Fiesta preparations are in full swing in Polo, Valenzuela City, with the church patio being cleared for the festivities.
This was captured in a video by an X ( formerly known as Twitter) user, showing a car parked on the patio. The residents worked together, almost like a modern bayanihan, to move the car to the side and prevent it from disrupting the activities.
Car has been parked for DAYS in the church patio. But the manongs won't let it spoil the fiesta activities yesterday. 😆 pic.twitter.com/yLlsfWWRE6
— Michael King (@KingUrieta) November 4, 2024
Many social media users shared their concern for the damage that the bayanihan way of moving might have done to the car, since it might lead to a chain reaction causing an accident.
And when the owner comes back, he'll won't suspect damages to his transmission and possibly his brakes. And when a road accident happens, will it still be his fault?
— acetea99 (@acetea99) November 4, 2024
I agree na epal yung owner, pero what good will this do in the long run?
Y'all only created a scenario of them driving a potentially faulty vehicle that could lead to accidents, regardless if suspect na niyang may damage ba yung car after it being moved or not.
— roidoP 🎙️ | 🦋 : roido 🟦☁️ social (@p_roido) November 5, 2024
If it's been parked for days, why didn't anybody try to search the owner? Tow it? Call the cops/authorities? Or ganun ba talaga kababaw mag isip nga Pilipino na kung ano lang nasa harap nila yun lang ang iniisip? Fault ng car owner pero sorry bobong solusyon to. Brute force.
— Alztryfer | deadpotato (@alztryfer) November 4, 2024
Towing services were even brought up, with others questioning why no one called the local police to find the owner of the vehicle instead.
call towing services or have the local police trace the owner of the vehicle. hindi ganyan.
— rj tab 🇵🇭 (@arjaynsn1) November 4, 2024
There are those who shared further context of the situation, saying that the car has been parked for several days in the patio and the owner was “nowhere to be found.” And the action taken was a last resort since the parish church was expecting an important papal guest.
I was there when this happened, apparently ilang days na nakapark yan sa Church and the owner is knowhere to be found. The city hall can’t tow it since nasa private property siya and allowed lang ang city na magtow if public space.
— Andrew Salas (@xijhantoh) November 4, 2024
afaik 4 days na raw yung kotse. tinry hanapin yung owner nito sa fb and may nag suggest din ipa-tow but sabi ni op, "wala magttow." napilitan na yan sila kasi may darating na papal nuncio sa church and other guests. 'wag na sana sisihin yung mga manongs ksnsk https://t.co/YoMIdSOqRo
— iza 𝜗ৎ (@peonyvicerylle) November 4, 2024
Resident forensic pathologist, Raquel Fortun, made a quip regarding the length of the abandoned vehicle with her tweet, “Days lang? Small time. Ang dami all over the country abandoned in public spaces for YEARS.”
Days lang? Small time. Ang dami all over the country abandoned in public spaces for YEARS. 😒 https://t.co/i1aHGMwykI
— Raquel Fortun (@Doc4Dead) November 5, 2024
It is worth noting that the patio was a pay parking space that was often used by the San Diego de Alcala Parish. During the visitation of Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Most Rev. Charles John Brown, D.D. last November 3, the vehicle was not in sight.
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