Please let us be vigilant and careful when walking around the area of Marcos Highway footbridge in Cainta. See this note from Pysche, a marikenya.com reader:

Hi Ms. Mhel,

I’d like to take this opportunity and ask you for a very small favor. Being a fellow Marikina resident, I just want to spread awareness about the danger of using the MMDA Marcos Highway footbridge. The said footbridge was constructed a few years ago and is connecting Tuazon Avenue, Marcos Highway and Imelda Avenue. It’s used by thousands of pedestrians daily both coming in and out of Marikina and Cainta.

It’s not about structural hazards that I’d like to warn people about but rather about the dangers from pickpockets and hold uppers. On separate occasions, me and my family saw pedestrians being robbed while walking. What’s alarming is that some pickpockets happen to be minors. During late night, you can even see scantily-clad women standing on the stairs waiting for God-knows-what. Some even look underage. There are also child beggars who sniff solvents openly when they should be in school.

Now I just want to ask people like you to help spread the word. If more people become aware of the dangers of using the said footbridge, then there will be less incidents of theft as more pedestrians will be alert whenever they use the said footbridge. Thank you.

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