this is my sister working.
and this is their house.
i want the president to know what it is like being poor. really!
because she proudly mentioned in her sona that she “spent time every day with the underprivileged and under represented who cannot get a grip on their lives in the daily, all-consuming struggle to make ends meet.” i want to ask her who are these people she is talking about? do i have a different version of underprivileged and under represented?
i’ve seen what it’s like when the president “spends time with the underprivileged and under represented”. first, their would be her advance party. the place has to be set up as something that will be presentable for a very important person – the president. their would be a lot of cleaning. the sweeping of the streets, removal of undesirable sights and it wouldn’t be too much if people are advised to please take a bath.
it doesn’t differ much when i was still in school. when supervisors coming from the district or regional offices desires to visit a certain school. teacher and students alike are in a hysterical frenzy trying to make the school grounds clean and their school rooms tidy and the students neat. “the visitation of the gods” as what one author perfectly wrote about it.
i think, mrs. president, there lies the reason why we seem to disagree on our description of the underprivileged and under represented.
my sister works as a shoe maker. her is an example of what she does.
the crying part is – she is being paid 5 pesos a piece for the finished products. she was able to finish 100 pairs in 2 weeks. do the math.
will she be able to feed her family with that amount? she only has one kid. in 4th grade. but look at her house, it seems just one strong wind and everything will be blown away.
is it what “strongest economic growth in a generation” means? or “low inflation” perhaps?
i hope the president will not dwell so much on statistics.
because if we have enough food in every table, then why the long lines in nfa warehouses?
everyday i witness these people. they have to get up early to get in the queue ahead of anyone. even children miss school because of it. and to make profit, they sell these rice to passersby who have no time to get in line. or children offer their service to buy the rice for a fee.
this is poverty, mrs. president. these are the real poor.
when she was on tv reciting her lauded accomplishments, these people while watching on their houses were commenting on how they view the situation very differently.
i read her sona again. and indeed i was impress with all the statistics.
in general, i can see that as president she is doing something.
but a lot of many things shed doubts on her honesty. i hope she’ll concentrate on that more.
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