I am an incoming 3rd year student na nagco-commute from Laguna every time na may face-to-face classes. P300 ang baon ko everyday, and P200 doon napupunta sa pamasahe. May mga araw talaga na hindi ako pumapasok kasi wala talaga akong pamasahe. And I believed in 💙 VP’s project.
People abstained from her because of a project that was actually aimed to help students like me. Kung problema niyo feasibility, ang babaw. She had former FEUCSO President Ordanes and former FEUCSO Vice President Luansing helping her. Kitang-kita naman sa mga reactions sa ISLU na people believed the project was feasible—kasi kung hindi, hindi na niya itutuloy ‘yon.
Nasagot niya nang maayos kung ano difference ng typical ayuda sa project niya. Totoo namang hindi mino-monitor ang ayuda after distribution; naging beneficiary rin ako noon. At mas totoo na hindi naman inaayos ng ayuda yung root problem. But she also had another project focused on policy reform. The way I see it, andiyan muna yung subsidy program habang wala pang concrete results yung policy reform.
The dots are easy to connect. You guys didn’t believe in her for the shallowest reasons, and honestly, nakakadisappoint. Kasi parang nawalan na rin ako ng pag-asa. You kept questioning her capability as the standard bearer—she upheld that. She was the only one with a project that genuinely aimed to help students.
Kung matalo siya, walang mawawala sa kanya eh. Pero for people like me, meron.
Tinanggalan niyo kami ng reason to participate in elections. Hindi dahil wala kayo sa same hardships namin, you'll prevent us from getting help. Shame on everyone. Especially to the same student leaders that are concerned with apathy tapos ganyan ugali.