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This One’s for Me
Mimo, Pagbabago?
As I have said earlier, I am beyond guilty myself of committing this nefarious thievery of meaningful time. I would be dumb to clear my slate for the sake of preaching I can’t even act upon myself. But my point is, let’s admit it, constantly being late is upon our hands. If not, then everyone will be late. But we know it is not true.
Hindi na bago para sa aming barangay ang mag-ingay at magbigay ng samu’t saring mga tsismis na kahit sa kadulu-duluhang kalye ay nakararating. Hindi kakalat ang tsismis kung walang magpapasimuno nito-ang ating karakter na si Mimo.
The DEM
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ANG MALAYANG PAHAYAGAN NG MGA MAG-AARAL NG UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES (UNC) HUNYO-SETYEMBRE 2019 ● TOMO LXVII, BILANG I
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No Middle Ground In a society of rapidly escalating issues ranging from Facebook strife to political aberrations, where dynasties of abusive power and dominant apathy reign triumphant, it is fair to seek justice.
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Activism has proven itself countless times in the world’s history of tyranny, corruption, and abuse—our very own country as a manifestation of such success. Yet, then again, every march of dissent against a frail system follows a parade of senseless disgust raining on social media and aimless attack to vulnerable protesters. Say for instance the violent dispersal of NutriAsia workers when hundreds of them rallied through the company gates in Laguna. Bloody pictures of employees surfaced on the media after the illegal dispersal by the police forces claiming violence from these employees whose front row only included children and elderly. Out of 19 people, including campus journalists, who were detained groundlessly, only one was found carrying a gun and a sachet of shabu—to which falls as a mere allegation of planting evidence. Needless to say, rallying or activism as a whole is not innately brutal. Rather, it is rooted on the brutally oppressive systems. Similarly, the NutriAsia workers were only calling out a broken promise of the administration in its discriminatory system of contractualization. If we keep on saying that activists cause violence, we are only supporting the unjust systems which activists are trying so hard, even risking their lives, to tear down. It is time to break loose of the apathy that has been ruining our impartiality. Remarks pointing out activism as selfish and as a baseless calling of attention break a part of it. Indeed, it is calling for attention, but not baseless. However, it is not planted on selfish acts of expression. Take Gretta Thunberg for example, a youth activist who has been promoting global actions against
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To tell these institutions that they are rallying with unsubstantial bases is to say that it is fair not to deviate from the unideal government that presses its people to be its very own puppets.
climate change. She once said, “I don’t want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the scientists, and I want you to unite behind the Science.” As an activist, she realizes that her movement, just like any activist, is not just about herself, but for the good of the many—the entire world, as for Greta. It is time we start seeing it that way. Moreover, what we need to understand is that activism is cultivated towards a goal. It calls nothing but to alter a faulty system to end social injustices, the injustice to 55 Lumad schools in Davao for one. These schools are temporarily closed simply because of unfounded allegations by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. who accused these schools of teaching students the ideologies advocating against the government. It would be much of a shock if these schools of 11,000 students only wait for instructions. It is commendable that these young minds have eyes wide open to the suppression inflicted upon them and have the guts to stand against the oppressive system. These Lumads fairly aim to provide these kids the education that they deserve amidst the threats brought upon by no other than the president himself dating back to 2017 when he said, “Sabihin ko diyan sa mga Lumad ngayon, umalis kayo diyan. Bobombahan ko 'yan. Isali ko 'yang mga istruktura ninyo." To tell these institutions that they are rallying with unsubstantial bases is to say that it is fair not to deviate from the unideal government that presses its people to be its very own puppets. Activism is so powerful that even this faulty administration poses a two-faced approach when Duterte signed the Republic Act No. 11369 or the National Students' Day Act on August 8, recognizing the contributions of student activism in shaping leadership—the very same activism they brand to be signs of leftism. Whether we like it or not, so long as injustices flood the system, activism will be present. It is a matter of time we deviate from our apathy to start informing ourselves of the unjust system, to make a stand and to join in discourses. It is either we support the idea of activism, or we support suffocating injustices—there is no middle ground.
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