Commuters find traveling more stressful because of the seeming absence of a coherent plan for the EDSA bus carousel from the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
Twitter is filled with rants and horror stories of Pinoys who have tried to commute using the EDSA bus carousel around Metro Manila, only to find themselves lost or walking for a few kilometers before boarding a train.
UP Statistics professor Peter Cayton attempted to return to Quezon City after taking the bus from the Mall of Asia complex in Pasay when he was told he had to head to Parañaque first to get home.
He was given two options: Either walk well across the mall area to the DoubleDragon building, which will take him 10 minutes or more plus no guaranteed seat, or ride to the PITX terminal first before taking a ride north.
Pumunta ako ng MOA. Pauwi na.
Nagtanong ako sa guard kung saan ang Northbound buses mula MOA.
"Sir, walang Northbound po. 2 sakay po gagawin nyo; sakay po kayo papuntang PITX tapos mula sa PITX sakay po kayo doon ng northbound."
ANG TANGA NG GUMAWA NG EDSA CAROUSEL. KABOBOHAN!
— Peter Cayton, the Stats Guy (@PJACaytonPhD) January 14, 2023
Tapos ang bano ng experience pagkagaling ng PITX.
Yung babaan ng southbound terminal, NASA LABAS NG TERMINAL BUILDING.
PUCHA BANO!
— Peter Cayton, the Stats Guy (@PJACaytonPhD) January 14, 2023
Others shared his frustration.
“Kaya wala talaga silbe yang edsa carousel nilagay niyo lang yung bus sa gilid pero ganun pa rin pahirapan umuwi,” another Twitter user said.
Pustahan mga hindi nagko-komyut ang nagsidisenyo ng mga rutang iyan. https://t.co/0mCr9YY2Xh
— Johannes Andrei Unana (@unanaismyname) January 15, 2023
Why MOA Arena is such an inaccessible venue for me. If not that, sasakay ng jeep papuntang Taft, na parang madalang na ngayon dumaan kaya laging maraming kaagaw na pasahero. So kung late matapos ang game, doubtful kung makakaabot ako sa last trip ng LRT2. If Grab? 1k ang one-way https://t.co/SoAxGLQg3z
— Tiff #UPFight (@tiffanyfondly) January 15, 2023
Isa sa mga popular pasyalan ay MOA tapos walang maayos na public transport pa-norte. @DOTrPH baka naman pwedeng gawing mas efficient ang pagbyahe pa-Norte nang hindi kailangang pumunta ng PITX mula MOA? https://t.co/gjvdA7qCvh
— pinjutilingfixie (@pinjutilifxd) January 15, 2023
Paurong ang development sa Pinas. Haha. Hindi madali magcommute dati, pero hindi ganito kahirap.
Di masosolve ang heavy traffic unless umayos ang public transpo. https://t.co/XLlouOLyFF
— 𝐉𝐚 🌸 ia (@jrh_ast) January 15, 2023