Mga Guro, Sama-Samang Nagtirik ng Kandila

Muling nagtipon ngayong gabi ang ilang kaguruan ng Metro Manila sa pangunguna ng Teachers' Dignity Coalition upang ipakita nila ang pagkadismaya sa Kagawaran ng Edukasyon at ipanawagan ang pagtaas ng suweldo ng mga guro, pagpapahinto ng RPMS, pagtugon sa hinaing sa problema sa GSIS, at iba pa.

Dakong alas ala-sais hanggang alas syete ng gabi kanina, nagsama-sama ang mga guro sa Caloocan North sa Bagong Silang High School, Caloocan, at sa Caloocan High School naman ang taga-CAMANAVA upang sama-samang ipagtirik ng kandila ang mga panawagang hindi pa inaaksyunan ng Kagawaran. Kabilang na rin sa paksa ng gawain ang ipagluksa ang pagpapatiwakal ng ilang mga guro ng bansa dulot ng sobrang stress sa kabi-kabilang non-teaching works na ipinapagawa ng Kagawaran.

Pinangunahan nina Dr. Juanito Victoria, Principal IV ng Bagong Silang High School, G. Bong Lagarde, Opisyal ng TDC-National, at G. Jimboy Albiza, President ng TDC-Caloocan ang gawain sa Caloocan North. Habang Si G. Jess Abener, Faculty President ng Caloocan High School, Olive De Guzman, TDC Secretary-General, Dr. Meng Arevalo, PSDS, at iba pa sa Caloocan South.

Nagtirik din ng kandila ang ilang mga guro sa Metro Manila na hindi nakadalo sa venue na inilaan ng TDC, sa kani-kanilang paaralan.

Ang gawaing ito ng TDC ay ilan lamang sa nakahanda nitong gawin para sa mga susunod na araw hanggang ang Kagawaran ng Edukasyon ay patuloy na babaliwalain ang mga panawagan ng mga guro sa bansa.

Mabuhay ang TDC!

September 5 - National Day of Teachers' Mourning

September 5, 2018 is National Day of Teachers’ Mourning

Ipinagluluksa natin ang mga gurong nagpakamatay.

Ipinagluluksa rin natin ang unti-unting pagpanaw ng Dignidad ng ating napiling propesyon!

Our demands:

1. Stop the implementation of RPMS, Saturday classes, DLL/DLP, class observations and other clerical and non-teaching related tasks of teachers

2. Fully implement the “six-hour workday” nationwide

3. Provide sick leave and health benefits for teachers

Our Protest Actions

For NCR and nearby divisions:

Join the protest at DepEd Central Office in Pasig City, 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon.

For all regions, join any of these nationally-coordinated activities:

 A minute of prayer before the start of classes

 Noise barrage/ringing of school bells at 12:00 noon

 Lighting of candles of protest and mourning at 6:00PM

Other suggested activities from September 5 to October 5:

 Wearing of arm band

 Tarpaulin hanging

 Special mass offering for teachers

 Changing of profile picture

 Uploading of picture/short video to support the protest

Please share and support our calls! Magkita-kita tayo sa rally sa Wednesday!

Salamat po!

-Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC)

DBM, Hindi Priority ang mga Guro?

MGA GURO NAGTUNGO SA DBM UPANG HUMINGI NG PALIWANAG KAY DIOKNO,

HINDI RIN "PRIORITY" KAYA HINDI HINARAP NG KALIHIM

Tumungo ngayong umaga ang may 60 teacher-leaders ng Teachers Dignity Coalition mula NCR at CALABARZON upang magprotesta sa tanggapan ng DBM sa Maynila. Nais kasi ng mga guro na makausap at humingi ng paliwanag mula kay Budget Secretary Diokno tungkol sa kanyang pahayag na hindi priority ang umento sa sahod ng mga guro kasunod ng pahayag ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na itataas ang sahod ng mga public school teacher.

