The Pinking of Metro Manila

"I love pink, pink makes things pretty. Only a real man, a macho gwapo man can wear pink with pride. I'm macho and gwapo and I'm in charge of Metro Manila so I'm not afraid to make people know I'm man enough to use pink.

That is why I put pink in everything. I put fences to separate the lanes since drivers are too stubborn to follow the lanes. But I paint them pink so they know I did it. Who cares if it's not visible at night? I don't care about safety as long as people know I did it so they will remember me when I run for President.

I put pink on the pedestrian overpasses, so they will know that the MMDA is responsible for it. I put pink on the sidewalk, so people will know where the sidewalk starts and where it ends because they're too dumb to know what is a sidewalk. I put Metro Gwapo logos everywhere since I'm in charge of Metro Manila and I'm gwapo. I want Metro Manila to be gwapo like me. Besides, it's not my money I'm spending.


And damn it! I love pink and if I can make the whole Philippines pink I will do it. I'm in charge, I'm head of the MMDA, I'm macho, I'm gwapo and that makes me right and nobody can do anything about it!"

- from a conversation I had with Bayani Fernando in my head when I asked why he painted Metro Manila pink.