kasi siempre maingay, [paulit ulit tayo pucha].

Ibig sabihin nito ay sisitahin na nila ang mga mayroon maingay na tambutso, Maingay kamo diba? Paano ba nating masasabing maingay ang isang bagay? Paano ba natin malalaman, oh, PANUKAT!! Ang galing nyo mga bata, kailangan natin ng PANUKAT, kung walang panukat at ang gagawin lang ay tataasan ang siliyador para masabing maingay ang motor, tama ba ito mga BATA?!

Siempre MALI, dahil panigurado akong ganyan din mismo ang gagawin ng ating magigiting na enforcer ng Bayan ng Paete.

Nandoon na po tayo Kagalang Galang na Alkalde Mutuk, Maingay talaga sya, kung susugpuin natin ang INGAY na ito, eh dapat po nasa tamang proseso. Ooooppsss, PROSESO?! Itong ordinansa bang ito ay dumaan sa tamang proseso?! Dahil kung titingnan eh, isang malaking CHECK, na hindi dumaan ang ordinansa sa BRAIN STORMING na tinatawag. Bakit kamo?! I break down natin.

1.       Maingay na Tambutso – OPEN PIPE; Kapag sinabi pong OPEN PIPE, ang ibig sabihin po nito ay putol po ang CANNISTER o MUFFLER na naka dikit sa PIPE. Meaning, yung TUBO lang dapat. Kung wala itong CANNISTER o MUFFLER na ito ay, mag iingay po ang TAMBUTSO at maglalabas ng amoy gasolinang amoy. Oh, san ko po nalaman yan? Ah, binasa ko po yung RA 4136, Chapter 3, Article 4, Section J. Na nagsasabing

-          “(j) Mufflers. - Every motor vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine shall be equipped with a muffler, and whenever said motor vehicle passes through a street of any city, municipality, or thickly populated district or barrio, the muffler shall not be cut out or disconnected. No motor vehicle shall be operated in such a manner as to cause it to emit or make any unnecessary or disagreeable odor, smoke or noise.”

Ito po ay sa Article 4, Accessories of Motor Vehicles. RA 4136 ay ang ating basehan sa mga batas pantrapiko sa ating bansa. At malinaw naman diyan na sinabing, dapat na ang MUFFLER o CANNISTER ay dapat na hindi putol, para hindi ito mag ingay o mag labas ng mabahong amoy. Bukod doon ay wala na pong iba. Bawal ang maingay, pero wala po tayong DECIBEL limit na tinatawag sa ordinansang yan, Oo, luma na ang ordinansang ito at kailangan na nating repasuhin, ngunit yan ay hindi ko naman na trabaho, kaya may mga tumatakbong CONGRESSMAN para samga gawaing yan. So, tama po ba ang ordinansang pinatutupad nyo ngayon?! Yung ANEST answer lang. kasi kung TAMBUTSO lang eh, lahat ng JEEP na nadaan sa Paete ay walang MUFFLER o CANNISTER, kaya dapat sila ang inuuna. Straight pipe lang ang mga jeep eh. Tsaka yung batas na nasa RA4136 eh para sa lahat, na obviously, para sa motor lang ang ordinansa nyo. 

2.       Mausok na TAMBUTSO – Dito talaga ako natatawa ng husto at the same time eh naiinis. 2-strokers panigurado ang gusto nyong tirahin dito, na karamihan ng TRICYCLE sa Paete ay ganyang klase ng makina ang gamit.

Seriously?! San nyo po ito nakuha? Ginaya? O narinig man lang?! Naglalabas pa ang ilang kompanya ng motor ng 2 stroke, tulad ng YAMAHA YZ125 at 250. So itong mga bagong motor na ito ay bawal na din?! Baka gusto nyo silang kontakin para sabihin na hindi kayo sang ayon sa pag gawa nila ng motor na 2 stroke.

