Category: Dear self,

I always tell myself that I need not to devote my time in every SK activities because there are lot of things I need to prioritize. But then again, it always dawns on me that three years ago, I have accepted the responsibility, which made me a better citizen of this country.

I always anticipated the fact that my term will end but I never expected that my term will be the last of the SK terms, at least for now.

And really, news about the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan were not new. I heard it a hundred times already but I never thought of this extremeties to happen.

You see, the 10% share of every SK Council from the internal revenue allotment of the barangay is not for us SK Chairmen to hold. Resolutions are made so that we could start allocating the share in SK projects and activities. 80% of which is preconstituted, meaning, most of the budget were allocated to some barangay projects before we could even decide what activities are to be implemented.

After the budget allocation, when we need to encash any amount from the budget, we still have to prepare documents to be signed by our Punong Barangay, then to sangguniang barangay members who are heads of Continue reading “Youth (Un)powerment.” →

I stand my ground. SK COUNCIL IS NOT AN AVENUE FOR CORRUPTION, at least in our barangay.

Today, I read the articles/posts of ANC 24/7 that they have finally disbanded the Sangunniang Kabataan. And I was like, “WTF.”

For three years, with the help of the barangay council, SK activities and projects were implemented. People can not always go talking shts about SK. It’s not fair. We are being of service to the humanity here, with the help of that 10% internal revenue allotment from our barangay’s budget. You see? In our town, we (SK Chairmen) receive a maximum of two thousand pesos every month. Amount so little that I, for example, who study in Baguio, receive for, uh, compensation (?) for my effort of going home once and even twice a month to attend barangay sessions and SK Federation meetings.

But wait until tonight, I’m gonna add more thoughts here. But this time, I say that they could have at least thought of the fact that there will be no youth representatives for three years. Good luck na lang.

More tonight, okay?

I learned how to drive a  [Honda wave 100, Mio and the like] when I was in 2nd year high school, and being the hard-headed high school girl that I was, and even now, I drive around town without even having my driver’s license. And I always thought that I live in a democratic place, where I can do anything I want without thinking of policemen getting on my way and telling that I need to stop driving around. Until today when, again, my brother sent me a message.

I don’t understand why some policemen have to, technically, “arrest” people driving around town. Like, WTH, we do not even ruin someone’s property nor run onto someone jaywalking in the middle of the street, so why? Take the case of my brother. He went to town with our cousin, he drove our Mio, just to play basketball with other youth then all of a sudden a policeman went to stop them, and asked for 150 pesos for compensation.

Dear sir, you are demanding territoriality here. 

Yes, it’s my brother’s, and most of the people’s fault, that they do not have a driver’s license and still have the guts to drive around OUR JURISDICTION [May I emphasis, OUR here],  but there is something wrong about the authority. 

You can lecture people about the safety precautions on driving and even on bad things about not having a driver’s license for hours, it’s just that, it is not acceptable to ask for 150 pesos without due process of providing them what have they done wrong other than not having one of those licenses, right?

But what is wrong with driving? As long as someone does not disturb the peace of mind of other people, or damage someone’s property, or, by all extremities, ran onto someone causing injuries, and still is inside the town where he lives for years, I guess it is not right to demand for compensation, is it?

But, why, thank you for thinking about the safety of our town folks.