We never asked for a rose garden, Mr. President

Reacting to persistent complaints from Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) passengers, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda reminded the commuters last week that while the Aquino administration promised to implement reforms, they “never promised a rose garden.”

By that, Lacierda obviously meant that Filipino commuters enduring long lines at train stations under the scorching heat of the summer sun, packed coaches with weak air-conditioning, prolonged waiting times and broken turnstiles should just learn to suck it up and deal with it.