stef tran 🍉 pwedeng mapagod, hindi susuko.

I had a college professor who posited that perhaps, the only way to go forward in the Philippines is to nuke the entire country, so from the ashes, a new generation will sprout, because all of us are tainted right now. With the recent revelations of Zaldy Co, baka nga tama siya.

Why is everyone talking only about tents? Why aren’t mobile homes being brought in to give people a minimum level of dignified living? Tents are not fit for human life they don’t withstand rain, or cold, and they can’t protect a child from flooding or sickness. People here need real shelters, not pieces of fabric that collapse with the first wave of rain. The world is fully capable of providing safe, mobile housing, yet what reaches Gaza is the cheapest and weakest option, as if people’s lives can always be squeezed under a worn-out tent. It’s time to speak clearly: The people of Gaza need homes… not more tents.

As winter sets in on Gaza, a displaced Palestinian woman cries out in distress as rainwater floods her makeshift tent, as many Palestinian families have to face the harsh conditions of another winter with inadequate shelter

People are literally dying because of a super typhoon, and yet the DILG announces class and work suspension like it’s something to be hyped about. “Mga Abangers”? “Wow. Malupit ang hagupit ni Uwan”? This isn’t a weather update to make light of. THIS IS A NATIONAL CRISIS!