This brilliant piece was by RJ Ledesma. He was a journalist and was in the area of Toboso, Negros Occidental doing community work to help the people there. Unfortunately, he is one of the innocent people that was killed by the AFP.
Y'all only see the privilege of the "Iskolar ng Bayan" titles when it's the rich or non-politically vocal people studying in the university. But when they actually embody the essence of being one, they're mocked, made fun of, and called names by their own kababayans. 😓
Namumundok din kami.
Dahil sa mga bundok matatagpuan ang mga katutubo. Kami ay mga boluntaryong guro, hindi terorista.
Bago mo tanungin kung bakit may mga kabataang pinipiling tumungo sa mga kabundukan, tanungin mo muna kung bakit hindi inaabot ng gobyerno ang mga lugar na ito.