A year into lockdown and we’ve weathered through so much: thousands of deaths and cases, millions of jobs and chances lost, many moments of confusion, uncertainty, and fears.
Amid all these, we’ve counted on frontliners to lead us forward.
BREAKING: Margaret Keenan, 90, becomes first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, from Filipino nurse May Parsons who has worked in the NHS for 24yrs.
How wonderful that this historic global moment happened in the UK, at University Hospital, Coventry. 👏👏
I just called out Sec Panelo for peddling fake news. I am also calling out whoever peddled the fake news to the President, kaya ganito siya ka pikon. I never said “Where is the President”? You can review all my tweets.
A week from now, the "resilience of the Filipino" narrative will re-appear in media discourse, & sociologists will again feast on their critique of the concept.
But the truth is: we were never even resilient. Most of the devastated never truly recover. They are simply forgetten.
Applications for local employment turned down even in government hospitals are being turned down. I applied for an N1 position and was turned down. Even my application for a nursing attendant was turned down. We are banned from leaving but no jobs for us?! #BannedButNotHired
Not sure who needs to hear this, but your choice to give up your normal life for the last 7 months may have saved someone's life and I don't want you to think - for one second - that it wasn't worth it.