Bus passengers yell at EDSA traffic chief for issuing violation tickets

EDSA traffic manager Bong Nebrija figured again in another heated exchange with commuters on Wednesday, this time with bus passengers who reportedly yelled and threw invective at enforcers who were only "doing their jobs."

According to a report on "Unang Balita" on Thursday, Nebrija posted a video where he voiced his grievance with the passengers who, he said, were inconvenienced by the issuance of traffic tickets during the rush hour.

"'Yan, gan'yan po mga pasahero natin! Sila pa ang nagrereklamo! Ipinatutupad natin ng tama, sila pa ang nagrereklamo!" Nebrija can be heard saying.

One passenger reportedly even told the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority official that his salary comes from taxpayers' money.

"Ito po sinisigawan pa ako. Siya raw nagbabayad ng tax. Eh ako, nagbabayad din naman ako ng tax, ah!" Nebrija said.

In an interview on Unang Balita, Nebrija  appealed to motorists to comply with traffic regulations as enforcers are only doing their jobs.

"Kailangan po naming tugunan tong problema sa EDSA at sa pagpapanatili po ng traffic [flow] dito, disiplina po yung kailangan natin," Nebrija said.

"At sana po kung sisigawan niyo kami ng 'kami ang nagpapasuweldo sa inyo', at dapat po ay masayahan kayo at kami, ginagawa namin ang aming trabaho," he added. —Margaret Claire Layug/LBG, GMA News