Tag: commute to Palace

Labor group on Panelo’s almost four-hour commute to Palace: He got a “dose of his own medicine”

(Eagle News)–A labor group on Friday, Oct. 11, said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo got “a dose of his own medicine” when he took up the challenge to commute. “We hope Secretary Panelo learned something from his commuting experience today and stop being arrogant that he already knew what it is like to commute to work,”  Christian Lloyd Magsoy, spokesperson of Defend Job Philippines, said. The group noted that it took Panelo almost four hours before […]

Panelo admits it took long before he got rides but maintains there is no “mass transit crisis”

(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday, Oct. 11, admitted it took long before he got rides during his commute to the Palace, but maintained there was no “mass transit paralysis.” In an interview over radio dzbb during his commute, Panelo said  it took him five, 10, and 20 to 35 minutes, respectively, before he could ride one of each of the three different jeepneys he took. “Matagal ako bago nakasakay kasi puno eh, palaging […]