And the Insensitivity Award goes to…
“Scorned and skewered in the social media, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Friday apologized for suggesting that the long-suffering riders of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) take the bus instead to avoid the long queues at the train stations,” reports TJ Burgonio Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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In a press briefing, Coloma said, “We’re asking for patience or understanding because of a misimpression arising from that single answer.”
However, Coloma dismissed people’s requests for him to try commuting to work either by train or bus. His reply wasn’t realy much of an answer. He only said, “We used to take that mode of transportation for some time. It’s not every day that we ride private cars.”
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Huh? Ano daw?
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