HOT TAKE:
"Diskarte" culture is holding the Philippines back. We celebrate workarounds instead of demanding systems that actually work. We need to demand systems that work.
How convenient it is for some people to use me or what I went through as an example whenever it serves their purpose or agenda. Kahit fake news, kahit ibang-iba ang totoong nangyari at naging sitwasyon ko noon, ipipilit pa rin para lang umakma sa naratibo nila.
Nung una, ang sinabi, hindi raw ako nagpa-aresto sa Senate premises. Maliwanag na kasinungalingan yan dahil sa Senado ako mapayapang humarap at nagpa-aresto sa mga awtoridad. Hindi ako nagpakanlong sa Senado, hindi ako nagdulot ng gulo, hindi ako tumakas, at lalong hindi ko inilagay sa peligro ang buhay ng maraming tao.
Now, they cite the resolutions filed by my fellow Senators during my unjust incarceration to allow me to participate in committee hearings and plenary deliberations via teleconferencing. Those were never approved. Kahit nga may COVID-19 pandemic noon kung kailan na-amend na ang rules to allow teleconferencing, di pa rin ako pinayagan. More importantly, no railroading or shortcuts to amend the Senate rules were resorted to in order to accommodate that request which, I repeat, was never granted. Malinaw yan kaya tigil-tigilan nila ang pagkukumpara.
Mahiya at kilabutan naman ang mga nagsasabing magkapareho lang ang pinagdaanan ko sa sinuman na gusto nilang pagbigyan ngayon.
the way wattpad fell off so badly needs to be studied. coz tell me why i'm seeing people complaining about how the app is now mostly taken over by AI generated stories? 😐 like back in my days, we used to have real writers with unhinged funny stories about their personal lives 😭
There is no April Fools because the joke has been on us for way too long 🤡🤡🤡 patuloy na niloloko't nililinlang pero wala pa ring nananagot at hindi pa rin inaayos ang mga bulok na sistema.
Kuya Kim, trying to save and help others the same way he once tried for his daughter, it’s something that quietly breaks your heart. 🥹 Sending the warmest hugs to everyone who is struggling yet still choosing to survive, one day at a time. 🤍
The analogy wasn’t malicious said the person who made the remark. But the impact was clear..it made people, most especially women feel disgusted and disrespected.
If that kind of analogy was used to make a point it clearly reveals the mindset of the person who said it.
That’s not something we should normalize.
Tonight at Walmart, I watched a 5 year old boy ask a little girl if he could hug her because he liked her sweater.
She said, "No."
He smiled, "Okay! I like your sweater. Bye!" and ran back to his dad.
To his dad, he proudly said:
"I didn't hug her because she said no... but I told her I liked her sweater!"
His dad replied, "Cool, buddy!" ...and they went on shopping.
If a 5-year-old boy can understand consent and respect a "No," then so can every adult.
philippines is very much still patriarchal and steeped in misogyny but there are shining moments in media bc thankfully women’s stories are given beautiful portrayals
i’m biased with my favorite 4 sisters and a wedding
it birthed a lot of films that follows a similar structure