"The challenge to commute is accepted. This coming Friday, I'll take the jeepney and the LRT in going to work," he told reporters in a message Wednesday night.
This recent development came after progressive groups like Anakbayan called on government officials to try commuting to experience the daily hardships faced by Filipinos who cannot afford their own cars. Will Panelo survive the long lines, hours of waiting, and horrendous traffic that commuters endure every day?special treatment.For some netizens, Panelo should even do it for a week, not for a day, so he could experience the struggle of a regular commuter.Rizaldy Mosura called on government officials to experience what an ordinary commuter has to go through every day so they would understand what the people need.