Never, ever, underestimate women

I don’t see anything wrong with hiring women as bus drivers. Everybody has a right to earn a decent living.

But I strongly recommend three qualifications before any woman is taken in even on a probationary basis.

First, the woman must be a professional driver for the last 10 years. She must be experienced enough in dealing SAFELY with the chaos and the madness in the traffic, especially in Metro manila.

Second, she must be at least 35 years old. It’s safe to assume that at that age, both men and women have matured enough to keep their cool on and off the road.

Lastly, they will have to first pass security or self-defense courses and seminars.

I’m NOT UNDERESTIMATING the strength of women, let me be very clear on that. But women are generally weaker than men so strength is not the only thing they’ll need in dealing with trouble or controlling troublemakers.

For example, they will have to know how to DISARM a holdup man IN A SPLIT-SECOND or so.

They must be taught how to talk to drunks who will harass other passengers., or psychopaths who will suddenly pull off a criminal act once inside the bus.

We still remember the bus hostage tragedy last year in Luneta, don’t we?

Bus companies should be the one to spend for these security and self-defense seminars or courses. But they have to be sure that the instructors are certified professionals.

If the woman meets these three qualifications, then bus companies should not be barred from hiring them as bus drivers and giving them a decent means of  livelihood.

Nobody should underestimate women. NEVER, EVER.

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MARIBEL NIALA of Quezon City on moves to amend the Constitution:

I feel sad that some people cannot really see the true problems our country is facing. Those in power should learn to prioritize and see what is crippling the nation and not waste so much energy doing unnecessary things!