i hope i never lose this anger, this grief, the longing to serve, the love and optimism that comes with it.
i hope i never forget, never to become numb and indifferent, never to be blinded
i hope it drowns me, suffocates me with the reminder that there are things to be done -
His speech during the graduation rites was incredible. Amongst other things he also touched on the genocide happening in Gaza and called for its end. ๐ต๐ธโ
Never forget that EVs were invented to save the auto industry, not the environment. Bigyan nyo kami ng mass transit at protected bike lanes. Wag nyo kami bentahan ng kotse.
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
there is no pride without queer Palestinians, there is no pride without queers Sudanese, there is no pride without the queer people in the countries you are hesitant to speak up for because "they are queerphobic," Pride for all or pride for none.
โThe voice of women and the marginalized must not be silenced.โ ๐ฅ
Gabriela Womenโs Party files a formal letter to COMELEC demanding:
๐ณ๏ธ Probe into the loss of 49K+ votes
๐ณ๏ธ Manual vote count
๐จ Action vs red-tagging & mass disenfranchisement
#LabanGabriela#LabanKababaihan
READ: The student regents of UP and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) released a joint statement urging COMELEC to immediately disqualify the Duterte Youth party-list for red-tagging legitimate youth and student organizations, May 15.
โRed-tagging is a form of violence. It is a deliberate attempt to criminalize advocacy and discredit those who speak truth to power. It kills critical thought, endangers lives, and erodes our institutions. It has no place in our electoral system, much like the fake party-list groups that spearhead such a dangerous practice while claiming to represent the youth,โ the statement reads.
The student regents stressed that the issue goes beyond Duterte Youthโs candidacy, calling for broader safeguards against state-sponsored harassment and repression targeting students, youth leaders, and activists.
On May 8, UP Student Regent Cheska Duran and PUP Student Regent Troy Cabangon, together with Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines, filed a formal disqualification petition before the COMELEC.
Duterte Youth ranked second in the May 12 polls and is set to secure three seats in the House of Representatives.
Photo from UP Office of the Student Regent
"Kinampanya ka namin, Ka Mody!"
Ganito kainit pa rin ang pagsalubong sa atin ng mga tsuper nang kumustahin natin sila, dalawang araw pagkatapos ng eleksyon.
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Binisita natin ang mga JODA sa Taft, at tinanong sila kung ano ang karanasan nila sa halalan.
Banggit sa atin, malala daw ang vote buying sa Maynila, lalo nung patapos na ang eleksyon. Sabi naman ng mga umuwi sa probinsiya, mas malala pa doon. Umaabot daw ng mahigit sampung libo ang bayaran ng boto!
Kuwento rin ng isang tsuper, anim lang ang binoto niyang senador, pero pito ang lumabas sa resibo. Ang iba naman, di binilang ang boto dahil sa overvoting.
Kaya nagpaliwanag tayo sa kanila ng ating panawagan para sa manual counting ng balota. Hindi natin ito inilalaban dahil may ilusyon pa tayong mananalo tayo, kundi dahil nakikibaka tayo para sa demokratikong karapatan ng bawat mamamayan.
Karapatan ng bawat mamamayan ang malinis at patas na halalan. Karapatan ng bawat mamamayan ang mabilang ang kanilang boto.
Ito ang ibig nating sabihin nang nangako tayong paglilingkuran ang sambayanan: na hindi sariling interes ang ating itinutulak, kundi ang interes ng lahat ng mamamayan.
Sa pagsasara ng eleksyon, panawagan natin na huwag nating hayaan na lang na mababoy ang ibig sabihin ng demokrasya. Panagutin natin ang MIRU, panagutin natin ang COMELEC, panagutin si Marcos Jr. at ang mga dayuhang ginagawang laruan at papet ang ating demokrasya.
At patuloy tayo, walang sawa, na lumaban para baguhin ang luma at bulok na sistema!
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"Basta titindig pa rin tayo, Ka Mody!" proud na sabi sa akin ni Pangulong Diony ng Agoncillo-Guadalupe nang nagpapaalam na ako sa kanila.
Di man sa eleksyon, pero alam ko: nanalo tayo.
Ang mga tagumpay ng @GabrielaWomenPL ay dahil sa pagkakaisa at lakas ng kababaihan at mamamayang lumalaban! Maraming tagumpay ngunit marami pang hamonโdumaraming kaso ng abuso, mga balakid sa pagkamit ng pantay na karapatan! Bantayan, bawiin ang boto ng Gabriela! #LabanGabriela
Nakamit ang maraming tagumpay dahil sa inyong suporta! ๐ฅฐ Hangga't hindi natin natatamasa ang ating mga karapatan, hindi natatapos ang laban!
IPAGPAPATULOY natin ang pakikibaka para sa kabuhayan ng mga mangingisda, karapatan ng mamamayan, soberanya, at kalikasan! ๐ฑ๐ฃโโ๏ธ๐ต๐ญ
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ, ๐ง๐๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป.
We extend our deepest gratitude to the thousands of Filipinos who voted for and stood with Bayan Muna in the recent elections. In the face of overwhelming odds, your votes are not just numbersโthey are declarations of resistance, solidarity, and hope for genuine change.
Despite relentless attacks from the stateโespecially the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and the militaryโour campaign stood firm on the side of the people. The vilification, red-tagging, harassment, fake news, and disinformation campaigns targeted against us only exposed the desperation of those in power to silence the voice of dissent and suppress the will of the marginalized.
May laban tayo, Gabriela! Hanggang sa dulo ng bilangan, ilaban natin ang @GabrielaWomenPL! Solid ang mga naipanalong batas at track record ng GWP para sa babae, bata, LGBTQ, at bayan dahil sa ating sama-samang pagkilos at pagkakaisa. Panghawakan natin ito, LABAN!โ๐ผ#LabanGabriela
Grabe talaga yung isang magsasaka na nangahas tumakbo sa Senado para harapin ang mga panginoong maylupa, burukrata kapitalista, at iba pang hibo ng naghaharing uri.
Sana naging paraan din itong eleksyon para malaman ng mga Pilipino ang kalagayan ng mga magsasaka sa bansa.
nakakaiyak yung comment section sa mga post na to nila ka daning at ronnel grabe ang laki ng suporta sa kanila na mula sa mga simpleng mamamayan ๐ฅน๐ฅน nagwowork talaga ang on-ground campaigning para hindi lang sa mga echo chamber ng socmed ang narireach ng campaigns natin