#philippine politics

[appleflavoredkitkats]

For interested Filipinos:

We invite everyone to join us on May 28th, Tuesday, for a solidarity vigil to continue our commitment in commemorating and standing with the Palestinian people, their plight, and their struggle for liberation.

‼️Mass up: 6:00 PM in front of the Commission on Human Rights, Commonwealth Avenue (Google Maps Location)

[motziedapul]

Hi Nay women doing hot girl things*

*Murdering members of the AFP after they red tagged and murdered a leftist missionary and using horrific swarming insects that crawl in and out of their orifices to do it then hanging their corpses from trees

[msfisherot]

We are trying to fight off against China, to tell them to back off our own land.

US has fooled us with small boats and weapons for us to only fight China alone.

Innocent people WILL die here if we let the problem linger. PLEASE spread our word.

THE WEST PHILIPPINES SEA IS OURS‼️‼️

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[aphroditesknife]

Current president of the Philippines, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., watching F1 races while the country is in multiple crises

Current vice president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, refusing to tell the public why she needs SO MUCH MONEY as Confidential Funds for "Education"

calling it a "shitshow" is an understatement

[aro-bird]

having a racing simulator in the president's house because of his 27yo zoomer son is so fucking funny like at the very least he isn't doing crack in malacañang

[thespoliarium]

NEVER FORGET. NEVER AGAIN.

On the 21st of September 1972, 51 years ago, Proclamation 1081 was signed. This would become the deadly start of the Martial Law.

However, the masses only realized that it has started on the 23rd of September. How did this happen? An ambush against the then Minister of Defense, Juan Ponce Enrile on the 22nd of September.

The Marcos regime is anti-NPA, or New People's Army, sometimes called CPP-NPA (Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army)

Now, let's have some facts about the Martial Law.

1. 107,240 people are primary victims of the HRVs during Martial Law. - 70,000 are arrested. - 34,000 are tortured. - 3,240 are killed by the military police. 2. 464 media outlets were closed - 8 major English newspapers - 18 vernacular, Spanish and English dailies - 60 community newspapers. - 66 TV channels (including ABS-CBN) - 20 radio stations - 292 provincial radio stations. 3. 11,103 of these people are victims of human rights violations. - 2,326 were killed or disappeared. - 238 were r*ped and forcibly abducted - 217 were m*tilated, abused sexually, including minors. - 1,467 were abused mentally, psychologically, emotionally. - 182 were subjected to inhumane treatment - 699 are in arbitrary detention (more than 6 months) - 1,417 are detained between 15 days to 6 months - 1,239 are detained from 36 hours up to 15 days - 579 were in involuntary exile involving violence and illegal takeover of business - 2,739 were in involuntary exile involving intimidation and physical injuries

This remains a dark stain in Philippine history. And with another Marcos on the high seat, we voice out: NEVER FORGET. NEVER AGAIN.

Sources: Fast Facts: The Marcos martial law regime | Inquirer News https://twitter.com/indiohistorian/status/1485997495587151877

[is-there-a-filipino-legend-yet]

lol, lmao even

[shapa-likes-art]

What the fuck what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck-

WHAT IN ACTUAL HELL IS THIS

(Link to the article)

Why.

Why the hell Is the Philippines (my country) placing down a law that pointlessly "protects" Cishet people's rights?

Cishet people aren't oppressed

They don't need these kinds of laws in place

Not to mention that it is heavily implied that any Cishet people can ridicule members of the LGBTQIA+ because it's within their "rights"

And they pulled Christianity into the reasoning which should not be a part of it in the first place.

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Not only are women in the Philippines not allowed to have abortions, divorce isn't legalized, and gay marriage isn't even a thing... They just had to make a stupid pointless law that said people wont even benefit from because they aren't oppressed in the first place.

Sorry for the out of place rant and politics, especially since I post Goddamn fanart, but holy shit this is just too outrageous for me to not speak up about it.

[hinaypod]

A bit of a different one today!

"Happy" Philippine Independence Day! May the Filipino people truly be free one day 🇵🇭

Content Warnings:

Discussions of real life fascism, Philippine Martial Law, extrajudicial and state sponsored killings, massacres, dismemberment, red-tagging.

