This is in response to and in support of Nick’s call for blogswarm to stop Sulpicio Lines.
The events and developments surrounding the tragic capsizing of the MV Princess of the Stars have been told, reported, printed and blogged many times already. One might think that we’ve heard enough. But the truly affected — the families of the victims of this tragedy know better. It isn’t enough. Honestly, there can never be too many stories to tell or too many concerns to listen to because the fact remains that justice in the face of Sulpicio Lines’ blatant disregard for human life, still hasn’t been served.
I can only write in sympathy but those who lost families and friends (Nick included), can never be appeased by empty words and unclear promises from the management of Sulpicio Lines. It is indeed indignating to learn that they are putting a price on each victim as if 200 thousand pesos can raise the dead and take back the damage that’s been done. I am personally disappointed and infuriated by the fact that this is not the first time that Sulpicio Lines have literally “drowned people to death” in our Philippine waters.
Year after year, the death toll that Sulpicio Lines creates is so massive, it can decimate our population in less than 30 years!
And strangely enough, this company has continued to enjoy raking-in profits year after year at the expense of people’s lives. Where is justice? Oh, I almost forgot. Justice in this country is not as common as, say, “money hungry businessmen” who don’t give a damn about customer safety so long as they get to fill their bank accounts.
Why do we let this happen over and over again? What has happened to the sea tragedies of years back? Do we just talk about it while it’s hot? And then toss it for the next “debatable” issue that comes along?
Clearly, there has been neglect on their part. If only for that, they deserve to be put to jail and their company closed for all eternity. STOP SULPICIO LINES! How many more lives need to be sacrificed? Must we fill our waters with death? Even the rescue and retrieval operations are so frustrating. Watching it on TV is frustrating enough. Imagine how the victims’ families are feeling right now. All that grief, anger, disgust and disappointment is just too much to bear. We have enough problems as it is, let us not allow this one to come through as if it’s a normal and uncontrollable event. It is preventable and Sulpicio Lines knows that. A decision had to be made that fateful day, by whoever it is who decides wether a ship as big as theirs should leave the port at that kind of weather. Apparently, they made the wrong decision. And the last time I checked, we are accountable for the decisions we make. And the Sulpicio Lines people are no exception.
RJMarmol.com 
8 responses to “Sulpicio Lines Must Pay, And I Don’t Mean Monetary: STOP Sulpicio Lines!”
Congratulations. :D
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Oh, sorry that comment (Congratulations) is supposed to be posted at the article where you wrote about you winning a prize at Filipino Voices writing project. My bad. :D
[i]Js last blog post..Kuya Gelo blogs![/i]
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hello j! so happy to have you here. that’s ok.. :) and thank you. you have an excellent blog. you write with “brevity and wit”. reading your posts makes me wonder what i was doing when i was your age. :) cheers, j! and all the best to you!
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The suitable way to stop more negligence on the part of Sulpicio is to truly stop the negligent which, in this case (and is has been in earlier years) is the same shipping company. One death is one too many. A thousand deaths, and more, is just plain madness.
[splice]’s last blog post..Stop Go
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@splice, thanks for dropping by.. i couldn’t agree more. it’s about time sulpicio lines be closed for all eternity and at the same time be tried for the unforgivable, recurrent crime. i say jail this bastards once proved guilty in court and stop the services now. but on the contrary, the ban to transport goods/cargo has been lifted as requested by no less than pgma..saying that 40% of transported goods are moved by sulpicio lines and continuing the ban would greatly affect business and so and so..tsk. we are at the mercy of these evil people..it’s like a nightmare we experience long after we woke up.. tsk…
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what’s this! sulpicio lines is court ordering the BMI to discontinue they’re investigation on the ferry disaster!!? and
sulpicio lines is being awarded P650,000!!!!
i am am floored and why are we not hearing any input from the president to take control of this!
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@dan, sulpicio lines claims that BMI “lacks authority and is bias” and further adds that MARINA should do the inquiry instead. tsk..and yes, they have the audacity to ask for P650K in damages! the president, as usual, remains quiet just when we need her to speak up and use that power that she wields ever so recklessly. maybe there actually is a “philippine doomsday”, maybe it’s just so commonplace that we don’t give it a thought anymore..
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