Nagsagawa muna ng programa sa labas ng gate ang mga guro. Ang iba'y nagtalumpati, umawit at tumula. Kasunod nama'y pinapasok na sila sa loob ng tanggapan ng DBM upang makipagpulong sa mga opisyal.  Ang Assistant Secretary ang humarap sa kanila.

Iginiit ng mga guro na sana ay makipag-usap din sa kanila si Sec. Diokno at handa silang maghintay para rito. Subalit nasa mahalagang pagupulong umano ang kalihim at hindi maaaring abalahin kahit lima o isang minuto o kahit pa trenta segundo lamang.

Hindi niya talaga priority ang mga guro...

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ABAD Computation is NO DIOK!

Hindi raw prayoridad ng gubyerno ang umento sa sahod ng mga guro sabi ni DBM Secretary Ben Diokno. Aba, kahit pa sinabi ni Pangulong Digong? Marunong pa si Diokno sa kanyang Boss. Sinabi na ng pangulo na pag-aralan ang pagbibigay ng umento, kaya yun ang dapat niyang gawin. Hindi naman sinabing ngayon na o bukas, maaring sa susunod na taon. Wag lang namang sabihing hindi priority.

Parang ansakit bes eh. Teacher tapos hindi priority. Eh sino o ano ang priority?

Sir Diokno, is it a joke? Pinaghintay niyo na kami. Sanay naman kaming maghintay eh, kasi nga teacher kami. Mahaba ang pasensiya namin, kasi nga teacher kami. Matiyaga kami, kasi nga teacher kami. Maunawain kami, kasi nga teacher kami. Higit sa lahat, mabait kaming mangusap, kasi nga, teacher kami.

Pero bakit naman po ganyan kayo, eh di ba teacher din kayo? Sana nauunawaan niyo kami. Alam niyo naman ang sakripisyo ng mga guro araw-araw. Maliban sa sarili at pamilya, marami pa kaming iniintindi. Pati pambili ng mga gamit sa pagtuturo galing sa aming bulsa. Pambili ng papel, cartolina, crayola, bond paper atbp. Pang-print ng materials. Pambayad sa computer shop o pre-paid pocket wifi.

Ipinangungutang namin ang hulugang laptop at printer. Minsan pati pangkain ng mga mag-aaral sagot pa ni teacher. Ganyan ang buhay namin araw-araw, kasi nga teacher kami.

Kaya po baon na rin kami sa utang. Daming gastusin, walang panggastos.

Ah tungkol naman po sa narinig ko sa radio, yung sinasabi niyong P26,000 na ang average monthly earnings namin, luh siya oh. Saan niyo naman po nakuha yan? Bakit naman bumaba pa sa estimate niyo nung isang taon? Eh kanyo sa interview ni Pia Hontiveros last year P27,000 na kami nung 2017? Bakit ngayon bumaba pa? Yan ang problema sa DBM computation, hindi kasi totoo at ginaya lang sa dating Secretary Butch Abad. Kaya nga po A BAD computation ang tawag namin diyan. Yung bang isinasama sa kuwenta lahat ng bonus at allowance sa buong taon tapos ang sum ay idi-divide sa 12 months. Ayun, P26K a month nga. Pero kung totoong monthly yan, dapat buwan-buwan kaming may PBB, PEI, Clothing at chalk allowance di ba?

Sir iginagalang namin kayo sa maraming dahilan, una mas matanda kayo sa marami sa amin,  tapos mataas ang puwesto niyo sa gobyerno, tapos mataas ang pinag-aralan niyo sa economics, tapos alter ego pa kayo ng pangulo. Most of all, teacher din po kayo, di Prof. Diokno?

Kaya sir, kaunting sensitivity naman sa mga kapwa mo teacher at government servants. Usap tayo. Mukhang kailangan niyong maintindihan kung saan nanggagaling ang hugot namin. Baka kasi kung saan-saan at kung kani-kanino kayo nakikinig. Dapat sa amin kayo makinig, sa mga teacher.

