MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Award-winning writer Eric Cabahug recently shared a piece of good news to commuters in the Metro 鈥� the newly expanded sidewalk at the MRT-3 Ortigas station northbound.
While some commuters and pedestrians saw some kind of improvement, it is a mere 鈥渂and-aid鈥� solution to others.
For context, commuters then had to line up or squeeze through when passing through the said area.
The situation was so bad a 鈥渟top-and-go鈥� enforcer had to be deployed to control foot traffic last year.
The pedestrian walkway at Ortigas overpass has gotten so bad that there now needs to be a stop-and-go enforcer to control the traffic flow 馃珷
鈥� Robin Barlis (@MrBolice)
This is why Cabahug鈥檚 post on the infamous sidewalk drew mixed reactions from netizens.
鈥淚s this the 鈥渟idewalk鈥�? That place where you walk sideways?鈥� a Facebook user quipped.
鈥淏uti naman pwede na magsalubungan hahaha dati antay mode ka [talaga] 鈥榩ag magpasalubong,鈥� another netizen said.
鈥淲hile this is highly appreciated, it鈥檚 also a bit saddening that we鈥檙e praising these political [and] corporate leaders for doing the bare minimum,鈥� a third netizen stated.