19/08/2026
Itās so sad how the world is changing so fast. What makes it more saddening is the reality that itās changing negatively.
With the incidents that are happening within our school compounds, who really is the one to blame? But, you know what the real question is, āwhat can we do to make the world safer to everyone, especially our young people?ā
With the incidents repeating itself, how can we point fingers now? Itās not time to put blame to anyone. Itās time to do something. Itās time to act on what we should have done before this incidents came crushing our younger generations. We should have stopped it. We should have prevented it. But, instead we point fingers to those we should blame.
This is not only a problem of one. Itās our problem as community, as society, as a nation. This reminded me of one of my favorite quote, āwhat makes a child is a community.ā Thus, it takes a community to raise up a child. Not only the teachers nor the parents alone, itās all our responsibility.
The parents build the foundation. The teachers continue to mold. But the community impacts the child more because what they see around them (online or offline), it affects them deeply. It changes their perspective instantly. It can either make them or break them. It can either help them grow or let them be criminals on their own.
Now, together, letās face this reality. The reality that we can still do something if not everything for our young people to feel safe, included, heard and seen. I think itās not only the parent nor the teachers can do this alone, it is ours to make it happen. Letās use our voices. Letās use our platforms. Letās use our professions. Letās make it happen. Not tomorrow, not later but NOW!
[It took me some time to have made this post into words because I am really emotional seeing our young people choosing the wrong. Thus, letās do this together. As one community, one nation, one Philippines for our young people, our children to have a better and safe place to live in.]
Ps. Everything here is my own thoughts and opinions. š±