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13/12/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗔 𝟭𝟭𝟯𝟭𝟯; 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Senator Risa Hontiveros announced efforts to amend Republic Act 11313 during the “Building a Safer Bicol: Creating Inclusive Safe Spaces Through the Bawal Bastos Law” forum held at the Bicol University College of Engineering (BUCENG) Gymnasium on December 11.

The event aimed to educate students about Republic Act 11313, the Safe Spaces Act (SSA), and to discuss pending amendments, particularly those addressing the rise of AI-generated malicious content.

Hontiveros, SSA-author and long-time champion of women’s rights, addressed the audience, acknowledging the law’s gaps during its 2019 enactment—particularly its inability to anticipate AI-enabled sexual abuses.

“Kayong mga digital kids ang nasasaktan sa mga internet posts na kumakalat sa social media. Kaya mahalaga ang suporta ninyo para mabago ang batas na mayroon tayo ngayon,” she said.

During the open forum, a student asked about the scope of penalties for AI-generated sexual content under RA 11313. Panelists clarified that this gap is precisely why amendments are being pushed, as the original law did not foresee AI being used for malicious purposes.

“During the time of its enactment, we did not see the threat of AI being used in sexualized or abusive content,” Sen. Hontiveros added, stressing the need to strengthen protections for women and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Hontiveros also anchored the legislation and proposed amendments in the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW), in which she noted that women continue to experience abuse and are still vulnerable to new forms of digital harm amidst the ongoing campaign.

“Domestic violence, sexual abuse, [and] sexual harassment are still lived experiences of Women in the community. But what's even more alarming is that more and more women experience violence because new types of violence, especially in digital spaces, are still emerging,” she quoted.

Hontiveros further shed light on the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality’s recent cases where the faces of famous female personalities were used for AI-generated po*******hy without their consent.

The senator stressed, “Kung nagagamit yun sa mga sikat, ay paano pa kaya sa mga taong hindi sikat at normal na tao lamang?”

As part of the forum, other experts in the field have also provided further discussion on the law and the current situation surrounding it.

Senate Legal Counsel Atty. Maria Valentina S. Cruz, during her discussion, also emphasized the growing cases of gender-based sexual harassment in society, outlining various forms of Street and Public Spaces (SPS) Sexual Harassment, such as catcalling and unwanted touching, commonly occurring in schools, streets, evacuation centers, and other public spaces.

PCPT. Kimberley Bance-Gonzales, on Safe Spaces Act Situationer for Albay, expanded the discussion to online gender-based harassment, stressing how digital platforms have become major environments for abuse. With wit and humor, she encouraged women to speak up and report incidents without hesitation.

From the BU Legal Office, Atty. Daryl A. Redoblado discussed the University’s procedures for handling RA 11313 complaints.

She also highlighted BU’s recent initiatives aligned with the law, including Safe Spaces provisions in the revision of the student handbook and in contracts for OJT, immersions, and RLE; regular SSA orientations; and the Administrative Order No. 490 (August 11, 2025), which created the Technical Working Group on institutional SSA guidelines.

Enacted in the Seventeenth Congress, SSA served as a landmark legislation expanding the scope of Gender-based Sexual Harassment (GBSH) beyond the limitations of the Anti-sexual Harassment Act by excluding moral ascension as a defining factor for violation.

| 𝘎𝘪𝘥 𝘖𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘻
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥

12/12/2025

𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | Due to the series of class interruptions brought by weather disturbances as well as the national and localized holiday observances, the Office of the President issued Memorandum No. 467, series of 2025, authorizing the extension of classes and academic-related activities of the first semester from December 17, 2025, to December 21, 2025.

