Abantu basePhilippines baphendukela kumandla okuhamba ngezinyawo phakathi kokuhamba kwezokuthutha, Izindaba ze-SE Asia nezindaba eziphezulu

UMnu David Llorito, 56, obhekele ezokuxhumana esikhungweni sezezimali emhlabeni, wayejwayele ukuhlaba amakhilomitha angaba yikhulu ngosuku ebhayisikili lakhe lokuvakasha.

Kwesinye sezikhathi zakhe zokugcina zokupaka amabhayisikili ezinyangeni eziyi-12, ukwazile ukuhamba ngezinyawo amakhilomitha angaba ngu-300 kuso sonke isiqhingi sasePanay maphakathi nePhilippines ngaphambi kwesiphepho.

Ngabe ngifika lapha ubhadane lwe-coronavirus.

Njengokuhlwa nje, uphansi kwebhayisikili nje u-15km ngosuku.

“Ngiyisebenzisa ngokunenzuzo ngokuhlinzeka ngama-run. Ngiyisebenzisa ngokunenzuzo ukuya ekuvuleni izimakethe. Ngiyakuqaphela ukuya ezitolo ngenxa yolwazi lokuthi leli gciwane lisemoyeni, ”kusho yena.

Kodwa-ke yize amaphiko akhe enqanyuliwe, uyajabula ukuthi manje ubona abanye abagibeli bamabhayisikili emgwaqweni omkhulu.

Njengoba izithuthi zomphakathi noma kunjalo ziyindlala ngenxa yemikhawulo yokukhosela ekhaya ukuze kuvele kancane kancane iCovid-19, amakhulu amaningi amaPhilippines aphendukela emabhayisikili ukuze ayise lapho kufanele aye khona.

Amabhayisikili athuthukisa njengama-truffle ashisayo, ngama-racks ngisho nasezitolo eziphezulu zebhayisikili ezingenalutho.

Isitolo esincane esifundeni saseManila eLa Loma besidinga ukugcwalisa uhlu lwaso isonto ngalinye ngenxa yokuthi amabhayisikili abethathwa ngokushesha njengoba efikile.

“Sithuthukisa amabhayisikili ayisikhombisa kuya kwayishumi ngesonto, sidlula esasikade sikwenza,” kusho uNkk Princess Dianne Barino, 10, ongumabhalane esitolo.

Amabhayisikili angena ezingeni akhuthaza ama-peso ayisihlanu, angama-000 kuya kuma-pesos ayi-7,000 (S $ 140 kuya ku-S $ 200) athandwa kakhulu.

Akuwona nje amabhayisikili adingeka kakhulu.

“Siphakamisa izigqoko zokuzivikela ezingaba yikhulu ngesonto,” kusho uNkk Barino.

UMnu Llorito uthe ngokushesha nje lapho eya kubathengisi bamabhayisikili abayi-4 beyofuna isethi yamabhuleki nesihlalo sokushicilela.

“Ungavele uthole lezi zinto ngaphambi kobhadane. Manje, kubalulekile ukubeka isihloko sakho ohlwini bese ulinda, ”kusho yena.

Abantu abathathu kwabane kwabane eManila abakwazi ukuthenga imoto noma isithuthuthu. Futhi ngabahlinzeki bamabhasi nabavinjelwe kakhulu, okukhethwa kukho okuningi kokufika emsebenzini noma umthengisi wegrosari kungukuhamba noma ukunyathela.

Akumangalisi ukuthi ibhayisikili liyathandeka ngokwengeziwe ku-2.

Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-e-commerce aggregator iPrice Group luthole ukuthi abantu basePhilippines bebelokhu bethambekele izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezintathu ukufuna on-line amabhayisikili abazowathenga ngoJuni njengoba benzile ngo-Ephreli.

Ngisho namabhayisikili kagesi kanye nezithuthuthu ziyahlwithwa. I-Google isesha ama-e-bikes nama-e-scooter akhule ngamaphesenti angama-189, ngokuya nge-iPrice.

UMnu Llorito unethemba lokuthi lomdlandla osanda kutholakala phakathi kwabantu basePhilippines ngebhayisikili ngeke unciphe ngemuva kokuphela kwesifo i-Covid-19.

Uthe lolu bhubhane lukhuthaze uhulumeni wesifundazwe ukuthi akhe ingqalasizinda ezosiza ukuhamba ngebhayisikili njengendlela yokuphila.

Izikhulu zezivakashi zakha imizila yamabhayisikili eceleni kwemigwaqo nemigwaqo emikhulu, kanti nezitolo ezinkulu ekugcineni zabela indawo yokupaka amabhayisikili.

“Lokho wudaba olulodwa. Ngiyethemba ukuthi uthando phakathi kwezinhlaka zabomdabu luzoqhubeka, ”kusho uMnu Llorito.

Ngaphezu kwalokho ukholelwa ukuthi labo abangene emabhayisikili njengengxenye yosuku lwabo ngokwenqubo yosuku ekugcineni bazokwenza kube yindlela yokuphila, noma ngabe sekuthathwa njengokuvikelekile ngokushesha lapho behamba umkhuba noma ibhasi.

“Ngaso sonke isikhathi kukhona le njabulo elula yokusebenzisa amandla akho omlenze ngamunye ukuzulazula. Ikunikeza indlela yenkululeko. Ikunikeza indlela ohambweni ngalunye olunobuchwepheshe obenelisayo ngayo, ”kusho yena.