KRISTEL ANN C.
MAGAHCOT
“I don’t need a car — I need the country to have a better transportation system”
(An excerpt)
In the metro, you have three choices to get somewhere on time: you book a
ride-sharing app (with astronomical prices), you drive there (and pay gas with
astronomical prices) or try your luck with public transport (and be astronomically
hassled).
You might think I’m exaggerating, but that has been the situation for many
Filipinos amid the reopening of life amid the pandemic. Long lines waiting for
buses, the jeep, the train – you might have been at the crossroads and convinced
yourself to stay home instead.
In a 2021 report by the crowd-sourced database Number, it was found that the
Philippines has the worst traffic situation in ASEAN, placing ninth in the entire
world behind Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Kenya, among others. We Filipinos don’t need
studies to know that when we’ve mastered the art of calculating the best time to
leave so we don’t end up getting sandwiched on the road.
While many Filipinos have turned to biking to lessen their carbon footprint, all
while staying away from the hassle of road transport, it remains a shame that the
Philippines has not yet reached the bar set by its fellow SEA countries with superb
public transport – places where it’s actually normal not to own a car.
- Saab Lariosa
Source: Philippine Star, July 19,
2022
1. What social issue is discussed in the text?
A. poor public transport
B. increase in the price of gas
C. difficulty in booking a ride-sharing app
D. poor time management among passengers
2. How has the problem discussed in the text affected working Filipinos?
A. It has limited their working hours.
B. It has consumed much of their time.
C. It has forced them to stay at home.
D. It has caused an increase in their carbon footprint.
3. What is the tone of the text?
A. Indignant
B. Optimistic
C. Disinterested
D. sympathetic
4. How did the author support her claims?
A. She explained how ride-sharing app prices vary overtime.
B. She mentioned that Filipinos have mastered calculating their time.
C. She presented facts about the country’s ranking in world in terms of traffic
situation.
D. She insisted that working Filipinos need to wait in long lines for buses,
jeepneys, and trains.
5. What should the government do to encourage Filipinos take alternative
ways of transportation?
A. Provide alternative work arrangements.
B. Regulate the price of ride-sharing applications.
C. Ensure the safety of bicycle and electric vehicle lanes.
D. Deploy more traffic enforcers to apprehend undisciplined drivers.
Climate change mitigation crucial to socioeconomic planning: NEDA (An excerpt)
MANILA – Climate change adaptation and mitigation need to be placed at the
heart of socioeconomic planning for the country to achieve its 2040 vision of
eradicating extreme poverty, the National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA) said Tuesday.
“Addressing the triple planetary crisis (of climate change, biodiversity loss, and
pollution) has become our top development challenge. If we are to eradicate
extreme poverty in the Philippines by 2040 and hand down a better planet to our
children and grandchildren, climate change adaptation and mitigation need to be
placed at the heart of socioeconomic planning,” Socio-economic Planning
Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said at the Philippine Environment Science Summit
2022.
Chua said urgent actions are needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions to
achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
Celsius in response to climate change. “The health of terrestrial and marine
ecosystems has been deteriorating at a rapid pace,” he added.
Chua described the third planetary crisis –pollution and waste– as the toxic trail
of economic growth that results in premature deaths of millions of terrestrial and
marine life, and even people.
In response to the triple planetary crisis, Chua said NEDA has proposed for the
theme of the next Philippine Development Plan to be ‘saving our planet, saving
our country.’
Source: Philippines News Agency,
June 7, 2022
6. What problem is sought to be addressed through climate change
adaptation and mitigation?
A. extreme poverty
B. premature deaths
C. depletion of marine life
D. greenhouse gas emissions
7. Which of the following is NOT included in the triple planetary crisis?
A. climate change
B. economic decline
C. biodiversity loss
D. environmental pollution
8. What does the statement “Addressing the triple planetary crisis has become
our top development challenge” imply?
A. The problems that the world experience are interrelated.
B. The triple planetary crisis has affected millions of people worldwide.
C. Progress cannot be achieved without dealing the triple planetary crisis.
D. Development is expected among countries that consistently manage in
planetary crisis.
9. What relationship of ideas was conveyed in the second paragraph?
A. cause and effect
B. problem and solution
C. illustration and example
D. similarities and differences
10. What does the response of NEDA show about our country?
A. We watch out for the adverse effects of climate change in our country.
B. We support the global movement to lessen the cause of climate change.
C. We carry out our own ways of helping people affected by climate change.
D. We are aware of the sufferings of people from different parts of the world.
