04/07/2025
Kalooy man🥺.... Niagi pod mi ani sauna kung ma late ibuwad sa init pahinlo.on sa plaza arang dakoa mahadlok ta kay isoga man mam!! Pero di lang ta palabi oyy labi pa wa ta kahibaw unsa pod Ang sitwasyon sa estudyante! Okay kaayo magdesiplina ta sa mga bata pero paminawon NATO unsa Ang REASON nila..
(credits Jalil Macatanong)
I'm so upset by what happened today. A classmate was late for school, and per school policy, latecomers have to clean the campus. He arrived at 8:20 AM, having missed breakfast and even a shower because he was running so late. One of the guidance faculty immediately told him to floor wax the ground floor hallway. They didn't ask him why he was late or if he was okay; they just gave him an order. He spent 30 minutes in direct sunlight, waxing an area the size of two classrooms! I have photos of his suffering from this.
After that, he was sent to the 3rd floor because our classroom is there. By the time he reached our classroom, his uniform was drenched, and he collapsed. Our advisory teacher quickly helped assist the situation. I immediately gave him water, he gulped down three cups! My classmates and I helped him change out of his wet clothes and tried to get him to eat, but he was too weak. We rushed him to the infirmary.
This whole situation is made even more heartbreaking by what he endures daily. He's originally from Saguiaran, but his family moved to Cagayan de Oro City in search of opportunities. Every day right after school, he goes to Cogon to sell ecobags to help his family. He usually gets home around 10 PM, eats dinner at 11 PM, washes dishes, and finally sleeps at roughly 1 AM. That means he barely gets 5 hours of sleep a day because he has to wake up at 5 AM for school! He never told the school about his daily struggle because he didn't want to sound lazy...
