I threw a major tantrum over the non-functioning automatic RFID scanners on the NAIA-X and SLEX. Each car had to stop, present the card and have it checked manually, resulting in long lines. In one week (Sept. 16-21), out of the 10 times I used the expressway (five times each way to and from work) only thrice did the scanners work - twice at the NAIA-X Tramo entry and once only once at the NAIA-X/SLEX toll gates. The convenience of the expressway (and it is convenient for sure) was negated by the inefficiency at the toll gates - I spent more time queuing up at the toll gates than traversing the expressway.
I made sumbong to everyone who would listen (and even some who didn't care to)-my nephew who works with a company in the SMC group (he patiently indulged his tita going ballistic over Sunday dinner), my co-editors at our daily editorial meeting (our Business editor commiserated with me enough to say she would get someone in SMC to call me, but that person never did, as Iris probably told her how livid I was).
This story is from the October 03, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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