The Story of the Common Filipino Pre and During Covid-19 Pandemic

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The story of the common Filipino before covid:

Wakes up every day at 4 a.m., travels for two hours to get to work, then another two hours to get home

The monotony continues for six months—because most of these workers are only under contract for a short period... Big companies hire people only for a short while so they can’t be forced to regularize employees, who later struggle again to find another job

The story of the common Filipino during covid:

Wakes up every day at 4 a.m or even earlier., then walks, bikes or takes chance getting a ride from the few public transpo available, while wearing a face mask and avoiding close physical contact with others else getting arrested for violating quarantine protocols - for several hours trying to get to work, then does the same routine going home, but worried about infecting family members since mass testing is not among the plans of the national government so takes a bath before checking up on their kids 

While for the many who got laid off or had to close down their small business, logs on to social media to post their items for sale or barter. Government then schemes to tax online selling and bartering.

We are unsure when this monotony will end

Next election, please make sure that we vote for only those who truly understands and emphatizes with the plight of the common people, and makes it as his top priority.

While some of us are so in touch with reality, many are a major disappointment. Hindi lahat ng oras at pagkakataon kailangan mong maging masaya.  Minsan kailangan mo rin buksan ang kaisipan sa nangyayari sa paligid mo.

When so many things that are happening affect so many lives, insisting on positivity will only make us insensitive, uncaring or worse, a privileged douche.

As Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."

Hati rin ba ang pag-iisip mo kung ikaw ay kakaliwa o kakanan? Anong direction ba ang mas kapaki-pakinabang sa iyo lang o sa nakakarami?

ABS-CBN's Strategic Move: From TV Network to Online Content Creator

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We may be exaggerating a bit on the 11k employees losing their jobs.

One of the reasons ABS-CBN is letting people go (for now) is because they won't be earning as much as before since income from advertising ops on television will be reduced ...and we know how even brands alone can generate their own online ads even by just using their internal Marketing peeps....and since the Covid-19 pandemic is still around, producing teleseryes or other shows requiring a group of actors interacting with each other is out of the picture too...thus again, no room for the previous type of shows to continue which means brands won't have a show to match for their commercials. We can't make a mini-movie with actors wearing face masks or PPEs, otherwise we will be risking their safety against the veerus. Zoom videoconferencing will eventually become too boring to watch. That will look too awkward if it will always be the case. Brands will just choose GMA. ABS-CBN might just as well continue playing reruns or produce animations...or follow the leads of online influencers like vloggers who are thriving online.

With ABS-CBN still existing online, there are obviously still people assigned to manage tasks involving their online presence. Maybe not as much right now since they won't be having an extensive list of shows initially, but they could operate just like other online Influencers featuring online content -  news or entertainment. Anyway, going digital or online is really the way to go, and if vloggers could earn a considerable amount, imagine what ABS-CBN can do if it takes advantage of its existing resources and workforce.

So the real threat is for the digital and/or peeps currently existing. This former TV network can produce better and more elaborate content, thus competing with vloggers in collab with brands, ad agencies in producing commercials, etc. ...Aside from outsourcing, I'm betting that ABS-CBN could already be doing these small time, but they could expand and become a giant on this field as well.

Again, with the current pandemic, everyone is obviously limited to do the usual stuff too. The other TV networks could not produce and air their usual teleserye shows too..all reruns.

Thus the playing field seems even for all, but ABS-CBN has a backpack full of advantage that will be its competitive edge.

But don't get me wrong. The non-issuance of franchise leading to the network's closure as a television entity was also unnecessary regardless of its many faults, if ever there was. No matter how the government (Congress) defends it's decision, it will forever be seen as wrong, especially now that we are still in a Covid-19 pandemic. But this is a different (horror) story.

Highly Suspicious: High-profile Drug Convict Jaybee Sebastian's Death and Cremation Due to Covid

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Binalita abo na, bakit hindi nabalita nung nagpositive siya?

High-profile drug convict Jaybee Sebastian died on Saturday due to complications from COVID-19.

The cause of death as listed on the death certificate is acute myocardial infarction as a complication of COVID-19. No autopsy was done on the body.

His remains were cremated at the Panteon de Dasmarinas on the same day, according to the crematorium’s officer-in-charge Liezl Camaganacan.

