Construction Worker Walks For 5 Hours to Reach Home Due to Mass Transport Suspension Amid Enhanced Quarantine
A construction worker walked for almost five hours just to reach home after work amid the enhanced community quarantine.
The Philippine government is currently implementing precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. The health authorities are strictly monitoring the public’s health.
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the Philippines under the state of calamity after placing Luzon on enhanced community quarantine. The measure limits the movement and transactions of the people.
The enhanced community quarantine prohibits mass transport, mass gatherings, land, air, and sea travel. The measure also includes strict home quarantine and work from home arrangement.
Recently, a Facebook user named Tobit Cruz has shared the heartbreaking story of an exhausted construction worker who walked for over five hours. The poor man walked from Ayala Alabang up to the checkpoint in C6 Taytay due to mass transport restrictions.
The employee starts to walk around 3:00 pm from Ayala Alabang on Tuesday afternoon (March 17) and reached C6 Taytay around 8:00 pm. The worker chooses to work despite the quarantine to earn money to buy food for his family.
Unfortunately, their construction project will be temporarily suspended due to the enhanced quarantine starting today (March 18, 2020). The poor worker could not enjoy the privilege given to other employees during the lockdown.
Here is the full post:
“Kagabi, habang nasa checkpoint, nakiinom si Kuya ng tubig sa amin. Mukhang pagod na pagod. Tinanong ko kung saan sya umuuwi. Antipolo pa daw.
Kwinento nya bigla sa akin na naglakad sya mula sa Ayala Alabang hanggang sa checkpoint natin dito sa C6 Taytay. Wala na daw masakyang public transpo at wala ring magpasakay sa kanilang pribadong sasakyan, maging sasakyan ng gobyerno.
Naglakad sya alas tres ng hapon hanggang alas otso ng gabi para makauwi. Construction worker sya at pinilit makapasok para sa arawang kita. Masaklap pa, bukas daw, tigil na ang gawa dahil sa community quarantine.
Huwag nating husgahan ang mga manggagawang Pilipino na nagpupumilit makapasok sa trabaho sa gitna ng mga nangyayari. Sumusugal sila para mabuhay. Hindi nila ine-enjoy ang parehong pribilehiyo na mayroon ang ilan sa atin.
Wala silang netflix, at kapag nag chill lang ay wala ring makakain. Walang ipon sa bangko. Walang stock ng grocery.
Itulak natin na mabigyan ng ayuda o ng social assistance ng gobyerno ang mga kagaya nila. Sana sa pagharap natin sa pagsubok na ito, wala tayong maiwanan, at iangat natin ang isa’t-isa.”
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