Huwag naman po sanang teacher na lang ang laging isasakripisyo. Teacher na lang ang laging maiiwan. Teacher na lang ang laging magtitiis. Teacher na lang ang laging maghihintay. Dahil ba kasi teacher kami?

Hindi dapat ganito ang buhay namin, kasi nga teacher kami. Dapat kasama kami sa priority, kasi nga teacher kami.

#buhayguro

#teachersdignity

#JokeNiDiokno

#SalaryIncrease

#P10kIncrease

Teachers Seek for Government Medical Assistance

The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) today revealed that one of the principal factors why teachers borrow money is because the government does not have medical assistance to them despite the mandate of a law.

“Under the law, the government is responsible to maintain teachers’ health thru a compulsory, annual and free medical examination. And if the examination found that a teacher needs to undergo medication or hospitalization, again it should be at the expense of the government.” Said Benjo Basas, TDC national chairperson quoting Section 22 of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (RA 4670), a law enacted in 1966.

The group argued that teachers, aside from daily expenses for their family and teaching aids are also burdened by expenses for their medical needs and one of them is the annual medical check-up which should be given free for all teachers. However, despite the explicit provision of the law, teachers themselves pay for these tests.

“One of the reasons why teachers borrow money is the emergency medical need for themselves and their family members. They run to loan agencies especially if they have no extra income or savings from their meager salaries. Then, it would be difficult for them to free themselves from chains of debt.” Basas lamented.

Basas added that there are some conditions that would really make things worse like if the teacher needs to be confined in a hospital for weeks or if they have to undergo chemotherapy, dialysis or major operations due to heart or lung conditions or complications due to pregnancy, which according to him cost amount that teachers can never afford.

Basas cited the case of Jennifer Nague De Jesus, a teacher of San Vicente Elementary School in San Pedro City, Laguna since 2007. She was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in year 2012 and was forced to leave her job for two years to undergo regular hemodialysis from 2013. During the period that she cannot report for work, she has no income and received no assistance from the government, except for quarterly pledge of P3, 000 from her mayor. Presently, she is back to teaching but still needs to undergo dialysis sessions two times a week that costs her not less than P4, 000, because she has consumed her free sessions from Philhealth.

“Where could Teacher Jennifer possibly get that amount if she will not run to loan agencies for fast cash? But at the end of the day, where she will get the money to pay for these loans? Clearly, she borrowed money, literally to live.” Basas added.

Indeed, Jennifer suffered compounded interests of loans from a private bank. In the case of GSIS, she has no record of payment, both for premiums and loans for almost four years, another predicament she will confront in the near future.

Basas actually said that Jennifer may have been more fortunate than others. For instance, he cited the case of a teacher in Caloocan City who died in a private hospital early last year, but because the family lacks money to settle the bills, her body was seemingly made hostage for several weeks. Another teacher from Malabon gave birth to her first baby in a lying-in clinic and had continuous bleeding, then was rushed to a private hospital where she suffered a state of comatose for more than a week. The family, whose income depends mainly on her, solicited funds from politicians and guarantee letters from PCSO to pay for the bills. The poor teacher did not make it, she died few days before Christmas of 2016.

These incidents prompted the TDC to ask the DepEd to establish a support mechanism thru a mutual aid and benefit system that would be readily available to all teachers in need, on top of the immediate implementation of Sections 22 of the Magna Carta.

The TDC is very optimistic though that the DepEd would act favorably on both matters after they have discussed them with Sec. Leoner Briones herself in a dialogue with the TDC leaders held during the National Summit of Teachers in Taguig City last November 17. Briones gave her initial commitment and said that the DepEd will consider increasing the school funds (MOOE) to cover free annual medical check-up for all teachers. As to the mutual benefit system proposal of the TDC, the DepEd said this may be included in the services of the DepEd Provident Fund, which now is limited to loans. The Secretary said they would immediately study legalities to enable them to grant these benefits.

