Thou shall not steal
This morning, i witnessed yet another robbery incident…
A man, who pretended to be crippled, grabbed the mobile phone of this one lady… and then ran. It was so fast, it must have happened in about 5 seconds.. Right after that, all of us who’re in that ride talked about similar experiences — which made me remember how i lost my phone a month ago (someone took my phone from inside my bag!).
There’s also this incident when my mom and i were walking and some guy (in a motorcycle) snatched my mom’s shoulder bag. my mom shouted, well, more like whispered “bag ko, bag ko!” lol… and that was when i learned that that guy from the motorcycle took her bag. being the superhero that i am, i ran, bent on catching the thief, but when i realized that the guy could shoot me, i stopped. haha. my life’s more important than the bag. lol.
and then there’s another when i accompanied my mom at the atm, to withdraw some cash.. this one Am-boy snatched my mom’s necklace.. again, my mom “whispered”, and again, i tried to chase the guy.. and i almost did, ha.. i stopped cause the guy got away after riding this puj. lol. that time, i was so disappointed cause there were MMDAs around, and no one bothered to help us. tsk… to think i was paying for their salaries through my taxes. another tsk…
saved this for last.. one time, after buying some med at the drug store, i saw this lady got robbed in broad daylight by a number of gunned men. the lady’s all crying and screaming but we all could do nothing about it cause some of the men were aiming their guns at us.. waaaaah… they got the bag, and fled fast.
arghh. pity these people, they dont know what they’re doing.. the things people do for money. tsk.
Kidneys No Longer for Sale in the Philippines
Heard from last night’s news that selling kidneys to foreigners here in the Philippines will no longer be allowed. Guess this has something to do with a lot of poor people selling their kidney for a few thousands of dolalrs, or in exchange for scholarships for the “sellers’” children.
Selling of kidneys here in the country has already reached an alarming level — tv documentaries have featured scarred people from years back, selling kidneys out of desperation and poverty. I guess for these people, it’s better to lose a kidney than to loose their lives because they got nothing to eat… it’s better to lose a kidney than to loose their future because with the money, they could send their children to school even atleast till highschool… that’s a sad fact, so cant blaim them.
Selling kidneys is really illegal as it is strictly prohibited for payment to be made a precondition for a kidney transplant (DOH administrative Order 2004 series of 2008, or, the Revised National Policy on Living Non-Related Organ Donation and Transplantation). Exporting it is also prohibited, and now, if I understood the news last night correctly, selling kidneys to foreigners is also prohibited.
Donating kidneys, or any other body organ, should be voluntarily “given” so there shouldnt be any money involved. Although for the poor pinoy, who wouldnt want a little money to go with the kidney being “voluntarily given”.
Anyway, here’s hoping that when time comes that these “kidney donors” would be needing one themselves, they would have no hard time getting someone else to donate — even if they wouldnt have the money to spare for it.
Lessons from Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus
Imagine you’re forced to live with someone for at least a couple of weeks — and, because of differences, you don’t see eye to eye. Scenario: Big fight. With the other person pointing fingers towards you. Then, to atleast help you cope with the stress and trauma, somebody drags your kid relative in. The next day, you see your kid getting verbally beaten by this other person, because he simply cant get to you. How would you react?
This is primetime reality tv for us here in the Philly. Thanks to Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus, we get to see how women and children could get verbally abused by some, maybe out of ignorance, or out of kept heated emotions, or simply because the person’s like that — without morals. It’s not even an issue of race because there are pinoy men who do it. Don’t believe? Then better say “hello” to Republic Act 9262. That’s Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004.
Here in the Philippines, women and children are treated not just with respect, but with love. It’s not even a suggestion, IT IS A MUST.
This is what the law states — that the crime of violence against women and their children is committed through physical harm, and even threats, to the woman or her child. Nobody has the right to do anything that would cause substantial emotional or psychological distress to the woman or her child, and this includes any form of harassment or violence, causing mental or emotional anguish, public ridicule or humiliation to the woman or her child including, but not limited to, repeated verbal and emotional abuse.
Things like this must be stopped. We need not see any of these if we only have our values straightened up. If this happens to me, and somebody would point a finger at my kid and use the “f” word on him — ohmy, ill see that he gets what he deserves.
I hope guys read this. Better wake up!
Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus — life in a box.
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