On the Spotlight!

Tricycle accounts for more than half of the total public transport vehicle in the Philippines, all combined, jeepneys, buses and taxicabs. They are in every street corner, ready to bring you to your destination without a sweat. They are big in numbers but they are the most less-taken cared of sector of the working masses. They don’t get to see doctors when they are sick, for obvious reasons, they only earn just enough or even less for the needs of their family, no extra money to spend for their own welfare. No benefits from the government so far! Happy to hear that there is a foundation who heard their woes and stood up to help improve their lives.    Nov. 22  at Max’s Scout Tuazon, Diliman, Quezon City,  the Madrigal Foundation headed by Ms. Therese Madrigal with its partners had a successful launched of “Para Kay Manong Toda,”  an Advocacy campaign to help our marginalise tricycle drivers to help them alleviate their lives by being heard thro...

In the Philippines, there are a lot of public transportation available for the convenience of the riders. Train, buses, Jeepneys and taxicabs. For shorter distances, tricycles are just around every street corne r, ready to bring you to your destination without sweating under the heat of the sun. But did you bother converse with the man driving this 3-wheeled vehicle?   They have a lot of stories to tell… On November 22, 2018 from 5:30PM to 9PM, The Madrigal Foundation headed by Ms. Patricia Madrigal with its partners will launch “Para Kay Manong Toda,” an Advocacy campaign to help our marginalise tricycle drivers to help them alleviate their lives by being heard through forums, seminars and press conferences by inviting government officials and private sectors as panelist’s and speakers. That way, the Foundation is hoping that at least some of their needs will be heard by means of these awareness programs. A Forum & Press Conference is set with panelist’s tha...