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Independence Day??

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Kung san man kunuha ang larawang ito, siguradong ang natapyas na bahagi nito ay ang KADIRING Ilog Pasig. Malaya ka nga namang lumangoy jan.


It's June 12. A red calendar holiday. As to what I hear, the country is commemorating its 111th Independence Day.

Tanong (I know i'll spark a lot of violent reactions here but that is what I want):

MALAYA BA TALAGA ANG PILIPINO? or PILIPINAS?

  1. Malaya ba ang bayad ka ng bayad ng TAX (halos katumbas na ng sweldo ng call center agent ang inaawas sa sweldo mo bawat bwan) tapos wala ka man lang nakikita na inilalapat ang perang pinagpawisan mo sa ikabubuti kahit ng lubak sa kalsada na syang nagiging sanhi ng limpak limpak na gastos mo sa kalampag ng sasakyan mo?
  2. Malaya ba ang halos di ka na makapag-liwaliw o makapag-abang ng sasakyan dahil takot kang may rumaragasang motorsiklo na biglang hahablutin ng nakasakay ang gamit mo?
  3. Malaya ba ang wala halos namumuhay na empleyado na hindi baon na baon sa lahat ng klaseng UTANG dahil ang sweldo halos hindi mapagkasya sa pang-araw-araw na simpleng pamumuhay, sa mahal ba naman ng bilihin?
  4. Malaya ba ang halos walang naibibigay na HEALTH BENEFIT ang gobyerno at minsan ka lang ipagtatabuyan ng ospital kahit naghihingalo ka na dahil wala kang dalang pang downpayment?
  5. Malaya ba ang nagkakasakit ka na, wala ka pang kita, nagkandautang-utang ka pa ng pang-ospital?

Last night, news on raising the tax on cigarrettes and TEXT MESSAGING just filled the airwaves. Para daw LUMAKI ANG KITA NG GOBYERNO. Tanong, SAN IPUPUNTA? Will it do a bit in alleviating the irreversible situation of POVERTY in the country, especially among the urban poor?

So, are we indeed free?

Mabuti pa magtrabaho nalang kahit holiday, KIKITA PA. This itself is NOT FREEDOM.
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  1. Ming MeowsJune 11, 2009 at 6:46 PM

    That's life

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  2. Lesfriendly GirlJune 11, 2009 at 6:59 PM

    happy independence day! yehey walang pasok

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  3. the barefoot baklesaJune 14, 2009 at 12:52 PM

    ako, i believe that i shant be seeing an ideal nation in my generation...

    Viva Las Islas Filipinas!!!

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