Ang LTO at LTRFB kung may paki sila, eh hindi pa nga nag babawal ng 2 stroke. #JuiceColored

Sa Paete, Bawal na, parang plastic Bag lang. LOL.

Sige, ipag babawal nyo po ang mausok, eh di maliwanag na tatangalan nyo ng trabaho ang daan daang tricycle driver dyan sa Paete. Ano po ang ipapakain nila sa pamilya nila? Sasagutin nyo po ba? Kung hindi naman, anong puede nyong gawin para may pagkakitaan silang alternatibo dahil ipinagbabawal nyo na ang mausok na motor eh halos karamihan ng trike driver dyan eh 2 stroke pa ang gamit.

Bakit kaya na hindi nyo na lang paigtingin ang SAFETY ng mga nag mo-motor dyan?! Ang dami kong nakikitang mga bata pa ang may dalang motor, sa maliit na kalsada eh kung magharurutan, mga walang helmet, at mga walang lisensya. Bakit ko alam?! Eh muntik ng mahagip ng isang batang nag mo-motor ang anak ko noon. Sitahin mo mga galit pa.

Bakit hindi yun ang unahin natin?! Mahirap bang gawin yun?! May mga batas nang naka handa para doon. Driving without license, reckless driving, Over speeding, at ang HELMET LAW. Heto ay wala nang kailangang pag aaral pa dahil pinag aralan na ito. Well, hindi ko masasabing magaling sila, pero sintido kumon, para sa kanilang safety yan.

So bakit hindi tayo mag focus ditto, dyan sa mga flaws na dapat muna nyong ayusin. At hahakbang agad tayo sa TAMBUTSO na sobrang DEBATABLE at napakaraming loop holes. Walang solidong batas. Haka haka.

Bakit kamo?! Sino ang tatamaan dito. Aba’y, ang mga rider na walang ka alam alam na dadaan sa Paete, na haharangin ng mga tiwaling alagad ng batas, na syempre, imbes na mag multa ng isang libo ay makiki pag areglo na lang. Dahil tatakutin sa mga abalang makukuha, presyo ng multa. Wag nating alisin yan.

Magiging MILKING AVENUE nanaman ito para sa mga riders, tulad ng mga ENFORCERS ng Bacoor.  

Ako po ay isa sa mga RIDER na ipinagmamalaki ang Bayan ng Paete, Hindi lamang sa mga OBRA Maestrang mga ukit, pati na din ang mismong bayan, ang kwento sa likod nito, ang ARNIS nito, ang Pista, ang tatlong krus at marami pang iba, bukod dito, ipinag mamalaki ko din po ang mga karatig bayan nito na nag oofer ng magagandang lugar, na masarap puntahan.

Tapos, Ganyan, may kakaibang ORDINANG tulad nyan. 40% ng turista ngayon ay mga nakamotor na. Kahit papaano eh malaki ang naiaambag ng mga rider sa turismo.

Kagalang Galang na MUTUK BAGABALDO. Kung gusto nyo pong ipatupad yang “OPEN PIPE” ordinance nyo, maaari lamang na daanin ito sa tamang proseso at hindi I rerebolusyon ang silinyador para masabing maingay ang motor. Tungkol naman sa mausok na tambutso, isa talagang malaking kaululan ito. REPASUHIN nyo ulit at kumuha kayo ng mga taong NEUTRAL na makakasama nyo sa BRAIN STORMING dahil, katawa tawa ang dating. Nakakahiya. Hindi po ito ang ALKALDE na tinitingala ko noon. Saludo po ako sa mga nagawa nyo at alam ko pong ang gusto nyo lamang po ay maging matiwasay ang pamumuhay ng mga tao sa Bayan ng Paete, sananaman ay maisama naman diyan ang pantay pantay na karapatan ng bawat mananakay. Salamat po. 

Banning of Plastic will not gonna help US. RECYCLING is the answer!!

Making do without plastic On a weekend afternoon at the Festival Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, shoppers adjust to a small, but basic, change in their routine. City Ordinance 10-109 banning the use of plastic bags has taken effect earlier that week.

