BLAH
Sure the OPH is justified. Go tell that to the tens of thousands of commuters who have to deal with the ff:
1. Toll fee - PHP35.50, one-way; If you take the Skyway (bec. you were dumb enough to stay on the non-swerve lane), that's a whopping PHP89, one-way; that's at least PHP2k per month
2. Monthly gas consumption - PHP3k min for home-work-home commute; higher, depending on gimik frequency and location
3. Wear and tear, maintenance expenses - PHP1000 min per month. My car expenses last month: PHP2.5k for brake pad replacements; PHP3.1k for car repair (due to accidents)
4. Misc expenses - bi-weekly car wash/wax and vacuum, parking fees, expenses for side mirrors/brake lights, etc lost to the thieves in Banaue, Q.C., expenses lost to extortionists (bec. of ghost traffic violations), additional cigarette consumption during a jam, M&S air fresheners to remove ugly smell inside car because of smoking, new CD's to make commute time more enjoyable and non-redundant, hundreds of pesos lost to texting or making calls when bored during traffic jam, liters of bottled water to ease a tired soul.. blah.. blah.. blah..
Ok. I will shut up now. :P