FILIPINOS URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP: A CALL TO ACTION
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hi, all.. i know that a lot of our focus is on the BlackLivesMatter movement atm (which is wonderful and shouldâve happened a long time ago), and i hate to distract you from that, but thereâs something horrible happening in my country, the Philippines (yes, the one being lead by the so-called Filipino version of Donald Trump), right now.
our national government has passed a bill thatâll essentially take away our constitutional rights to freedom of speech and fair trial. itâs called the Anti-Terrorism Bill, but weâve dubbed it Terror Bill. hereâs a summary of what it entails:
if you want to read the actual bill in its entirety, hereâs a link to the official Senate of the Philippines website, where you can download a pdf copy. iâd like you to keep in mind the political climate in our country, though, and just how rampant corruption and police brutality are here.
it has already been passed by the Senate; all it needs is the House of Representativesâ approval, and it will be enforced. if you want to help stop this from happening, here are a few ways:
sign and share this petition. weâre so close to 300,000 signatures!!!
send e-mails to the Office of the President and the Senate. thereâs an e-mail protest currently going on. i have qualms about copy-pasting the message, but ultimately, this method is a lot more effective than petitions:
these posters were made and posted by @tentenyukki on twitter.
educate yourself about the bill and how it will affect us when itâs approved. here are some news articles, editorials, and thought pieces to get you started:
đ govât endorsing/defending the bill: 1, 2, 3, 4
đ reactions to the billâs passing: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
spread the word. on social media, our tags are #JunkTerrorBill and #JunkTerrorBillNow, but donât stop there; tell your friends and family. please. people need to know this is happening.
your help could save the lives of millions of Filipinos, and weâd really, really appreciate it. i donât usually ask for much, but when it comes to urgent issues like this, i canât stay silent. unlike with BLM, i can speak my truth about this because i know personally what itâs like to be a Filipino citizen and to live in the Philippines. i hope itâs heard, and we keep an ounce of what little dignity we have as a âsovereignâ country and rights as a âsovereignâ people.
some of you might unfollow or get mad because this isnât strictly studyblr content, but itâs not about aesthetic right now. i need your help. we need to hurry.
thank you for taking time to read! letâs uphold human rights together. #JunkTerrorBillNow!
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