Shoppers have to put their purchases in the bags they have brought from home or buy reusable bags that don’t come cheap. Supermarket customers have the option of having their goods put in boxes.

Buyers and sellers alike cope with the change in varying degrees of success. The ban on plastic bags is not a novel concept. More advanced countries, especially European ones, have been practicing it for years.

Singapore has its bring-your-own-bag day. Generally, shoppers have to pay for plastic bags if they insist on using them. The objective is to lessen the amount of plastic used and thrown into the trash. Plastics are non-biodegradable and emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The high level of greenhouse gases, in turn, is responsible for global warming and the resulting climate change. While the Philippines is a low carbon emitter compared to other countries, the widespread use of plastic materials still do us immediate harm. Our mountains of trash, for instance, contain plastics that block our waterways and worsen the flooding that we have to contend with. *** A sheet of paper bearing salient points of the ordinance is printed in color, laminated and put on display at the entrance of a clothing store at the mall.

“Where do I put my shirt if I decide to buy one from you?” I ask. “Your bag is big, ma’am,” says the male store clerk, in Tagalog. “Surely it will fit there.” I next talk to a bookstore cashier. “Oh we just don’t wrap purchases of our customers anymore,” she says, a bit apologetically. She points to a man who has just bought three ball point pens. “See? We just hand him the receipt and he puts the pens in his pocket.” I try to be insistent.

What if I buy a dozen notebooks, I tell her, and I’m only carrying a purse? The bookstore clerk pulls out a big, red fishnet bag from underneath her seat. “Then you can get this bag for only P65. The great thing is that you can use it every time you shop.” All the plastic bags in the fiery red that the bookstore is known for are still stacked on shelves below the cashier’s wrapping area. I wonder how the store would get rid of those. “Can’t you really spare me a plastic bag? I don’t want to buy this fishnet thing,” I ask, pointing to the stack of unused plastics. The girl starts being impatient. “Ma’am, if I do that, my manager will be penalized.” I am led next to a kiosk selling branded chicharon—by my nose, more than by any strategic plan on how to work the mall.

I saw that the cooked stuff was packed and sealed in a transparent plastic container. I ask the vendor what will happen if I decide to buy: would he pry open the seal and transfer the chicharon to a paper bag? He smiles. “Of course not. The freshness will go away. This kind of plastic is allowed,” he volunteers, pointing to the transparent container. I am not a woman of science and neither, I suspect, is he, so I decide against asking him to explain why this particular kind of plastic was “allowed.”

However, instead of putting the purchased chicharon in a sando bag upon purchase, he put it inside a brown paper bag. Residents of Muntinlupa City had one year to prepare themselves for the transition. The ordinance was passed in January of 2010, when it was also determined that the local law would be implemented January 18 this year. It appeared to me, too, that sellers in the mall had been briefed well by their employers about the ban.

Well, almost all of them. I approached the take-out countcfber of a popular local fastfood chain and asked where they would put my food if I decide to have it taken out. “In a plastic bag, of course,” beamed the takeout crew, a short, happy-looking young man. I was perplexed. “But won’t you charge me extra for the plastic bag? Aren’t they banned in this city?” Mr. Jolly seemed amused at my sense of compliance.

He said, “Sa iba lang ho bawal yang plastic na yan. Dito sa amin, pwedeng pwede (It’s only others than ban plastic bags. Here with us, they’re okay).” Roselyn, a thirty something working mom who lives in Barangay Alabang, says she was not aware of the one-year “adjustment/phaseout” period given to residents and businesses to get used to the idea. “But of course, I understand what it is for, so I don’t mind. I am only too happy to comply.”

She worries though how other residents of the city would react to the ordinance if it were suddenly sprung upon them and they don’t know exactly why such is being done. “I have not been to the public market recently but my mother has, just this morning, and she came back with colored sando bags containing her purchases,” she adds.

