In the dazzling world of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), where reality takes a back seat and common sense is a rare commodity, the recent nation-wide jeepney strike is but a minor inconvenience. As the masses grapple with the nightmare of a transport standstill, MMDA technocrats gleefully cling to their beloved coding policy, ensuring that the city’s thoroughfares remain as empty as their understanding of the commuting public’s plight.

One can almost picture these officials, sipping on their designer coffee in their luxurious ivory towers, blissfully unaware of the chaos below. Who needs public transportation when you can revel in the glory of deserted streets? The struggle of citizens trying to reach school, work, or any semblance of a life is a trivial detail lost in the grandeur of their out-of-touch policies.

Perhaps a stroke of genius would be for MMDA officials to graciously lend their expensive cars to stranded commuters. After all, navigating the treacherous waters of public transportation builds character, right? It’s time for the MMDA to step out of their fantasy world and into the reality where the rest of us reside.