“We appreciate these pronouncements from our Secretary and we would wait for them to be translated in policies.” Basas ended. #

TEACHERS IN YOLANDA AREA STILL WAITING FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER ASSISTANCE

November 7, 2017

Four years after the devastating typhoon hit Visayas provinces; teachers have yet to receive the promised emergency shelter assistance (ESA).  This was revealed by the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) in a forum in Quezon City today. 

“We received reports that the full amount for emergency shelter assistance for most of the teachers especially in Tacloban City and Leyte has not been released as of the moment. The amount covers the government employees whose houses have been declared either fully or partially damaged.”  Benjo Basas, the group’s chairperson said.

The group also said that most of the teachers who received the partial amount were asked to liquidate the full as a pre-requisite for full release.  In some cases, in Eastern Visayas State University for instance, the administration initiated the provision of financial assistance to its employees but later on, the COA ordered them to return the funds. Meanwhile most of the teachers who are beneficiaries of housing projects have not been moved to their respective units.

TDC Rejoinders to Sec. BRIONES

Teachers’ Dignity Coalition
“Unity of Teachers to Regain the Dignity of Teaching Profession”
SEC Registration Number: CN 2007-10645
Diam cor. Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City
Telefax (02)4446564 • Mobile: 0916-6126739
Email: teachersdignity@yahoo.com.ph • Website: http://www.teachersdignity.com/


MEDIA RELEASE
October 24, 2017

   TDC’s Rejoinder to Sec. Briones*

*Sec. Leonor Magtolis-Briones’ reaction on the earlier statements from TDC and other groups on the matter of the abrupt deductions made by the DepEd in their salaries was published in a news report from the Manila Bulletin, October 24, 2017 quoting her in a forum with press people, Kapihan sa Manila, October 23

SLMB: “Teachers, themselves, know that they are over borrowing and they know that they’re at their limits and that the only reason they get P4,000 net is the GSIS loans are not being deducted,” Briones, Professor Emeritus, National College of Public Administration and Governance of the University of the Philippines, explained.

TDC: If a teacher reached the limits, then why the DepEd thru the respective Authorized Approving Officers (AAO) of the field offices allowed and approved the loan application? The pay slip of a loan applicant will be assessed and the AAO will determine if the teacher or any borrower has the capacity to pay the loan amortization. That means if the monthly salary of a teacher will be reduced to less than the mandated NTHP, then it should not be approved. The DepEd thru its RPSUs are tasked to collect the monthly loan amortization for the GSIS and for other PLIs, then they are at fault of the collections were not made.

Clearly it is a violation of the DepEd’s own rulesstipulated in DepEd Order No. 38 itself:
“The DepEd Authorized Approving Officers (AAOs) must be stringent in certifying or providing confirmation with the GSIS on the NTHP of their DepEd personnel.  The AAOs shall educate the DepEd personnel on the consequences of applying for loans with various private lending institutions (PLIs) without considering their capacity to pay.  Every day of delay on payment of loans shall mean imposition of penalties and accrued interests by the PLIs and the GSIS.
The role of the AAO for GSIS loans is to provide confirmation that DepEd borrowers have sufficient NTHP before their respective loans are granted by the GSIS”
SLMB: Contrary to TDC’s claims, Briones said teachers are informed way before collection. ”The circular is widely circulated and for both PLIs and GSIS, they have authorized DepEd to allow the deductions,” she said.

TDC: The DepEd Order No. 38 released in July 31 of this year, while circulated on the widely was never explained to the us. The Order is loaded with technicalities- both terms and procedures.

SLMB: GSIS, Briones bared is “complaining and are threatening to sue us and the teachers” if the unpaid amount of loans are not settled. “This is a challenge that we need to solve because we will be held liable,” she explained.
To date, Briones said DepEd has about 23,000 teachers that are about to retire and will not get any amount after because their GSIS loans are not being deducted. “Teachers don’t realize that these interest rates are being compounded,” Briones noted.

