Insights about the Buwan ng Wika

     Ang bilis ng panahon ano, Agosto na naman. Ibig sabihin ay buwan na naman ng Wika. Panahon na naman ng pagbibigay pansin at halaga sa ating sariling wika na Filipino.

     In this celebration of the Buwan ng Wika, there are so many things and ways to give importance to our own language. In this generation, we can notice that there are many people who want to use the English language than our own language, Filipino. But, why shouldn't we just use our own language for giving our own opinions, having a conversation to other Filipino if we can just use our own language? Some also Filipinoes, like rich Filipinoes are always using the language English, and their reason is "English language is more socialistic than the Filipino language," is this the right thing to do with our language? No! right? because using our own language can make us proud to other nations.So, the main thing or the simplest way of giving importance to our language is by using it on our everyday living.

           "TRAFFIC DAW"

             TRAFFIC: Isn’t it estimated that our economy loses an estimated 2.4 billion pesos every day because of Metro Manila traffic? Among the projects targeted to decongest Manila is the Integrated Transport System. For the buses that force themselves onto already-crowded roads, we will construct terminals in areas with less traffic. Our countrymen can already make use of the terminal in Parañaque, and the ones in Quezon City and Muntinlupa are already lined up. Provincial buses will be permitted only up to these terminals, so they do not add to the congestion.There is also the two connector roads that will join the North and South Luzon Expressways. To tell you the truth, there were already plans to construct what they called the Metro Manila Highway in the seventies. This would have connected the two expressways, so that traveling from one point to another need not consume the hours it takes to pass through the entire length of EDSA. The problem: Mr. Marcos issued laws that favored one of his cronies. And unfortunately, we are required to follow them: Whoever constructs infrastructure in those areas must be in partnership with the corporation of Mr. Marcos’ friend. Even worse: every time they add even just another short section to the original road, their franchise is extended by thirty years. That is not the end of it: Once the company profited, the development of infrastructure in the area was left unfinished. Remember that these roads were supposed to traverse Pangasinan to Quezon… But when the company operated at a loss, they had the audacity to pass on to the government a multitude of debts. I ask our Congress today: Let us take another look at Presidential Decrees 1113 and 1894.