Whose road is it anyway?

For the longest time, we’ve been ranting about the sorry state of our streets, some damning out loud where they can, over the radio, online discussion forums, Facebook, Twitter, what-have-you, some, cursing in silence,  each time they try to swerve away from either those impossibly huge & deep potholes or the just too bleeping many cavities or simply those dirt roads — dirt roads in the city! — that take forever to get rehabilitated. Needless to say, roadtrips in and around Tagbilaran City (but it could easily be the same everywhere in Bohol, really) are no fun.

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Editorial Cartoon: Helmetting up the Habal-Habal

Republic Act 10054 or the Mandatory Helmet Act of 2010 finally gets enforced in the city come September 1st.

The mandatory use of standard protective motorcycle helmet is considered a proactive and preventive approach in the effort to secure the safety of motorists, their passengers and pedestrians at all times.

Now, let’s see them try implement the helmets in the real 8-seater habal-habal’s in the town.