TDC: Again, the Secretary should ask herself, who is to blame? Teachers are tasked to teach but those who have loans in the GSIS have obligation to pay and that payment should be made by the DepEd, the agency of teachers tasked to collect money and remit the same to the GSIS. Why should teachers be penalized?
SLMB: For Briones, the best long-term solution to teachers’ over-borrowing is teaching teachers financial literacy. “We really have to institute financial literacy among our teachers,” she stressed. Teachers have to “make financial choices amongst themselves…it’s not as if the Department has created this problem and they are aware of this problem,” she ended.
TDC: We recognize the need for financial literacy program and, as we have earlier stated, we are willing to cooperate with the DepEd for this objective. However, how could one manege finances if he has none? The best solution is in the Secretary herself. She is mandated by law to propose funding for the welfare provisions of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers and provide for overtime pay, free health services, study leave with pay, cost of living allowances, higher salary grade, among other benegits. Yet, the Secretary did not perform her mandated duties. Worse, she stated in several occasions that teachers are not underpaid and underappreciated. If so, we will not need to pawn our ATM cards to make ends meet. We borrow because the salaries we are getting are simply not enough for a decent living.

We hope the Secretary will join us in our calls for a P10,000 across the board increase for tecahers and DepEd personnel.#
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Reference:
Benjo Basas
National Chairperson
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https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/24/teachers-decry-loan-deductions-from-salaries/

Wala kaming Sinahod?

ITO PO ANG SAGOT NG TDC SA ISYU NA YAN, ANG ACTUAL CONTENT NG SULAT NATIN KAY SEC. BRIONES NA NAIPADALA NGAYON LANG SA CENTRAL OFFICE:

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22 October 2017

DR. LEONOR MAGTOLIS-BRIONES

Secretary 

Department of Education

DepEd Complex, Pasig City

 

Greetings of peace!

Madam;

We would like to bring to your attention the urgent issue in the field in relation to the deductions made by the Department of Education (DepEd) thru the respective Regional Payroll Services Units (RPSU) for the salary of DepEd teachers for the month of October. This, according to our initial inquiries is in accordance with the DepEd Order No. 28, s. 2017 (Further Clarifications to DepEd Order Nos. 12 and 27, S. 2017 - Implementation of P4,000.00 Net Take Home Pay for Department of Education Personnel), which is based on Sec. 47 of the General Provisions of General Appropriations Act of 2017. Many teachers were shocked upon learning that the salaries they received for this month were below the net take-home pay of P4, 000.00, some received only P600 pesos. 

Madam, it is unimaginable that a teachers’ family will be able to live on a P600.00 budget for a month. While we recognize that teachers, or any borrower at that, have their obligations to the lending institutions, it is also clear in the rules that the DepEd is duty bound to ensure that teachers are eligible for the loans. Furthermore, the DepEd, thru the respective RPSUs has the obligation to effect the deductions for loan amortization as stipulated in the loan forms and even in the agreement of the DepEd with the private lending institutions (PLIs).  As to the public loan facilities under GSIS or HMDF or even DepEd Provident Fund, it is expected that the deductions for these shall be prioritized by the DepEd. Yet in many cases, deductions for PLIs were made ahead of the GSIS deductions, which is a violation of rules. Clearly these violations resulted to the present dilemma where teachers are deeply fallen in debt because of the compounded interests charged against them both by the PLIs and government loan facilities. 

Teachers have nothing to do with the implementation of these policies and they should not be penalized for others’ fault. This recent deliberate deductions below the NTHP is another big blow to the teachers and their families who are highly dependent on their minimum take-home pay of P4, 000.00 for a month of living. Given this situation, teachers will now look for alternatives to make ends meet, one of them obviously is again to plead to loan sharks which will perpetuate and worsen their already dismal economic situation. 

Madam, we recognize that there is a problem on the mindset of most of our employees in relation with financial management, but we also believe that this abrupt and unforeseen solution of the DepEd creates more problems than solution. May we appeal for your consideration to immediately suspend the implementation of the DepEd Order No. 38, s. 2017 and initiate the widest consultation possible so that we will all be able to discuss the situation in the field and come up with a better solution.

