No wang wang (siren) policy can also hurt business.

I think those business picked the wrong business. lol. Kidding aside, they knew from the beginning that they should only sell those wang wangs to people who really need them (Like, policemen, ambulance, etc.) and yet they chose to sell them to just anybody and since no one was monitoring it before they grew larger than it should have been. Now that its being monitored (Obviously for everyone's safety), they are complaining.

hi letran as I understand it then people other than ambulance drivers, police officers can use sirens wheneve they wanted, and your President Noynoy is changing that policy so only emergency vehicles have use of sirens.As for the merchants not selling them like they want, surely they have other products they could sell instead and still make a decent living? I love your term for siren,wang wang as it almost sounds like a screaming siren. wow.

If you ask me, that would be impossible that government official will not use Wang-Wang or siren. Did you know what happened to Pnoy when he did not use Siren going on to his agenda, he was late. Being a leader, being the one that is followed should not be late. Or he needs to be 2 hours in advance to get out of Time Screen going to his meetings including the anticipating traffic. And giving an order like that really needs a lot of serious thinking because as you said, some business are losing profit because of this urgent orders. They have no choice but to follow, but Pnoy should take consideration about their situation. Not only the owner of the business will get affected, but those people working for them. Pnoy should give a deadline first for this one before the effectivity so that those business man have option. For real, government official needs sirens, because that is their privilege. I don't know why it has to change. Maybe Pnoy wants an equality. I hope he think about this one first before letting it out. It seems as it stands like "nagpapapogi lang".

But I believe there are a lot of police cars and ambulance that still needs the sirens. Other than that the one using for motorcade. Others are using it not to be a king of the road but as well as in baranggay tanod as a warning for those people who are making trouble.

Hello LetranKnight25, I think this policy is good to promote equality and avoid VIP treatment in the road. It may hurt business but it is for the greater good of all Filipinos. The being late of P-Noy can be avoided if he and his men will depart earlier even without wang wang or siren they can still arrive on time or earlier as what military men practice which is punctuality.

Hello all to all Pinoys here in MyLot ;-) I really wonder why something like this has to be an issue, "WANGWANG or NO WANG WANG?". It's pathetic. VIPs, not least of which is the President, need this primarily for 'Security' purposes. Of being in a hurry so as not to be late for anything - that is secondary. I think Pres. Aquino should take this one back because it's just illogical. It could be done that these VIPs before they could use these sirens will have to have permits to use them outside of emergencies. If they used them outside of emergencies then they could be fined, confiscated or any other penalty given. With regards to businessmen losing money over this, sirens are usually brought at auto supplies and how many other products or auto parts are being sold in auto supplies? A whole lot more, thousands more other auto parts. So I don't think this will be much of a dent to their pockets except of course the manufacturer of these sirens. However, if these manufacturers can't sell it here then they can sell it somewhere else - not so easy but they still have this option. But this is not the point! the point is - what is logical and not logical?, which is better to use sirens or not? Personally I think VIPs need WANGWANGs for 'Security' purposes and emergency situations and should be used.

I guess gone are the days that customers would flock to their stores to buy sirens for their private cars. I think for now, they need to change their strategy of business. They should focus on trying to cater to the specific customers of this product namely, police, military, and some hospitals with ambulances. This product is not really banned to the whole country but to the majority so I think if i were a seller of this product I would diversify my products and look for an alternative product to sell. That is the only solution to that problem I guess.

I think there should really be rules about who should use sirens. I think it would be okay for public officials to use this whenever necessary. Like those barangay patrols who go to different places at night. It really is good to hear that they are doing their job to scare bad people off. There is nothing wrong with using sirens. But who uses it should really be checked. I pity those businessmen who lost customers because of this policy by the president. I like it though, because at least, everyone is equal when on the road.

hi there letranknight. Sirens must be used only by traffic enforcers and licensed ambulance vans. i guess the president is looking at it on a beneficial point of view for the majority. it is sad that other entrepreneurs are slumping down on their business. however, if it's gonna be for the best of road safety and peace, i guess it is just alright.

They should start exporting their products to other countries. If they truly are business oriented, then they should realize that if they cannot sell their wares anymore then its time to find another one that will make them profit. We cannot compromise the law of the land just because some businesses are losing money.