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[Vidi @VidiLaVida]

@joomaibee My face card is in debt.

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This is Zionism. This is what the US and EU support.

Cameraman: Ali Ezzedine

[radar PH @radarph_media]

How desperate must a Filipino be to sleep on a sidewalk just to secure government assistance for hospital bills, surgery, or even a loved one’s funeral?

A viral Threads post showing people sleeping on the pavement outside government offices has triggered public outrage, exposing the humiliating ordeal that financially distressed Filipinos reportedly endure just to obtain medical assistance.

Threads user @paulette_cgyn shared photographs of people lying on the sidewalk, some resting against concrete pillars, while others waited nearby.

According to the uploader, the scene was outside the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the House of Representatives, where applicants were hoping to receive financial assistance.

“Mawawalan ka talaga ng lakas kapag nakikita mong ganito kalala ang sistema ng pagpapagamot sa bansa,” the uploader wrote.

“Kawawang maging Pilipino.”

The uploader claimed that people were already spending the night outside as early as 10 p.m., hoping to secure a place in the queue the following day.

Even more disturbing was the apparent lack of basic accommodations for applicants, many of whom were already dealing with illness, financial hardship, or a death in the family.

“Ano ba yung magprovide tayo ng kahit upuan na lang eh o bubong na masisilungan para sa kanila,” the uploader lamented.

PUBLIC OUTRAGE ERUPTS

The photographs unleashed angry reactions from netizens who questioned why taxpayers must practically beg for assistance from their own government.

“Para ka palaging nagmamakaawa sa sarili mong pera,” commented @mrnclrv.

Another netizen, @daleks747, criticized a system that seemingly forces ordinary citizens to plead for assistance that should be accessible to them.

Others shared their own experiences of exhausting queues and complicated procedures.

One commenter recalled spending an entire day processing burial assistance documents in 2023, only to return a week later for the release of the money.

The original uploader also claimed that some applicants had gone home after being told that the day’s 150 available slots were already filled.

A SYSTEM THAT PUNISHES THE POOR?

The controversy has renewed criticism of the country’s fragmented medical assistance system.

Government programs such as DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and the Department of Health’s Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) are designed to help Filipinos struggling with medical expenses.

Yet for many applicants, obtaining assistance can mean navigating multiple offices, submitting extensive documentation, and enduring long queues without any guarantee of approval.

Netizens are now demanding a more humane system, including organized appointments, adequate waiting areas, extended service hours, and faster processing.

The precise circumstances of the photographed queue, including the location and date, have not been independently verified. The agencies concerned have not been shown in the supplied material to have responded to the specific allegations.

But the outrage points to a disturbing reality: For Filipinos already devastated by sickness and poverty, seeking government assistance can become another battle for survival.

The cruelest part is not simply that people are sleeping on sidewalks. It is that desperation has become an accepted part of asking the government for help.

(✍️: Top Dagohoy)

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[Vidi @VidiLaVida]

@loualhati__ @Bargdoodoo it just so happens I got queued with them yesterday.

[New Artemis🌙✨ @NewArtemis22]

Quiero que sepáis que todo esto empezó porque cuando un grupo de chavales protestó por tener ratas y goteras en su instituto, la policía respondió reventándole la boca a uno, mutilandole la mano a otro y ahogando a otro.

La represión ha sido brutal y ha encontrado respuesta.

[Nikki @macronikki]

Ok so wait... Bongbong here wants us to conserve and collect rainwater and apparently drink from a timba with a very questionable filter. While he supports pax silica, a project that could place unnecessary demand on our water supply. 🤡

[Morgan @MorganDaaarling]

I was not expecting this omg. Good job DFA for upholding the rights of Palestinians.

#FreePalestine
#NoToGenocide

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

Mientras tanto en el distópico mundo capitalista, hoy hubo colas en las Apple Store para comprar el "nuevo" Iphone 18, el mismo teléfono reciclado que solo malgasta recursos en una espiral consumista que devora el planeta.

Para sostener el capitalismo, en la otra parte del mundo, un niño de 8 años es esclavizado en minas de cobalto para que no se detengan los beneficios de las multinacionales.

[🕊️ @jimmyjposts]

🚨BREAKING: Footage captured a Palestinian woman and a young man being attacked by Israeli settlers in Bir Nabala near Jerusalem.

via Ramallah.mix

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

Totoo ba eto?

Tweety bird spotted Tsinador Alan Petra Cayetano sa NAIA and departed for an international flight to Singapore through Gate 109?

Tinanong ko si tweety bird what time eto. Sabi niya kanina lang nya kinuha etong pics mga 6:10pm.

I googled to check the details sa boarding call and it says may Singapore Airlines SQ921 today that departed at 6:35pm.

Route: Manila (MNL) Terminal 3 to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) Terminal 2

Departure Time: 6:35 PM (PST)

Kung totoo man eto, baka short vacation lang eto.

Baka naman babalik.

Baka naman walang kinalaman eto sa ikakaso ng NBI this week about the 2019 SEA Games / PHISGOC.

Baka or pork, este, baboy?

😂

#LipadAlan

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

“PAG ORDINARYONG TAO, WALANG GANUN… JUSTICE NEEDS TO BE FAIR.”

DPWH Sec. Vince Dizon reacts to the request of former Speaker Martin Romualdez’s camp for continued hospital confinement while under custody over plunder charges. | via @andietagz

[Jamarrius @YungxJayy]

Funny how Zionists will boycott an artist because they heard someone say Free Palestine at a concert but then turn around and call you antisemitic if you boycott Israel for committing a whole genocide.

[mustafa yazıcı @myzccc]

ABD'li bir kadın:

-İsrail, babasından bilgi almak için 10 aylık bebeğe işkence yaptı.

-Tahliye ettikleri hastanede ölü bebekler bulundu.

-Bütün orduları, toplumları hasta. Sonra bize İran'dan korkmamız gerektiğini söylüyorlar.

[doie ☆ 도이 LFS WTB MICO LOGE TICKET @stay4day6blink]

TANGINA KUNG DI KA PA GALIT, PITIKIN KITA SA MATA

[Nadira Ali @Nadira_ali20]

This video is from 2019.

A 4-year-old Palestinian prisoner on his way to attend his hearing.

4 years old!

[… @johnat143]

I am appealing to all Filipinos who voted for Bam, Kiko, and Risa to please lang let’s make Rep. Diokno a Senator.

We deserve him. Please lang.

[Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 @jacksonhinkle]

Zionism is a mental illness

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

She was 8 years old