especially if they are not handling food directly. Hindi ko marinig lalo kapag madaming tao (ex food courts). Ang hihinhin pa naman ng boses ng iba
- hindi na tayo nakawala sa ballad genre hanggat sila Ogie, Regine, Martin, etc ang headliners sa show. Kaya wala din talaga tayo nagiging "international" singers dahil hindi tayo makasabay sa trend internationally.
- yung performance ng mga artist parang hindi naman pinaghahandaan. Example yung BINI, sa abroad ang galing nila since praktisado pero sa mga ganitong show parang ang pangit. Malamang ganun din sa ibang artist kaya hindi ma showcase yung galing talaga nila.
- madalas puro cover
- birit culture
- lip sync performances
Not because the country would suddenly improve, but because the right wing in this country constantly uses “communists,” “reds,” and “socialists” as a universal excuse for every failure, corruption scandal, economic problem, and abuse of power.
If the CPP, socialist groups, and even moderate social democrats disappeared tomorrow, what would the excuse be after that?
At that point, the government can fully privatize everything, let corporations dominate every sector, and implement the pure free-market system many conservatives claim they want. No more scapegoats. No more “the left is sabotaging the country.” No more blaming activists every time governance fails.
Countless stories I heard about favoritism. Naranasan ko rin yan. Common sa Pinoy household na paborito yung irresponsable, batugan, at "mahina" kuno na anak.
Usually, yung nanay, paborito yung mahina kuno na anak. Lalo kapag housewife ang nanay, walang trabaho at nasa bahay. Navavalidate dito yung motherhood identity nila kasi para sa kanila ang kaya nilang i-offer ay moral support at pagsalo sa gawaing bahay na hindi ginagawa ng irresponsableng anak. Na mabuti silang nanay sa paningin ng karamihan kasi tinanggap at hindi nila pinabayaan yung anak nila na batugan o pabigat.
Ito na rin yung explanation kung bakit ayaw nila doon sa independent, maayos ang pagkatao, hindi pabigat, at may maayos na trabaho. Kasi kaya nito ang mga sarili nila at hindi inaasa lahat sa magulang. Hindi nararamdaman ng magulang na kailangan sila. Worst, sa paningin ng magulang mayabang sila.
Red tagging: Red-tagging is the malicious labeling of individuals or organizations as communists, subversives, or terrorists by state forces or government officials
I am mostly impartial towards this issue and wait for further information before making an opinion. But I am slightly biased in the way that I live in the region with NPA influence so I know much more of the operations than than the usual Filipino.
I hated how red tagging became common especially during Covid when the NTF was red tagging community pantries. These were just blatant unfounded accusations but now? Not so much
Those activists who died were names that had a history of credibility behind them. It makes sense why they are where they are. But thats not the problem here. The problem is people justifying if they *did* join the NPA. We are now seeing the common Filipino leftist defending terrorism and the social media posts reach to hundreds and thousands of positive reception. Especially the latest death of Vince Dingding, who was a full on insurgent and yet there are still thousands of people defending him.
I support the right to protest, to be an activist. We need more voices to fight against oppression. But this? Its just pure terrorism that never achieved anything. And thats what the government is seeing. Its not a coincidence anymore. They have a reasonable cause to red tag student leaders now. Because whats worse than student leaders becoming insurgents? Those student leaders also corrupting the students they lead.