Updates - Cavite ride/meeting report...

Updates...

The UP meeting wasn't very special... Just a few discussions about some stuff that we are doing on September 10 and the people we need to meet before that.

We wanted to talk more about the agenda's on hand but, since there was only a few people who were able to make the meeting, we decided to just hold off on it till the next meeting when more people attend...

At about 11:00 AM, me and don_pangan decided to ride towards Macapagal to meet Astek for the Cavite meeting...

We arrived in Blue Wave Macapagal at about 12:00NN and rested and cooled off before the long and hot ride into Cavite... We left at about 12:30...

By 1:10, we were already at Petron, Imus, Cavite... We waited for our escort, Jeon before we headed of to the meeting place of the Cavite Federation of Riders... At about 1:20, Jeon arrived and we left at about 1:30... We got to the Caviteños hangout at about 1:50... Upon arrival, we had a quick lunch and prepared for the discussion...

After a few introductions, the mic was turned over to me so we started the discussion... We started right off the AO point by point like we always did in all our meetings... A lot of stuff was clarified especially the general purpose of the September 10 workshop... We then hit on the different sections of the AO and focused mainly on the modifications part where we used an actual bike to pinpoint each area...

As per the discussion, we made it a point thet the MAP and MRO's position is not do discuss the regulations to be set for all bikes, instead, we discussed the better alternative to the cause...

Only a few lines are needed to address the main goals of the organization...

We are not for regulation... We are for re-education...

That is the main goal that we intend to push for the workshop... Although some parts of the modification issues are firmly attached to the law since 1964, we are going to bring the rest of the topics into a di-regulation cause and introduce the re-education bit...

We also talked about the future of the MRO and it's goals to introduce a general information board where every rider can find answers to their questions via an online library that MCP and the MRO are working hard on making... With the guidance of MR. Jake Swann, the MAP and MRO aims to create an extensive education program that will span the whole country via the MCP site and by hosting seminars and symposiums with the help of businesses related to motorcycles and the manufacturers themselves...

A massive campaign program shall be presented and this will take the entire community to make it work and make it effective... With hard work and perseverance, we shall make it happen and we will prevail...

After the last parto of the talk where we talked about the membership program being prepared by the MRO, we then passed the mic back to the host for some last pointers... Before the meeting adjourned, Astek gave some anti-apprehension pointers to our brothers...

I believe that the meeting was satisfactory and everybody left with a better understanding of the law and the situations surrounding us... The most important thing is that we left Cavite with smiles on our faces and smiles on the faces of the people we had a discussion with...

With great pleasure and gratitude, the MAP and MRO wish to thank the club presidents of Cavite and our hosts for inviting us and taking the time to listen to us... And again, whenever you need our support or help, you know who to call...

Mabuhay po kayong lahat!!!

Pictures of the meeting can be found here:

http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136607&page=13

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MAP/MRO meeting schedule...

Due to some meetings happening left and right, we would have to meet on Saturday morning again...

Calling on all interested parties who wish to learn about the MAP/MRO movement and it's efforts to fight for rider's rights, we will have another meeting on Saturday, 8:30 am, August 30, in the parking lot of the UP College of Human Kinetics and the UP Swimming pool...

Here is the map for those who will be first timers:

Details of the meeting are already posted in the last thread entry...

After the meeting, MAP/MRO will be riding towards Cavite to meet up with some of the clubs and to give them updates and feedback to what is happening... We will also introduce the MRO to them and explain it's functions in conjunction with the MAP...

See you all on Saturday!

Ride safe!

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MAP/MRO - The time has come to converge!!!

Good evening fellow brothers...

First of all, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to those who have signed up and shown up in our meetings diligently and with out question. You support is greatly appreciated and acknowledged as each time, it drives us to continue fighting for our rights.

Moving on, MRO will be holding another meeting this weekend to update everyone on the current progress of the MAP/MRO technical working group that will attend the LTO's workshop on September 10

For now, there are no solid dates on the meeting but, it will be held in UP, at our original meeting place, the parking lot of the College for Human Kinetics or the UP Swimming Pool.

Possible schedules will be to have the meeting on Friday evening at exactly 7:00PM or on Saturday morning at exactly 8:00AM. This will be announced on or before Thursday.

The topics will include:

Current status of the Technical Working Group
Possible addition to the TWG depending on how the application is presented
Announcement of meetings with other groups who wish to hear the status of the fight against the AO
Other missions that we are also looking into
Membership guidelines
Assigning of satellite officers for different sectors
Plans for a general assembly of all those interested in joining MAP/MRO

Basically, everybody in this thread who signed up will be considered as the pioneers of this group and will be listed as Rights Sergeants to be lead by the selected interim officers, otherwise known as Freedom Lieutenants.