Indeed, the ban may have been easier to implement in the malls because businesses generally want to show that they are earth-friendly and law-abiding. But what about those who have become so used to using plastics? She wonders, for instance, how sellers of meat and fish in the wet market can adjust to the ordinance. Where will they put their sold goods?

They cannot use the permitted kind of plastic, or a special type of paper, which would likely be more expensive. “I think the local government needs to work harder on alternatives for these very small, mom-and-pop businesses, as well as for ordinary folk who use plastics to gather their kitchen trash, not out of apathy to the environment but out of habit.”

*** At Festival, the change is apparent by the end of the first week of the implementation of the ban. More people are carrying paper bags and even look proud doing so. Those pushing carts from the grocery into the parking lot use boxes and bags as well.

We have no idea what goes on in areas that are less informed. Education thus needs to be sustained, especially since the ban is not a fad or passing fancy but a long-term attempt to change people’s perception and habits.

It is easy to announce the implementation of a ban but the tougher gauge—whether people understand what it is for and whether they comply because they understand despite the inconvenience of changing their habits —is not as easily available. The local government also has to make sure that businesses comply regardless of their profitability, tax contribution to the city and owners’ connections that may embolden them to think they are beyond the reach of the ordinance.

Finally, while the present crop of officials at city hall deserve credit for their political will in implementing the ban, in no way should they act as though they had a copyright to this great initiative.

In fact, the challenge is how to maintain the zeal and consistency in influencing the public’s habits across different administrations, over time.

Then again, this is only Muntinlupa. I wonder whether other cities and municipalities are coming up with a similarly worthy move one of these days.


This was written by adellechua@gmail.com

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I just wanna quote that last phrase in RED, before Muntinlupa. Paete, Laguna implemented the total banning of plastic bag usage.

I actually debated to one of the Councilor, that banning of plastic is not gonna really help. WHY?

There are some instances that we really need to use plastic bags like for example, buying a fresh meat from the wet market, buying tofu's etc. etc.

So, getting these stuffs will be needing plastic bags because this products are most of the time are fresh / wet.

So, on that case, banning of plastic is already not effective. So this is just another Publicity stunt for them. We call it "Pogi Points".

Proper waste disposal and Proper waste segregation is the answer, not banning the usage of plastic bags.

If we can properly dispose it, then we can recycle it.. That's the answer. I hope these "politicians" will be using their heads the next time they implement a ruling / ordinances.


RECYCLING IS THE ANSWER!!!!!



a cool discussion from MCP

Banning of plastics in Muntinlupa

Riding in Provinces - Cavite and Laguna

I always go to provinces, and Paete Laguna is one of the most provinces a visit. I admit, i was an adopted son of these Municipality.

Back when i was a child i was facinated by sculptures and arts. This Municipality has both.

Well, i always use my motorcycle everytime i visit, i always wear my gears. Most of all, my HELMET.

I witness some of the tragic accidents that involves a rider wo doesn't wear their helmets. If they did wear it, maybe it can lessen the damage on their heads that caused their death.

Helmet is very important for us riders. It actually lessen the impact by 68 to 70%.

BUt it always ,makes me sad everytime i pass on these provinces for example, LAGUNA.

Most of the riders here doesn't wear these helmets.

I don't know what's the exact reason.

Most says, "we live nearby, we don't need to wear one".

They even hitch their young ones on their motorcycle without any protective gears. WOW!!

But one of the City in Laguna implemented the stricter HELMET law.
Calamba, Laguna imposed that if you got caught not wearing helmet on their vicinity, you'll be getting a fine of P1500 according to the law.

Well, that's a relief and also a god news.

I hope they follow what Calamba City did. Helmet if very important. its not just gonna protect your head, it also indicates that you are using your brain when riding a motorcycle.

This is not a direct hit from those who doesn't wear helmet. This is a brotherly advice that if you love yourself and your family, you should start wearing one everytime you ride.