Sebastian had been identified by fellow inmates in a 2016 House probe as the top drug lord inside the Bilibid.

Conspiracy Theory!

Jaybee Sebastian is not dead, the person cremated is not him. He will be released and maybe pardoned under a different name and will be given a new identity.

That is the reason for cremation, no more autopsy to confirm the identity of the dead person. This is how his drug money and connection works.

Ang tanong ng bayan: Pinalaya ba bilang reward sa pagtestigo laban kay Leila De Lima, and he lived happily ever after living a new life with a new identity. Nangangamoy labas kulungan.

O pinatay para permanenteng tumahimik at huwag ibulgar ang mga katotohanan?

Foul play or Planned escape?. Since the body was cremated already there's no way for sure to confirm the cause of death thru autopsy or to identify the identity of the ash. Remained ashes does not contain DNA. 

He was chosen by Kornbip19 among the others. It is what it is! Period.

Walo pala na high profile inmates ang namatay DAW. Out of the eight, six are Chinese while the two others are Filipino drug lords. Yung tatlo sa walo ay part ng “Bilibid 19” that were previously transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation holding facility during de Lima's stint as DOJ Chief. Ayos! Magkano kaya? Magandang alibi ang covid, ano? Alam na this.

Wow ha,gusto kong matuwa kaya lang hirap paniwalaan, at high profile inmate lang ba talaga ang ginusto ng covid? My ridiculous question goes like this, applicable din ba ang DNA testing sa mga nacremate na? o may bagay bang magpapatotoo na sila nga yung mga namatay?

Tell it to the marines, suddenly a high profile convict died of COVID 19? How did he acquire and how about the other inmates, were they not affected?

Bakit kaya tayo nagdududa?... hindi kaya dahil sa kakapanuod natin ng "Ang Probinsyano?"

Pero hindi talaga maiaalis kasi maaring pinalabas lang na patay tapos pinalaya lang din naman pala. Covid is the key! Cremation closed and locked the case.

Pero kung totoo, rest in peace at condolences sa mga naiwang pamilya.

Very convenient kasi. Now he cannot talk anymore. It could be complication with asphyxiation. Sana dinocument nila na namatay nga, pinicturan, nireport ganun siguro at inilabas sa media para di sila pagdudahan.

Since I have seen the movie OTJ... i need proof, pictures and videos. I do respect the grieving family. 

Hehe, magpapa retoke para mag iba look! Welcome back to the real world! Siya na si Xander Isuzu sa labas. Kakompetensya ni Xander Ford.

De Lima sighs in relief. Who else of her accusers will die of "covid"? Seriously, 

How do we know?. Best thing to do is to conduct DNA on  his remains. Remember he's one of the reason why De Lima is in jail.Your guess is as good as mine.

But it's funny, people didn't even care about him when and during the days when he testified and now suddenly you guys wanted a proof of everything concerning the cadaver. Funny indeed.

He is out of the birdcage! A few people are instant millionaires if they keep quiet. Your guess is as good as mine. Malamang taktika lang nila yan para makalaya kunwari namatay. Sigurado laya na yan...escaplan well done. Deadman tell no tales.

The Disappearing Act by Houdini. Only in the Philippines where you can buy freedom. It is very strange na wala man lang autopsy or physical evidence.

BTW, bakit may high-profile branding pa sa kulungan? Bilanggo na nga VIP pa. Kailan kaya maalis yang ganyan na trato.

Considering this very hard times, fallguys can be bought....and even fake your own death. 

"Ever considered faking your own death and starting out from scratch in some foreign land? No, us neither - but it does happen. And there’s a booming trade for it in the Philippines, of all places.

For the bargain price of around £350, travellers can purchase “death kits” made up of documents that “prove” your demise. The process involves buying an unclaimed corpse from one of the many morgues in the Philippines that have a decent number of them. And the customers? Desperate Wall Street bankers seeking to escape debt, and men having affairs who want to leave their families, apparently." - Telegraph

Yesterday I donated my PHONE, WATCH, and WALLET to a poor guy. You can't imagine the happiness that I felt as I saw him putting the gun back in his pocket.

Stay home stay safe!