This isn’t an April Fool’s joke.
Our president went on live national television and, instead of addressing the questions on where the 275 BILLION Philippine Pesos is going to in relation of the country’s relief goods, he threatened to kill anyone who disobeyed him.
21.9% of the country is below the poverty line. Minimum wage workers earn a salary of PHP6,840 (134 USD) a month. Living in Manila, the living expenses cost an average of PHP27,000 (529 USD) for someone who is SINGLE.
Now, picture a family of four, five, six children, plus two parents (ideally), plus grandparents, PLUS aunts and uncles. That would amount to a minimum of 12 mouths to feed. In addition to that, picture that one out of that twelve count is working. You have a salary that doesn’t even feed you properly, what more the other mouths you have to feed?
In the Philippines, some families rely on only one person to bring in the steady income, they are called the breadwinners. In this quarantine, the breadwinners, most especially those who cannot go to work, rely on relief goods and volunteers to help feed their families.
Unfortunately, only few people have been able to receive their relief goods. Which is making the country question where everything else went. In response, the president said, and I quote:
“Tingnan ninyo, patay, kesa magulo kayo diyan, edi ilibing ko na kayo. Huwag ninyo na subukan ang gobyerno kasi ang gobyerno ito.”
“I’d rather kill you and bury you rather than deal with your chaos. Do not test the government because we are the government.”
Believe us Mr. President, we will never forget those words. We hope you never forget them too, as they are the catalyst to the revolution you created.
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