Wazzup Pilipinas!
Your friendly neighborhood Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas is among those that gets frustrated when caught in the traffic congested roads of Metro Manila. Many ways and means have been tried but aside from the crowded and often troubled MRT or LRT mass transportation, all the rest of the means to travel puts us in a situation that leaves us either stressed, furiously mad or both.
This predicament actually gets worst when there's a special gathering or activity happening at certain areas of our city. We would encounter blocked roads and rerouting of familiar paths that would add more worries and confusion to our already stressed minds, bodies and emotions.
Tripda Philippines, another company backed by Berlin-based and recently listed Rocket Internet, is on a mission to make traveling more fun here in the Philippines. Tripda matches car owners with spare seats in their cars with passengers going the same route so they can share the ride more comfortably, share the costs, minimize carbon footprint, minimize traffic and meet new people.
It's more fun in the country because Tripda and its carpooling operations encourages more people to share their ride especially during the Papal Visit in the country. This campaign also comes with a noble intention to provide donation of school kits to the children of the Virlanie Foundation, an organization that supports education and gives needs to homeless children.