Within the directory, classes and academic activities may be conducted face-to-face or online as mutually agreed upon by the faculty members and students.

| 𝘉𝘦𝘫𝘪𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰

11/12/2025

𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐘𝐀 𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐆
ni Gwyneth L. Torren

𝐈. 𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚
Nilikha ang mga mata ng mamamahayag upang magsilbing saksi. Sanay itong dalhin ang bigat ng mga ilog na umaapaw, ng mga pamilyang nakakapit sa bubong, ng mga barangay na nilalamon ng bagyo bago pa man dumating ang tulong. Kabisado ng mga matang ito ang mga kuwentong mabilis limutin ng bansa. Ngunit sila rin ang unang pinipilit ipikit. Magmula sa harap ng mga tarangkahang may restricted area, maging ng mga opisyal na sila ang pumipili ng “tamang bersyon,” at ng mga bantang nagkukubli sa katahimikan. Dahil ang bulag na saksi ay walang totoong masasabi.

𝐈𝐈. 𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚
Sanay ang mga tainga sa mga salitang bihirang isulat sa ulat: ang panginginig ng boses ng mangingisdang nawalan ng bangka, ang inis ng estudyanteng mas madalas pang bahain ang silid-aralan kaysa mapuno, ang bulong ng mga pamayanang sinabihang magtiis muli. Ngunit unti-unting nilalamon ito ng ingay ng disimpormasyon na ubod nang lakas, mga sigaw na hindi para magpaliwanag kundi upang manahimik, mga utos na irekord lamang ang “kaya nilang payagan.” Sa tuwing hindi na makarinig ang mamamahayag, unti-unting nalalagas ang alaala ng bayan.

𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐠
Sa bibig nagiging kuwento ang katotohanan. Dito hinuhubog ang mga tinig na hindi pinakinggan, dito tinutukoy ang mga ngalan ng inhustisya, dito binibigyan ng espasyo ang mga sinadyang patahimikin. Ngunit ito rin ang unang binubusalan at binabantaan ng demanda, ng payong “maging neutral,” ng matang palaging nakamasid. Ang bibig na nagsasabi ng katotohanan ay banta para sa mga umaasa’t kumikita sa katahimikan.

𝐈𝐕. 𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐲
Ang mga kamay ang lumilikha ng salaysay kahit nanginginig. Sila ang kumakapit sa kamera sa gitna ng hangin, nagbubuklat ng mga dokumentong basa sa ulan, sumusulat sa gitna ng pagod. Ngunit madalas din silang iginagapos at pinoposas, itinutulak, pinahihinto sa checkpoint, ipinakukuha ng gamit, o pinararangalan lamang kung hindi sila nakakahati sa “kwento ng opisyal.” Kung minsan, ang simpleng pagkuha ng tala ay nagiging akto ng pag-aklas.

𝐕. 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐨𝐝
Sa gulugod nakatindig ang tapang. Ito ang tahimik na lakas sa likod ng bawat mahirap na tanong at bawat salaysay na hindi madaling dalhin. Ito ang tumatangging yumuko kahit sa harap ng takot, panggigipit, o pagod. Ngunit dito rin inuukit ng pangamba ang mga paalala, ang mga nawalang kasama, ang mga kuwentong ipinagbayad ng buhay, ang mga prinsipyong sinubukang baliin. Isang paglabag sa karapatang pantao ang pilitin ang gulugod na sumuko.

𝐕𝐈. 𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐚
Ang mga paa ang nagdadala sa mamamahayag kung saan nag-uugat ang katotohanan: sa mga bayan matapos ang bagyo, sa mga evacuation center, sa mga pamayanang itinutulak ng dagat taon-taon, sa mga bulwagang kasing kinis ng kapangyarihan, sa mga flood control na kasing nipis ng tulong na natatanggap. Ngunit madalas silang humaharap sa mga harang, pisikal man o simboliko. Bawal ang media. Authorized personnel only. Mga daang sinira ng bagyo o sinadya. Sa tuwing hindi nakararating ang mamamahayag sa pinanggagalingan ng kuwento, naliligaw din ang katotohanan.

𝐕𝐈𝐈. 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐨
At sa kalagitnaan ng lahat, ang pusong pagod, matatag, at matiyaga. Dito nagsusumiksik ang bawat kwento, ang pagdadalamhati ng pamilyang nawalan ng tahanan, ang galit ng mga manggagawang hindi pinakinggan, ang munting pag-asang may makikinig. Ito ang tumitibok sa gitna ng mabigat na panahon. Tinititigan nito ang dulot ng unos—bagyo man o pampulitika—at tumatangging maging manhid.

