Afred Opiz-Dicto

courage // creativity // compassion

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I love the feeling of going back to communities. Grassroots comm dev still feels in my heart.

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If you are planning to get an internet line, please re-consider if you are getting @enjoyGLOBE their customer service is just worst.

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Today, I lost a great mentor. I will forever miss you, Prof. Christine, and I will always be grateful for your support.

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God’s time is always a perfect time. Thank you Lord for all that is good and great!

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World war is in the air. I am praying that humanity will come to its senses.

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If Israel will retaliate against Iran and other countries will support Iran eg. Russia - US and most of Europe will support Israel then we have a bigger war.

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Most likely, Japan and South Korea will support US allies and North Korea will join forces with China.

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Super stressed na walang maayos na internet sa unit. Urghhhh

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BBM and cohorts in Luzon
DUTERTE and allies in Mindanao
Baka may dapat gawin sa Visayas ang tunay na #ParaSaBayan 🌸🌸🌸

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Savoring this moment before we return to the jungles of the Metro.

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Very interesting perspective.

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Queen Rania of Jordan was interviewed by @amanpour today, and I have posted the entire interview along with some summary notes.

As a student of Jordanian history, I have watched hundreds of interviews with Queen Rania over the last two decades; I have never seen her so frustrated.

In this interview, she is deeply critical of Western nations that have remained silent on what is happening in Gaza.

She calls Israel an apartheid regime and says there is a hyper fixation on Hamas in the context of what Palestinians have gone through for 70 years.

Summary Notes:

The world's reaction [to what Israel is doing in Gaza] shocked people in the Middle East and Jordan.

There is a glaring double standard.

After October 7, the world immediately and unequivocally stood by Israel and condemned the attacks.

But we are seeing silence in the world when it comes to Gaza.

Countries have stopped expressing concern but always declare support for Israel.

Are we being told that killing an entire family at gunpoint (referring to Hamas in Israel) is wrong, but it's okay to shell them to death (referring to Israel bombing Gaza)?

There has been so much suffering, and the world is silent.

In our world (Arab/Middle East), it's made the Western world complicit.

When asked by Christiane how she reacted to the October 7 attacks on Israelis, Queen Rania said, of course, I was shocked; we condemn the killing of any civilian.

Why isn't there equal condemnation now [of what's happening in Gaza]?

This conflict did not begin on October 7.

For many Palestinians, war has never left. This is a 75-year-old story of overwhelming death and displacement under an apartheid regime that occupies the land.

It's not about being pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinian.

Palestinian people have been living too long under oppression.

They do not have freedom of movement.

There's a hyper-fixation on Hamas. This is a problem that long proceeds Hamas.

Asked if she believes that Hamas has brought this war down on Gazans, is Hamas responsible for it?

Queen Rania says every country has a right to defend itself, but not through collective punishment or war crimes.

Why is when Israel does this, it's self-defense, but when Palestinians do it, it's called terrorism?

One is the occupier; one is the occupied. One has a military, the other one doesn't.

Why is the Israeli narrative always prioritized?

On October 7, the actions were called "savagery barbaric."

We are not seeing the atrocities in Palestine described in the same way.

She says President Biden mentioned that he saw 40 beheaded babies and retracted that. She criticizes CNN for its coverage, but Christiane pushes back.

Queen Rania then expresses frustration that every Arab is asked on television to present their moral credentials, with questions like "Do you condemn Hamas?"

I've never seen a Western official say, "Palestinians have a right to defend themselves."

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Best nap ever! Felt so rested.

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Another roller coaster day- mapapagod pero itutuloy ang laban.

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With @SCPh_PIO Supreme Courts’s ruling disbarring Gadon and declaring the last postponement of BSK elections unconstitutional I am regaining trust with our justice system. #BetterPhilippines

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Uwing uwi na ako…

I fell like I am staying here in Manila like forever…

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San ba kasi ako makakakuha ng Young Sheldon copies na maayos…

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If you are an ED for a startup non-profit one of your Top Tasks is to write concept notes- lots of them.

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Nakakalunod namn ng sched natin today…

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Every time hawak ko ang phone - can’t help opening my emails talaga…kalooka!