11/02/2026
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๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.
For years, Aleson Shipping has been treated as untouchable in the Zamboanga Peninsula.
Untouchable despite repeated complaints from passengers.
Untouchable despite visible issues on safety, cleanliness, and seaworthiness.
Untouchable despite resolutions passed by both the Sanggunian Panlalawigan, Sanguniang Panlungsod and Sanggunian Bayan.
And yet, what did the public see?
Slow action. Partial action. Or worse, no action at all. Why?
Kailangan ba palagi na may formal, written complaint before the Marina moves? Kailangan ba naka letterhead at may receiving stamp bago maniwala ang gobyerno, kahit kitang kita na ang problema? Kailangan ba munang may mamatay bago sabihing seryoso na?
Public complaints were voiced loudly.
Passengers spoke. Local officials acted through resolutions. The conditions were visible, documented, and known. But enforcement remained weak. This tragedy forces us to confront a painful truth.
Our regulatory system has been conditioned to react only on paper, not on reality.
On forms, not on facts.
On procedures, not on people.
Safety should not depend on who files a complaint.
Accountability should not wait for a body count.
And enforcement should not be selective, delayed, or negotiable. This is about a culture of tolerance, complacency, and silence that has cost lives.
And today, we say clearly.
Never again should the suffering of our people be dismissed simply because it was not written in the โproperโ format.
Because when negligence is visible, when danger is obvious, and when lives are at risk, the duty to act is immediate, not optional.
