Friday, July 1, 2011

Nonsense Rants of Non-Davaoeños

I was originally intending to write something about what our city mayor did: 4 punches onto the stubborn face of the court sheriff who didn't listen to the mayor's plea to give her 2 hours so she can prevent any riot from happening at the demolition site in Agdao, Davao City. I failed. I lost my focus and my anger is just boiling madly inside me that I failed to write something that will hit everyone's skull so my opinion can be embedded right in their brains. Without any privacy at home, I decided to do something else.

If you don't know the story yet, lemme provide you some videos I found concerning our topic today:



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I personally dislike the first 2 videos I gave you but I had to post them if you can't understand Tagalog or our dialect Bisaya which is widely used in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. ABS-CBN is a very biased media corporation and the worst employers in the history of the Philippines. I said that because of years of experience. I only got to work in the company as a radio jock for over a year, but that's all. My parents, on the other hand, had 25 years of experience. They sacrificed a lot and they were never compensated. All the company knows is to hire new people because their pay is low. So they ditch the old ones working for years for them just because they can't afford to pay them anymore. What senseless brilliance, I must say.

But enough about that. I came here to write of the (as the titles goes) nonsense rants of non-Davaoeños. It is very degrading to learn that the public, most especially who are not from Davao or have not lived in Davao, are very stupid in their judgments, conclusions and comments. I laugh at every post they make. They speak as if they know. They talk as if they are wise. They judge as if Duterte is their mayor. They conclude as if they have lived here all their lives. They comment as if with a title.

Okay, so I don't have a title and have never graduated college just so you know who the freaking hell is writing this post, but I sure damn well know enough to reason and criticize to get my opinion across with facts in mind. My mother taught me well and I don't need a diploma or a title to prove that.

Back to the topic! (Dammit, I get lost all the time!)

I went through every site and every page I know where people will certainly post their opinions about the incident. YouTube has a lot of them and I have spent a day to prove these idiots wrong. Yes, one day just commenting over and over again. It does sound kinda sad, but it was the only way to convey what I wanna say. I am after all gathering my wits to write it here, something I have to do before I can babble on senseless things like the rest.

What really made me laugh at the brains of some of these people are the ones who are not even from Davao City or have not lived nor experienced the life here. It's perfectly clear they missed out the whole story.

I've even checked out some Facebook pages where I know that these kind of people would post their half-assed comments. Here are some of the screenshots I've taken: (I do apologize but some of them are not in English)

This guy said that the mayor is an embarrassment because of what she did. He's also wondering what are other things she could do without the cameras. He's from Sta. Mesa, Manila. The comments below him are siding him who are from Quezon, Baguio, and Rizal respectively. None of them are from Davao.

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This one is actually praising the mayor and from Davao City but the last comment is not siding her stating that she should've just scolded him and that she had displayed an abuse of power. She wondered if the mayor had no bodyguards then, what would've happened.

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This guy is against the mayor's actions and is from Rizal. The one commenting him below is from Davao City and obviously against him.

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Two more who aren't from Davao City even and are also against the mayor's actions.

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This one is the funniest in the screenshots I've taken from the page because it's coming from a troll. What a coward.

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I later found out that the page I went to wasn't really the official page. I searched for the other one where there are even more idiots talking there. I am not calling names. They are really idiots who talk like they know shit. They will really raise your eyebrows with what they are saying. Gotta hand it to Bayan Mo, iPatrol Mo: Ako ang Simula (which is also from ABS-CBN) for attracting dimwits always complaining but never helping.

This post is from a girl who is half trolling but totally wrong with her facts. She says that what the mayor did was against human rights. I can't believe how single-minded this person is. Apparently, she failed to see the riot in the demolition site. Get real, kid. Pfft.

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There are a lot more of these people who talk nonsense at all. They don't even know the story. There was even one post that mentioned Davao as a "province". I totally laughed my brains out. Seriously, is this what the capital has? Filled with idiotic citizens who know nothing but complain a lot with gibberish? As if it isn't enough that the prices of their products are insanely expensive? Lemme ROFLMALOL for a moment.

Somehow, there are some Davaoeños who are against of the mayor's actions. When I carefully read their complaints, it's as vivid as ever before that these people also didn't know the whole story. The mayor had explained herself countless times on T.V. and radio what happened and the plans she made before the demolition order could begin. It pays to know, people. Do your homework!

Now comes the question. Why am I defending, supporting and proud of the mayor? If you are from Davao or have lived here for so long, you'll know that the Duterte's had been keeping peace and order in the city for decades. They cleaned the streets from criminals and have even started a city ordinance for anti-smoking and liquor ban. From Mayor Sara Duterte's father, Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, it all began with him: a former mayor and the people's pride for protecting the city. The Duterte's never left Davao. They never dreamed for a position in Congress nor in the Senate. They remained in Davao keeping everything intact, safe and progressing the city while opening its doors to the world. They are a family of leaders that the city knows so well. Their reputation never fails their actions. There are so many things about the Duterte's and I might have not included them here now because I forgot, but one thing's for sure, the people know them and love them and that is why the people have voted for them.

Above all these negative comments and criticisms, there still remains the strength of the leader to her people:


Now, off we go to save Davao from the victims of the recent flash flood. Yes, we have other problems to face and a true Davaoeño possesses strength to face them all.

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A/N: Did you see how she dispersed the riot herself without arms? The police couldn't even do that! The people respects her. Too bad the court sheriff and the judge didn't. LOL. Go Mayor!

4 got somethin' to say...:

Keith said...

I barely feel qualified to judge what I see happening in my own city. Perhaps some people just love having opinions. One woman told me in Cag. de Oro City in 2004 that sher thought Arnold Schwarzenegger will be a good governor for California. I was angered by her ridiculous opinion. He finally left office with extremely low approval ratings, and I know not to be quick to look in another man's backyard

Angelikus Strangebrew said...

You know more about your town than any of those who aren't even from there. That alone is an important factor you have as an advantage than them.

Keith said...

Yr awesome, Gel! I can never bring my standards of culture, politics, interpersonal relations, public relations, governance, or personal dignity into play in any person's world without accepting that there are not universal rules of rightness on any of it. What matters is how your mayor's constituency perceived her actions. And, of course, the decision (or ability) of the sheriff to take legal action against her, if he has the right, and would want to proceed down such sa path.

Even then, the silliness remains in the hearts of others to try to judge this event, absent the context of the feelings of the Davao citizens, the rights of the mayor, and the decisions made by ther sheriff that could have stopped all this from happening.

Angelikus Strangebrew said...

LOL! Thanks, Keith. Although I don't think that's awesome. It's simply fighting for what you know is right, especially when you stand on solid ground--in this case, I know more about our mayor as a Davaoeño than those who are not.

With regards to the issue, the sheriff didn't file any case against her, but the DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government) is investigating this issue. Pfft. As what our mayor said, she is prepared to face them. Her strength is very inspiring. There are not many women like her. I wish I could be strong as her too. Yay! *wishful thinking*