I then noticed a familiar face the moment I checked all the passengers and realized that he was the same guy who did not pay for his fare the other week. he was once my classmate in high school class and his dimples were to die for. but before I was totally hypnotized, I got P6.00 from my pouch and gave my fare directly to the driver.
We got off from the jeepney and proceed to our individual classrooms. later did I realize that the cute chicks inside the jeepney never moved a muscle, worse, she did not pay for her fare-again.
The reality here is that one does not pay for his/her fare - a rather common strategy of some students which they call pamukong.
Pamukong defined
pamukong is a Cebuano term coming from the root word bukong or commonly known in English as coconut shell.
Though I cannot categorically trace or associate bukong to pamukong, but I hear some people say that a person is commonly called a mamukungay if he/she rides a PUJ and does not pay for the fare. even professionals and well-educated people are not an exemption to this act of trickery but emphasized that the most number of pamukong cases involves high school and college students alike.
Pamukong as a last resort
Take it from Rina, a high school who confessed that she is into pamukong. according to her, pamukong is her last resort everytime she falls short with her daily allowance.
She admitted that only has P50.00 as her allowance (that includes budget for food) and could not help but do pamukong just to save money for school projects.
Rina said that there was never a instance that she felt guilty.
"Dili man siguro makabantay ang driver nga mamukong ko kay babaye baya ko unya mag uniform pajud. Buotan siguro ko ug face," she said.
Through pamukong, she has learned that in life, it is either you take advantage or you'll end up penniless.
Pamukong as revenge
On the other hand, Mark, a first year student shared that he only commits pamukong everytime he finds the driver abusive.
According to him, a lot of drivers take advantage by remaining in a number of passengers which already exceeds the PUJ's passenger capacity. he finds it unfair to pay the right fare when he is not seated comfortably. as a payback, he just gets off from the jeepney minus his fare.
Mark feels comfortable being a mamukungay because he believes that justice is achieved when you don't pay for what you should have enjoyed.
"Ganahan diay ka moplite kung halos dili naka makalikok sa tungod sa kahuot sa jeep? Lisod sad pud baya ang pag kuot sa imong bulsa," he lamented.
Other side of the coin
William Absin, a jeepney konduktor, revealed that pamukong is just an ordinary activity practiced by students.
"Permamente na man na nga naay mamukong. dili man na kalikayan. wala naman mi mabuhat kay ang uban diretso raman ug naog. nakasakop naman mi ug mamukungay pero ok raman," he revealed.
According to him, there are really students who actually ask permission for a free ride. he said that this more favorable to them (with the driver) because the students chooses to say honestly that he/she has no fare rather than be a mamukungay.
"Usahay palingkuron paman gani namo katong mga mamukungay kung walay daghang pasahero. pero ang uban kay mokapyot raman jud," he revealed.
Pamukong defined
pamukong is a Cebuano term coming from the root word bukong or commonly known in English as coconut shell.
Though I cannot categorically trace or associate bukong to pamukong, but I hear some people say that a person is commonly called a mamukungay if he/she rides a PUJ and does not pay for the fare. even professionals and well-educated people are not an exemption to this act of trickery but emphasized that the most number of pamukong cases involves high school and college students alike.
Pamukong as a last resort
Take it from Rina, a high school who confessed that she is into pamukong. according to her, pamukong is her last resort everytime she falls short with her daily allowance.
She admitted that only has P50.00 as her allowance (that includes budget for food) and could not help but do pamukong just to save money for school projects.
Rina said that there was never a instance that she felt guilty.
"Dili man siguro makabantay ang driver nga mamukong ko kay babaye baya ko unya mag uniform pajud. Buotan siguro ko ug face," she said.
Through pamukong, she has learned that in life, it is either you take advantage or you'll end up penniless.
Pamukong as revenge
On the other hand, Mark, a first year student shared that he only commits pamukong everytime he finds the driver abusive.
According to him, a lot of drivers take advantage by remaining in a number of passengers which already exceeds the PUJ's passenger capacity. he finds it unfair to pay the right fare when he is not seated comfortably. as a payback, he just gets off from the jeepney minus his fare.
Mark feels comfortable being a mamukungay because he believes that justice is achieved when you don't pay for what you should have enjoyed.
"Ganahan diay ka moplite kung halos dili naka makalikok sa tungod sa kahuot sa jeep? Lisod sad pud baya ang pag kuot sa imong bulsa," he lamented.
Other side of the coin
William Absin, a jeepney konduktor, revealed that pamukong is just an ordinary activity practiced by students.
"Permamente na man na nga naay mamukong. dili man na kalikayan. wala naman mi mabuhat kay ang uban diretso raman ug naog. nakasakop naman mi ug mamukungay pero ok raman," he revealed.
According to him, there are really students who actually ask permission for a free ride. he said that this more favorable to them (with the driver) because the students chooses to say honestly that he/she has no fare rather than be a mamukungay.
"Usahay palingkuron paman gani namo katong mga mamukungay kung walay daghang pasahero. pero ang uban kay mokapyot raman jud," he revealed.
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