Deliver Help Timely and Efficiently

May mga nagsasabing mali at hindi nakakatulong ang mga taong nagpapahayag ng pagkadismaya sa mabagal na pagpaparating ng tulong sa mga lugar na nasalanta ng delubyo. Pinagdududahan pa nila kung may nagawa na ba ang mga taong iyon bukod sa pagiging kritiko. Nagkakalat lang daw sila ng negatibong bagay sa social media.

Ang akin lang: Why demonize and villify those who express their frustrations over the inefficiency of the government in carrying out the relief and rescue operations?

Mali ba na sabihin natin sa gobyerno sa pamamagitan ng social media na "Bilisan nyo ang pagpapahatid ng tulong at huwag ng magpatumpik-tumpik pa!"

Sa mga nagsasabing walang kabuluhan ang mga ganyang pagpapahayag sa social media ay kailangan magbalik tanaw na ang ilang mga pandaigdigang kaganapan na naging bahagi na ng kasaysayan ay nagsimula lamang sa isang status sa facebook o sa twitter.

Anim na araw na po ang nakalipas. Hindi na bagyo ang papatay sa mga nasalanta. Pipinsalain sila ng bawat minutong walang tulong na nakakaabot sa kanila.

I see nothing wrong in pressuring the government to deliver the needed help timely and efficiently.

Katulad ninyo, tumulong na kami at tutulong pa kami sa paraang kaya namin. Pero kailangang makarating nang mabilis at kumpleto ang mga tulong na ipinapadala natin.

Konsensya at Social Media: Tungkol sa Paggamit ng Social Media sa Panahon ng Sakuna.

Ang daming nangangaral tungkol sa tamang paggamit ng social media sa panahon na 'to.

Pag nagpost ka ng tungkol sa sarili mo (lugar na pinuntahan mo, pagkain kinain mo, pagtitipon na dinaluhan mo), insensitive ka. Sasabihan kang hindi ka raw nakakatulong sa mga napinsala. 

Pag nagpost ka naman na tumulong ka na nga (donasyong pera, volunteer, impormasyon), nagpapakitang tao ka raw.

Kahit ano pa ang naging paghuhusga sa'yo, ikaw lang ang nakakaalam ng laman ng puso mo. Kung ang naging intensyon mo sa pagpopost ay hindi naging sensitibo sa sitwasyon natin ngayon, hindi pa huli ang lahat. May delete na tinatawag. Kung malinis ang konsensya mo, wala kang ikababahala.

The online community is a REAL COMMUNITY.  Hence, the norms that we observe in our physical community must also be upheld here. 

Dahil tayo lang ang nakakaalam ng intensyon natin sa pagpopost, ito ang apela ko: Huwag na muna tayong magtawag ng atensyon sa sarili. Huwag magyabang. Huwag manghusga. Pairalin ang konsensya. 

The Government has powers to declare suspension of work in Private offices.

Para sa kaalaman nating lahat:

It is well within the executive's power to suspend work on both government and private offices. 

In fact, during habagat last year, the government by virtue of Memorandum Circular No. 33, suspended work on both private and govt offices. The labor department then issued Labor Advisory 1 ensuring add'l 30% pay for those who will report for duty.

Tulad ng empleyado ng gobyerno, tao din ang empleyado ng pribadong sektor. Kaya kung sila ay papasukin sa panahon ng panganib, hindi ba marapat lamang na bigyan sila ng dagdag na bayad? Isasakripisyo nila ang kaligtasan para makapagpatuloy makapagbigay ng serbisyo. 

Naniniwala ako na hindi karakter ng gobyerno na magpasindak sa mga makapangyarihan, tulad ng malalaking negosyante, lalo na kung ang gagawin ng pamahalaan ay para sa kapakanan ng publikong sinumpaan nyang poproteksyunan.

Kaya uulitin ko ang tanong: Bakit hindi magdeklara ng suspension ng trabaho sa pribadong opisina ang gobyerno? 

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/246977/labor-department-additional-pay-for-work-during-habagat

A Young Heart’s Creed

Something that I wrote when I was 17 inside my room at Men's Dorm. As a new freshman in UP, I was at the precipice of change. I see my new environment as an ideological jungle and myself as a helpless prey. Afraid that I might lose myself or the things I felt was fundamental to my identity during that time, I came up with this creed. 

A Young Heart’s Creed

I believe that there is a God that makes every entity rhyme in perfect unison. All objects in the universe are perfectly designed to benefit and give benefit from all and for all.

I believe that there is an innate nature of goodness in the heart of every steward of the world just as their Creator is absolutely good where their blueprint is patterned.

I believe that each and every single being has the capacity to love unconditionally. Because of this ability, the world can be a better place.

