Nu 6 - What Pisses You Off in the Neighborhood? AC - Armando Coloma Jr.

WHAT PISSES YOU OFF IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?                 Our neighborhood is a group of subdivisions at the boundary of Sta. Rosa and Cabuyao. The subdivision where we live in was originally for Meralco employees. This connotes that it is not for the high society, and the facilities are ordinary. No stickers are required for any vehicle to enter. Anyone can enter and exit any subdivision in the area.  There is even a pathway at the rear end of the adjacent subdivision where squatters use to have access in the neighborhood. These are the reasons why there are many incidences of robbery. This is one of the things that piss me off in the neighborhood.                 Security is relatively low. There are many outsiders with free access. Bystanders at the entrance sometimes create scenes. Some suspected drug addicts throw stones and/bottles into the yard of random homeowners. Barangay tanods are present at night but only until 2:00am. Also, some parts of the street are rough and it takes years before they get repaired.  Some people blame our trucks for the damage. Finally, the noise of some neighbors could not be controlled. To be able to control this, there should be a stricter reinforcement of laws, like in other countries where you can report them to the police and the police actually make them stop. The Filipino trait of holding grudges (pagtatanim ng sama ng loob) makes this more difficult. Security should be tightened in order to lessen robberies and other crimes. Car stickers should be required for homeowners, while outsiders should have their ID left at the guardhouse to be granted entry. Fines should be imposed for violators to have funds for security and garbage collection. 3 Armando Coloma Jr. Regis – Sta. Rosa