Social and political criticisms
Yesterday, I rode an inter island ferry. It was loaded with about two dozens large vehicles bound for Batangas city.
The whole ferry reeked of: copra oil, feedstock (fuel of the diesel engine) and other lubricants. The ferry was spewing what looked like excess fuel (or leaking fuel)
I noted however that despite huge signs on the boat, "NO SMOKING", IT WAS OBSERVED:
l. That the crew was happily smoking;
2. That drivers of the vehicles were smoking as they lounged on top of their vehicles.
It was a tinderbox waiting for catch fire.
The general maintenance of the ferry: 5s leaves much to be desired: poor housekeeping: parts littered everywhere, rusty parts, slippery floors, busted plumbing, leaking pipes etc. How come MARINA ALLOWS THIS? OR BFP DOES NOT ENFORCE THE NO SMOKING ABOARD THE FERRIES?
It is no wonder that one of the ferries caught fire some years back
We never learn...from MV Maria Carmela fire tragedy