I believe that bitterness is evil. Nobody needs to be cruel to a fellow soul. Everything can be treated with love. Love makes the heart grow healthier. Bitterness can kill.

I believe that discrimination in any form ruins the whole of humanity. Everybody is created equal. In terms of non material belongings, there is nothing that X possesses that Y does not. Every day we are showered with graces and blessings from above.

I believe that skin color does not preclude the idea of being beautiful. All are beautiful just as our Creator is exceedingly beautiful. Physical beauty is only skin deep. Skin wrinkles, therefore, making outside beauty vanish gradually every single day. Skin deep beauty is not as important as the beauty of the heart.

I believe that in times of sorrow, agony and pain God is nearest. In times of crisis, all we need to do is pray. I believe in the power of prayer.

I believe in miracles. An infinite number of miracles are happening every day. The rising of the sun after an episode of darkness, the continuous flow of the river, the blooming of the flowers, a baby’s laughter and tears, every single simple and complicated process that can and can not be explained by science at the moment is a miracle.

I believe that one needs to work hard in order to deserve the things that he dreams of. Although an infinite number of miracles are happening every day, nobody should depend the realization of their dreams on miracles. To experience a miracle, you must be deserving. Remember that the Lord is just and rewards accordingly.

I believe that there is an enough space in the universe for every creation. All of us can live side by side harmoniously. Wars are unnecessary. If we could only be a little considerate and articulate in expressing ourselves then maybe there’d be no bloodshed.

I believe that everybody should live to be happy. We must not let another day pass by without making just one single soul smile on us. In order to be eternally happy, we must not stop longing to be happy by making others happy. Each and every person’s ultimate goal is to die happy. Happiness is what makes the world good beyond its evil.

-  JPOS

Keep Wanting More

This my reaction to Vice Ganda's VONA or Vice of the Nation.

Read: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/07/23/13/vice-ganda-lauds-pnoy-calls-support

Though I respect his view and agree that we must work with our government, I disagree with what he is trying to imply. I will no longer comment on his relationship with the presidential sister Kris Aquino since it may raise doubts against his objectivity and personal bias. Instead, I will talk about the power of social media.

Netizens are the new opinion leaders. We must never stop expressing our views, if we believe we need to be heard.

In a global scale, we have seen how views expressed through social media triggered the transformation of nations, revolutions even. We have seen the role of Twitter in the massive protests in Brazil and how Facebook powered the Egyptian Revolution.

In our own country, we have seen how our loud voices in social media were heard as we oppose the Cybercrime Law and support the RH Law. Our leaders are now using what is trending in social media as a barometer of the will of the people.

So long as the views being expressed are valid and informed, objective and constructive and most of all honest, I see nothing wrong with complaining.

It is through the people's complaints and dissatisfaction that our leaders strive to deliver better service. It is through wanting more that we progress as a nation.

Let's never be satisfied and keep wanting for more.

Opinyon

Lahat may karapatang mag-opinyon. Sanay akong makinig at magproseso ng opinyong kaiba sa akin. I do not villify those whose views are different than mine. 

Ang akin lang, siguraduhing pinag aralan mo muna 'yung sasabihin mo. Hindi  'yung magdadada ka lang at magpanggap na matalino. Lawakan ang perspektiba. Sociological Imagination is key.

Magsiyasat. Manaliksik. Magbasa. 

Kung hindi mo gagawin yan, dadagdag ka lang sa polusyon sa social media. Higit sa lahat, pag-iinitin mo ang ulo ng taong makakabasa ng kagaguhang sinulat mo. 

The World View of Miss Gonzalez

Hindi ko kasi siya finofollow kaya ngayon ko lang nabasa 'to. 

Totoo, kailangang maghanapbuhay para magkabahay. Magbayad ng buwis at tumulong sa gobyerno.

But to be able to find a job that will eventually enable a person to buy a house, s/he needs education.

Ang edukasyon, trabaho, pabahay ay responsibilidad ng gobyerno. Sa kasalukuyan, pinaghihirapan natin itong solusyunan.

Hindi lahat ng squatter ay sindikato. At hindi totoong binebeybi sila ng gobyerno. Ang baby ay nabubuhay ng kumportable. Walang taong magiging kumportable kung nakasilong siya sa ilalim ng tulay habang umuulan at kumakalam ang sikmura.

Masalimuot ang isyung ito. At iresponsable ang komento ni Bianca Gonzalez.

Her tweet is not only hasty, it is full of apathy and ignorance. Maaring nakikita nga nya ang paghihirap ng ating mga kababayan dahil sa hanapbuhay na mayroon siya, pero kahit kailan hindi nya ito naranasan.

So my hasty response to her is:

Kauululan ang mga salitang binitiwan mo.