Para sa Pinoy Konsyumer

The blogosphere welcomes yet again another empowering venue for the masang Pinoy!

Bilang consumers, we Filipinos, often than not, don’t have much choice in the kind of service we are being rendered, except to take it all with a grain of salt. Madalas, we just bear it and smile, pero with a heavy heart and deep inside, we can’t help but wish na sana magkaroon naman ng ngipin ang batas na nagbibigay proteksyon sa mga consumers, kung meron man.

As ordinary Pinoy telecommuters and bloggers, we have experienced mistreatments from several service providers over the years and always had to face a blank wall in case we opt to file complaints. Providers of internet service, telephone, postal, banking among others seem to have a tight grip on the consumers’ necks. Wala man tayong magawa kahit isang linggo na tayong mag-ngangawa sa telepono at kung maisipan man natin na makapagtaas ng boses sa frustration sa ating pagbisita sa kanilang opisina, tayo pa ang lalabas na masama. And then of course, there is that everyday occurrence na maka-encounter ka ng masungit na tindera, supladang waiter, mayabang na janitor o security guard, manlolokong ahente ng appliance sa isang stall sa mall, at kung ano ano pa. Sad to say, poor quality of service is rampant sa kahit anong establishment, agency o company sa ating bansa and there is really nothing we can do about it.

That is why we welcome BalutPress.Com, a new website that aims to empower the Pinoy consumer by offering its webpages as a collective venue for consumers to air out their grievances against these erring service providers. If we contribute by submitting stories, videos or pictures of our complaints, we will be helping the many other consumers out there by warning them against these entities. In turn, ang mga entities na inirereklamo ay magkakaroon din ng pagkakataon na baguhin ang uri ng serbisyong kanilang ibinibigay sa mga patrons nila.

Ano pa hinihintay nyo? File your complaints na!