Ito ang anatomiya ng isang mamamahayag.
Isang katawan na binuo para sa katotohanan, hinahapo ng inhustisya, at inuubos tuwing hindi pinahihintulutang maging saksi.

Ika-10 ng Disyembre, Araw ng Karapatang Pantao. Ang laban para sa karapatang malaman ang katotohanan ay laban din para sa dignidad, kaligtasan, at buhay ng mga nag-iisang humahawak sa ningas sa gitna ng unos.

09/12/2025

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐥

We are a superstitious bunch. We have been taught to fear the multo, the elusive spirits that haunt the living. Recent news, however, draw our attention to a different type of ghost, one that is printed on budget documents, signed by engineers, and paid with your taxes. Somehow, they yet remain invisible to the naked eye.
These are ghost projects, the remnants of a rotten, long-standing practice of corruption and negligence. And unlike the spirits of our ancestors, these ghosts can kill. This International Anti-Corruption Day, let us tap into the realm of these spirits.

Every year, millions of Filipinos lose homes, lives, and livelihoods through calamities. The super-typhoon Uwan from this year alone has left numerous dead, 1.4 million people displaced, and millions in damages in its wake. This was merely days after Typhoon Tino, which alone left at least 114 people dead in central provinces of the country.

From the start of the Marcos administration in July 2022 to May 2025, there have been 9,855 flood control projects, which in total are worth P545.64 billion. Out of thousands of contractors, a “Magic 15” won the bids for P100 billion worth of projects. Won being used very liberally, as it is not even a competition anymore–it is a monopoly.

The President himself revealed that a small circle of contractors controls the nation’s flood defenses. The “Magic 15” includes the following:
• Legacy Construction Corporation
• Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp.
• St. Timothy Construction Corporation
• QM Builders
• EGB Construction Corporation
• Topnotch Catalyst Builders Inc.
• Centerways Construction and Development Inc.
• Sunwest, Inc.
• Hi-Tone Construction & Development Corp.
• Triple 8 Construction & Supply, Inc.
• Royal Crown Monarch Construction & Supplies Corp.
• Wawao Builders
• Samidan Construction
• L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.
• Road Edge Trading & Development Services

A prime example of a ghost project is the Malabog Flyover in Daraga, Albay. Flagged by citizens and watchdogs alike, this project haunts the national highway, a multimillion-peso project that has so far only served as a morbidly funny landmark. Documents link the project to contractor Hi-Tone Construction, yet progress has remained spectral at best. It is a model of the modus operandi of ghost projects: funds are released, the project is declared underway, but the structure remains incomplete or abandoned.
Bicol region’s geophysical location makes it more vulnerable to the increasing risks from extreme weather that has been intensified by climate change. With typhoons increasingly getting stronger and more unpredictable because of rising ocean temperatures, it only makes sense that the region has received the third-highest allocation for flood control projects nationwide, with 866 projects totaling P49.61 billion. But despite the billions poured into dikes, drainage, and spillways, communities are sinking deeper and deeper into floodwaters. These are the ghosts we’ve allowed to fester.

Today, on International Anti-Corruption Day, we must realize that these “ghosts” are not supernatural. They are man-made, fed by apathy and shielded by political dynasties. But it is time to stop fearing the ghosts. Now, we must start hunting the hauntings.

| 𝘔𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘓𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥

05/12/2025

𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌𝐈 | Senior Political Science students of Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) spearheaded a Media and Information Literacy forum on December 4, 2025, at the BUCSSP Audio-Visual Room (AVR), Daraga, Albay, gathering various student organizations and publications inside the university.

Titled “Breaking News, Broken Truth: Media, Politika at Fake News,” the event sought to explain the role of the media in governance and the existence of information disorder in the contemporary context.