The interim officers that will lead the group will also be announced on the next meeting and will be given their roles and responsibilities that will help the group carry out its mission on protecting the rights of riders while taking the rights of others in consideration.

The officers will be divided into these responsibilities:

Information gathering
Information dissemination
Membership committee
Public affairs
Research and Development
Programs committee

We will then have the group officially induct the interim officers on the first General Assembly tentatively scheduled on September 7, in Marilaque. They will be the standing officers until the 2nd general assembly to be held within the first quarter of next year. During that time, we will elect a new set of officers for the group. Everything that the group upholds will be the basis of MAP's missions and goals. Basically, MAP will become the representing body for the MRO.

As explained previously, we decided to keep MAP's revival as a small core group so that we will be assured that we are on the same page and set upon the same goals. The people in this core group has been carefully selected from the community and has dedicated their own personal time to work on the issues that surrounds our general populous. In time, as more people dedicate themselves in supporting MAP's missions, we will slowly add more people into the MAP. They would of course have to initially show support to the group by signing up and becoming members of the MRO. Special inductions into MAP will be given to past members and officers after a public group announcement is made.

It may sound complicated but, this way, we can be sure that the integrity, vision and credibility that the previous officers and members of the MAP worked hard to achieve is kept intact and protected.

With the blessing of the founders,directors, past officers and past members of the MAP, we hereby pledge to continue the legacy that the Motorcycle Advocates of the Philippines have bestowed upon us. On behalf of the Motorcycle Rights Organization, Thank you for showing us the way.

We will prevail!!!

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ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 3RD MAP/MRO Meeting on Saturday, August 23, 8:00 AM at Shell Julia Vargas...

MAP/MRO will have it's third meeting on August 23, Saturday at 8:00 am... The meeting will be held at Shell Julia Vargas cor C5...

We are again inviting our brothers and all interested parties to please attend so we can talk more about our cause and the actions we are taking in lieu to the most recent AO for motorcycles...

We will also update you on the plans to make the MRO the general membership body that will stand behind MAP in issues surrounding motorcycles and their riders...

We will try to seek clarification on the article published today... I would like to ask everybody to remain calm about it till we hear from the writer... We will share what we learn about it on the meeting...

Thank you for supporting MAP and MRO and we hope to see you there!!!

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Manila Bulletin article... Are we in for a rough ride?

A recently released article by a certain JC Bello Ruiz on the Manila Bulletin have stirred the community and has raised a lot of questions...

The article talks about the meeting last August 13 and the exchange of statements between the participants and the LTO officials...

Although we are not sure whether the article is accurate or not, this has created speculations around the riding community that the September 10 workshop may be for nothing...

I have spoken to some of my comrades and we all decided to remain calm and give the LTO the benefit of the doubt that they will still honor their promise to sit down with us on the workshop and fix the guidelines that will become AO's basis for implementation...

As far as MAP and MRO is concerned, if this was a mis-statement on the part of the writer, we respectfully ask the newspaper to publish the necessary corrections on the said article...

But if this article prooves to be accurate on all angles, we are prepared to face the inevitable...

Here is the article:



Inspite the said article, we will not let this stop us from fighting for our rights...

We will prevail...

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MAP/MRO - Needs a lawyer!!!

In lieu to the current events surrounding the AO that has hit the entire motorcycle community recently, we, the representatives of MAP and MRO is looking for a lawyer who will help us in fighting the injustices against all motorcycle riders...

Who ever is out there that is willing to represent us may contact me between the hours of 9:00 PM till 1:00 PM (since I work nights) so that we can talk about the scope of this need...

Besides the fight against the AO, we will also look into the application of ordinances that seems to de-regulate the present laws set by the DOTC and LTO... A lot of our brothers have fallen victim to what it seems to be a nation wide apprehension spree for motorcycles big and small... While cagers and public vehicles get away with their violations, motorcycle riders are being targeted since they have the numbers that will satisfy the pockets of the corrupt... We have even heard of a motorcycle martial law in one of the provinces where a complete ban over motorcycles on main roads have been put in effect and the recent ordinance that people are being put in jails and detention cells for simple violations where a ticket or an in-pound is sufficient penalty...

Again, calling all willing lawyers who are interested in taking this responsibility... Please contact me as soon as humanly possible at 0915-294-1987 or email me at gmtrueno@yahoo.com so that we can discuss the fees of your service to the motorcycle community...

Thank you!

Jobert Bolanos aka click_me
MAP/MRO Interim Officer

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Correction on one of the statements...

I would like to make a correction on one of my previous statements regarding the appointed spearhead on the Technical Working Group that will attend the Workshop of the LTO...

We are not being spearheaded by the MSF nor by MCPF, instead we are being lead by Mr. Jake Swann on the workshop... He is the person who was appointed by the LTO during the meeting last August 13, 2008...

I apologize for the mis-information on this...

Thank you!

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