A TikTok video has garnered reactions and touched the hearts of netizens, showing a female teacher crossing a “tramline” to reach the other side of a rushing river and enter the school where she teaches.
On the TikTok account named "Dragon Fruit Ladies," you can see a female teacher and a man riding the tramline to cross over a river with very strong currents.
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| Photo courtesy: Screenshots from Dragon Fruit Ladies (TikTok) |
The teacher reportedly disregards the risk that the tramline rope might snap, causing them to fall into the river, which could pose a threat to their lives. The mentioned tramline is used by residents of San Jose, Brgy. Manoot, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, to cross to the other side and reach various sites.
The mentioned teacher, whose identity has not been determined, was reportedly heading to Sitio Danlog, where the school they work at is located.
This garnered various reactions and comments from netizens. While some praised the teacher, believing that there was likely no other choice but to use the tramline, others called on the local and national governments to provide a safer means for residents in the area to cross to the other side of the river.
@dragonfruitladies Proud po kami sa inyo mga sir🫡#followers #buhayprobinsya #trending #fypシ ♬ original sound - Dragon Fruit Ladies Official
Here are the netizens’ comments.
"Ang lawak po kasi ng Pilipinas, hindi naman malalaman ng pangulo yan kung hindi i-aaddress ng Deped or Local Government unit yung sitwasyon nila dyan. kaya nga may elected officials tayo."
"Senate at Congress, o sa local government nila, sana po aksyunan yan. Hindi biro ang ganiyan, nakakatakot at talaga namang buwis-buhay."
"Government should do something about this."
"This is so sad, if only we had better government officials serving the country."
"No life vest is not safe ingat mga teachers students kayo sa pag tawid."
"See! Dami dami dapat ayusin sa Phil., tapos away away cla sa govt??? Politics."
"Sana naman pagtuunan ng pansin ng lokal na pamahalaan ito."
"Sinong congressman dyan dapat ipagawa tulay grabe nakatakot tumawid dyan."
In another TikTok video, a child can also be seen riding the same tramline.
As of the writing of this report, there has been no update from the uploader on whether the netizens' calls have reached the authorities.
— Noel Ed Richards, The Summit Express