The activity serves as an academic requirement for their course: Seminar on Special Topics in Political Science.

| 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘰, 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥

04/12/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝗖𝗦𝗦𝗣, 𝗚𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗩𝗔𝗪

In line with the 18-day campaign to combat Violence Against Women (VAW), the Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP) and the Gender and Development (GAD) Office organized a seminar to support the cause on December 3, 2025, at BU Daraga Campus.

With the event entitled "Gender Justice in the Anthropocene: UNiTEd for a VAW-Free and Climate-Resilient BUCSSP," the seminar emphasized how climate influences gender roles, specifically on women, and how educating women yields an avenue for greater climate resilience.

Professor Mark M. Gatus, BUCSSP GAD Coordinator, highlighted the purpose of gender through the lens of the Anthropocene.

"Gender justice must not be treated not just an add-on to climate change discourses, but it is one of its central components," Prof. Gatus stated in the lecture.

Professor Gatus added that gender justice is important in the pursuit of development.

"Without gender justice, we can never achieve genuine development; without gender justice, any talk of planetary and [ecological] things is incomplete," Prof. Gatus said.

The GAD Coordinator further emphasized that addressing these inequalities is necessary to avoid the repetition of discrimination and inequalities created by the system.

"Without addressing gender-based inequalities, our responses to the Anthropocene will replicate the very power structures that created the crisis," the College GAD Coordinator added.

As the event concluded, the Auxiliary Internal of the Young Philosophers’ Society, Russel Advincula, stressed that feminism is for everyone and stands against gender dominance in his closing remarks.

"Feminism is not just for women; it is for everyone who seeks liberation from dominance," Advincula said.

The officer further urged the attendees to stand firm for gender justice, ecological justice, and collective liberation, to wrap up the activity.

"To end this event, we must always choose courage over silence, truth over comfort, and collective liberation over individual survival. This is our stand, and this is our struggle for gender justice, for ecological justice, for collective liberation, for the future we all deserve."

| 𝘉𝘦𝘫𝘪𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰

04/12/2025

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 | In line with DOST-PAGASA Weather Advisory No. 5, which warns of heavy rainfall in Albay brought by the shearline effect, Daraga Mayor Victor Perete has announced the suspension of all face-to-face classes at all levels in the municipality on December 5, 2025, with schools shifting to alternative learning modalities until further notice.

Residents are advised to stay safe and monitor further updates.

| 𝘎𝘸𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯

04/12/2025

𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐍 | 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

Juggling between what is more important only makes us forget what our real priorities are. In a world that wears people down between surviving and actually trying to live, our priorities shift from one place to another.

Survival. A word that I associated with humans of the old, humans who have nothing but weapons to hunt for food. Yet now, I disagree. Humans are always stuck between trying to survive and having to endure. From worrying about bringing food to the table for the day to worrying about food again for the next days, weeks, and years. It is a cycle. We are aware that we are stuck yet unable to leave. If survival is already hard enough for those who are barely keeping afloat despite the funds from the government, what about those who are completely forgotten?

The Philippines had a fund of 6.326 trillion pesos for the year 2025, with Education and Public Works (DPWH) taking up the highest percentage of the budget. The agenda, being fulfilling the needs and aspirations of the Filipino people, there are gaps yet to be addressed, especially for a certain group of people, namely, the persons with disability or PWDs.

Despite the laws implemented, like the Inclusive Education Act or the Philippines’ Republic Act No. 11650, also known as the “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive Education Act”. Not everyone would still be given the opportunity to study, especially children with disabilities (CWD). Not every school in the country has a Special Education Program or SPED Program, nor has every school met the training required to accommodate the needs of the learners. Especially in rural areas.

It is also worth noting that not everyone is aware that they may have a disability. Not everyone has access to a healthcare provider who may diagnose them. Not everyone has the means to meet one. So, there is a population that may not know or be diagnosed and isn’t registered by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO). Yet, they need just as much support and help. Especially now that natural disasters such as typhoons have gone rampant, they have no choice but to split their expenses for preparation and recovery.