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Spoilers for some past Hi Nay episodes! Episode excerpts include:

Remind Me To Tell You Later: Tiyanak

Episode 11: Nakaraan (Before)

Remind Me To Tell You Later: Madre

Episode 26: Undas Part 2

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Stories included:

EDSA by Russel Molina and Sergio Bumatay III

Ito Ang Diktadura by Equipo Plantel, Mikel Casal (Illustrator), Annie Yglopaz (Translator), Kata Garcia (Translator)

You can purchase them at Adarna House.

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Songs included:

Ili-ili Tulog Anay (Visayan Lullaby) played by Monching Carpio on guitar

Bayan Ko (Kundiman by José Alejandrino) played by Monching Carpio on guitar

[justanothergeneralkrow]

I guess the Philippine Constitution does take notes from the American one. Makes sense why both systems are all the way fucked up.

[haru-kuneko]

[themagical1sa]

* The door opens a little, revealing Isa with a run-down and tired countenance.

Hey.

* Isa's eyes darken in quiet anger.

The Vice President passed a memorandum overwriting facts in our curriculum, erasing "Marcos" from "Dictator Marcos."

We are seeing the historical distortion of the darkest time of the Philippines known as the Marcosian Martial Law in real time. The corrupt in power dare erase the name for whom many heinous crimes against human rights were done.

Manhid na po ako. Pagod na rin ako sa mga kabalastugang ginagawa sa bansa ko. May personal na buhay rin ako. Pucha, sa dami kong pinag-iisipan sa buhay ko, daragdag pa 'tong mga 'to.

[in Tagalog] I'm already numb. I'm also tired of the bastardization being done to my country. I have a personal life too. Fuck, with the many things I think about in my life, all this just adds to it.

* Her grip on the doorknob tightens for a moment as she grits her teeth while looking away, but she only sighs before looking back at you.

I just wanted to tell you that, just in case. There are many unjust deaths under the Marcos era that still have not been brought justice.

(This^ is a thread. Google translates the tweets rather sufficiently, personally speaking.)

Have I mentioned that the election of our current leaders was not fair at all?

I'm tired. I want to help fix this country, but I'm so, so tired.

* Isa sighs again and moves to close the door, but she pauses and looks up at you again.

Promise me that you won't forget too.

We can't forget. We can never forget. Never again.

Thanks for listening.

* Isa finally closes the door, leaving you to yourself again.

[aphroditesknife]

via SAKA Facebook page

[elfilibusterismo]

"The victorious elites affirm the triumph of democracy, the victory of the people; and the latter listen to finely crafted speeches on nationalism, social justice, and the popular welfare. But the archetypal lider in Filipino politics is still he who gets the most jobs for his followers, increases his income when his faction is in power (while paying less in income taxes), and gives the most help in various forms to his followers' families. This is the relationship between a Mafia don and his "soldiers." What is Filipino in this is that, the rewards distributed by politicians are public resources; the politicians who are out of power regard their counterparts in power with envy and admiration, and no practitioner of this highly developed Filipino art has even been accused of anything but success."

— Onofre D. Corpuz, Is There A Philippine Public Administration?

[panumbalik]

why our filipino senators actually insane/negative

like

here's the wiki of cynthia villar, second highest votes in senate election history, wife of the second richest guy in the country

crying we were former best agri country no wonder we degraded sm "ur so obsessed with reseach im a smart person and i dont get ur reseach" baka kasi...tanga ka lang (trans: maybe...you dont get it bcs u are stupid)

HELLO??? like oh thats not. not only is it stupid wrong, why would you say it like that?!?!?

like oh. this isnt even the controversy part anymore of her wiki its just CAREER.

sorry to be a kid discovering filipino corruption on the main but. yeah ok. i get why our country sucks now. we get exploited by foreigners and then we get governed by callous and cruel moneysniffers.

like NO WONDER she's against the arrest of one of the countries richest human traffickers, apollo carreon quiboloy. she a duterte stan and she just sucks (again: money faced bitch).

[is-there-a-filipino-legend-yet]

Quiboloy Apprehended ‼️