The discount that everyone is so keen on is merely a band-aid solution provided by a government that has failed to address the needs of its people. The discrimination faced by these people has worsened with the recent issue of fake PWD IDs circulating around. In particular, those with non-apparent disabilities—according to the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), these refer to individuals with no physical manifestation of their disability—are among those who have been doubted and subjected to insensitive comments. Just because one cannot see it doesn’t mean it’s not there; they have bills to pay, medicine to buy consistently, and a life to live. They deserve something to alleviate their expenses that are caused by their disability.

If anything, the government should be implementing better laws. Healthcare, medical equipment, medicine, and everything that they may ever need should be provided by the state, not any of the businesses or any individual groups. Instead of creating laws that can’t be maintained and laws that are merely band-aid solutions, why not target the core problem itself? Create laws where their expenses would be alleviated, especially in these trying times. It is within their rights to be relieved of their problems. It’s the least that the state could do for them.

The knowledge that has always been drilled into me is that people with disability are a priority, yet with what we are being shown, it seems to be the opposite. Celebrating them and honoring them for a day means nothing without actions. To foster a world where they feel protected and seen means fostering a world that is safer.

| 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢

03/12/2025

𝐈𝐂𝐘𝐌𝐈 | Catch, once again, how BUCSSP's bets Lemuel Dave Azaña and Rey Anne Oserin landed in the top 8 finalists at Mr. and Ms. Bicol University 2025 last December 1, 2025, stepping right up to the first Q&A round at Ibalong Centrum for Recreation (ICR).

Amid the cosmic dawn stage buzz from 17 colleges, they tackled the questions head-on with wisdom, power, and that progressive edge straight out the ground of social sciences.

| 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘶𝘮𝘪 𝘈𝘪𝘬𝘰 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰

03/12/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺

Fourth-year students of the AB Political Science program held a seminar titled “BREAKING THE CHAINS: Exploring the Legal Framework and Social Impacts of Political Dynasties in the Philippines,” at the Audio-Visual Room, Bicol University College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (BUCSSP), Daraga Campus, on December 2, 2025.

Attended by the BUCSSP faculty, students, and guests, the event sought to deepen the students’ understanding of how political dynasties operate within Philippine governance from entrenched family networks and inherited power to the broader effects on democracy, public participation, and institutional systems, as well as to shed light on the legal gaps, philosophical foundations, and social conditions that allow political dynasties to endure.

Atty. Roger A. Abitria IV, founder and managing Attorney of Abitria Law Firm, served as the first resource speaker. He unpacked the legal intricacies surrounding political dynasties, explaining the constitutional basis, jurisprudence, and the long-standing absence of an enabling law to regulate dynastic politics.

He emphasized how existing legal ambiguities continue to enable the expansion of political families, noting that “without decisive legislation, the cycle of concentrated power remains difficult to break.”

Meanwhile, Prof. Victor John M. Loquias, Ph.D., Professor III of Ateneo de Naga University, examined political dynasties from a philosophical and socio-cultural lens.

He explored how societal norms, political culture, and historical conditions shape the acceptance and sometimes normalization of dynastic systems.

“Normative practices are formative of your identity.” he remarked

Prof. Loquias also urged students to view political dynasties beyond legal boundaries and to consider the deeper values and beliefs that shape the country’s political behavior.

The forum concluded with a call for critical engagement and active citizenship. Student leaders underscored the importance of questioning systems that perpetuate inequality and participating in efforts that strengthen democratic processes.

The activity forms part of the academic requirements under the course Seminar on Topics in Political Science, providing seniors with platforms for discourse on pressing national issues.

| 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘰

02/12/2025

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 | The Mr. and Ms. Bicol University 2025 brought together dazzling candidates from 17 colleges, all radiating elegance and confidence on the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation (ICR) stage last December 1, 2025.

With every step, each contender merged advocacy and artistry, making the cosmic dawn-themed night a celebration of both beauty and purposeful representation.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘥, 𝘙𝘦𝘺𝘻𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺, 𝘎𝘪𝘥 𝘖𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘻

02/12/2025

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Kinondena ni Fr. Nosi, ng Redemptorist Church - Legazpi, Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) ang malawakang anomalya ng korapsyon sa gobyerno bilang pagbubuod at hamon sa ginanap na protesta noong Nobyembre 30, 2025, sa Legazpi City, Albay.

Ang naging pagtitipon na dinaluhan ng iba’t ibang progresibong grupo at mga sektor, ay pinangunahan ng Albay Movement Against Corruption (AMAC) bilang malawakang panawagan ng tunay na pananagutan mula sa pamahalaan sa kabila ng kaliwa’t kanang isyu ng korapsyon sa bansa.

Sa naging pagmartsa na sinimulan sa Albay Cathedral, ipinaliwanag ni Fr. Nosi na ang korapsyon ay nag-uugat sa isang bulok na sistemang pumapabor lamang sa iilan, na dapat nang baguhin.

“Hindi ito naglilingkod sa mga mamamayang Pilipino kundi naglilingkod lamang sa iilang nakaupo sa pwesto, sa iilang ginagamit ang probisyon para sa kanilang negosyo,” pagpapatuloy niya.

Binigyang diin din ni Fr. Nosi na hindi dapat magkibit-balikat ang mga mamamayan sa usapin ng katiwalian sa gobyerno.

Aniya, “Mga kapatid, alam natin ang katotohanan na ‘yan. Bako man kita mga buta. Bako man kita mga bungog. Bako man kita mga manhid. Kaya nga ngunyan na aldaw na ini, nagkakatiripon kita.”

(Mga kapatid, alam natin ang katotohanan na ‘yan. Hindi naman tayo bulag. Hindi naman tayo mga bingi. Hindi naman tayo mga manhid. Kaya nga ngayong araw na ito, nagtipon-tipon tayo.)

Alinsabay rin sa pagdiriwang ng kaarawan ng bayaning si Andres Bonifacio, ipinahayag din niya ang kahalagahan ng araw na ito bilang palatandaan na ang bayan ay mulat at handang manindigan laban sa katiwalian.

“Kaya mahalaga ang araw na ito, sapagkat dito sa Albay, pinapatunayan ng mga Albayano na inirerehistro natin na hindi tayo tahimik. Tayo ay patuloy na tumitindig. At patuloy nating irerehistro na ang mga Albayano ay matutuwid na tao at ayaw natin sa magnanakaw; ayaw natin sa korap,” ani Fr. Nosi.

Sa kaniyang pagpapatuloy, pinasalamatan niya ang bawat sektor na dumalo at nakilahok sa naging pagtitipon na nauna nang nagbigay ng kani-kanilang pahayag ng pakikiisa sa panawagan laban sa korapsyon.

Hinimok din niya ang mga ito na manatiling naninindigan laban sa panunupil ng mga nasa pwesto.

“Kaya mga kabataan, kababaihan, manggagawa, mga magsasaka, mga mangingisda— sa ngalan niyo, ng inyong mga prinsipyo. ‘Wag matatakot sa estado na mapanupil. Tumindig laban sa inyong mga sariling kahirapan,” panghihikayat ni Fr. Nosi.

Ayon pa sa kaniya, ang maralitang sambayanan ay mas higit na magiging makapangyarihan laban sa pang-aabuso ng mga nasa puwesto kung ito’y nagkakaisa.

Aniya, “Sa ating pinagsama-samang kilos, sa ating pinagsama-samang tinig, at kung tayo lamang ay kakapit, mananalig at maniniwala sa ating lakas, katulad ni Andres Bonifacio, kaya nating suongin ano mang lakas ng kanilang kapangyarihan.”

Bilang panapos, nag-iwan siya ng hamon sa mga dumalo na ipagpatuloy ang naging laban na pinangunahan ni Bonifacio kontra katiwalian.

Ang naging demonstrayon ay kasabay rin ng mga malawakang protesta sa buong bansa na nananawagan ng tunay na reporma sa pamahalaan ngayong araw.

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