Finally, we are very much willing to collaborate with the DepEd management to promote and strengthen financial literacy for our employees.  But most of all, please be one with us in our struggle for a better compensation package specifically the P10, 000 across the board increase in the salaries of teachers and DepEd employees. 

  

Thank you very much! 

Respectfully yours, 

BENJO G. BASAS

National Chairperson

Teachers are Underpaid and Underappreciated

YES MADAM SECRETARY,
TEACHERS ARE UNDERPAID AND UNDERAPPRECIATED
(In response to Secretary Briones’ statement)

Madam Secretary, with due respect, you got the wrong perception.

Yes, public school teachers are underpaid and underappreciated and you cannot just cite the 'migration' of private school teachers to public school system to prove your theory. The type of private schools that you are talking about are mostly violating the labor laws by giving their teachers heavy workloads yet very low salaries and almost no chance for job security, which of course, worse than the situation in public schools.

The entry-level basic salary is only P19, 600 subject to mandatory deductions. Allowances on top of it are also being paid to all government workers, not exclusively for teacher. We seem to have 'two month-paid summer vacation leave' but most of the time, these days are also consumed for our school tasks- closing activities in April and preparation for school opening in May. And may we remind you that unlike all other civil servants, teachers are teachers 24/7, the work does not stop when the bell rang. We take our tasks home, beyond 6 or 8 hours. And again, unlike other government workers, we are not entitled to sick or vacation leave. The two month-vacation myth is not even a salary, it is called proportional vacation pay and will be reduced every time we failed to report to work any day from June 1 to March 30, even for a valid reason of health.

The still unaccounted missing teachers in Marawi and the trauma that our colleagues have experienced in Pigkawayan are but a few examples that teachers, like soldiers, policemen and nurses are also in the frontlines during the calamities, even in armed conflicts.

Madam secretary, since the very first that you sit as the Secretary of Education, we anticipate reforms in the department and in the entire education sector. And to give you an idea, the single most important reform that you can bring is to make the lives of teachers better. No education reform initiative could reach its goals if we will not put the welfare of teachers in paramount consideration.

Yes madam, we, your public school teachers are underpaid and underappreciated.

Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC)
June 22, 2017

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Reference:
Benjo Basas

Caloocan Teachers na Binangga ni KANO, Tinakasan! Pinabayaan! Kinawawa!

This moment is my 40 hours awake due to Outing-Ouching. 

Malapit na kami sa aming destinasyon sa Morong Bataan para magswimming ng gabi ng banggain ang isa naming van ng puting Honda ni KANO!

Ang resulta... anim sa walong sakay ng innova na binangga ang nasugatan at nagkaroon ng matinding pinsala kabilang na ang aming guro na napilit naming sumama samin dahil kasiyahan naman. So nakakahiya sa kanya kasi isa siya sa biktima ng aksidente.

Kitang kita namin ang biglang paglitaw ng kotse ni Kano noong nai-Uturn na namin ang aming sasakyan at saktong nagmamaniubra ang innova namin ng salpukin. Masyadong mabilis noon ang pangyayari kaya tila isang pelikula ang nakikita namin... pero noong makita naming umikot ang van dahil sa pagbangga dito.. na-alarma kami dahil sakay nun ang mga kaklase namin.. kaya naman dali-dali kaming lumapit sa mga kaklase naming nabangga para saklolohan sila. Madilim sa lugar at wala kaming alam na dapat kontakin para hingan ng tulong kundi ang mga kapatid ko sa media. Ipinaalam ko ang pangyayari at nakiusap akong ikonekta kami sa otoridad upang masaklolohan. 

Mahigit kalahating oras pa bago isa isang nagdatingan ang mga peace officer at rescuer ng lugar.. ang mga nauna ay kakilala umano ni Mr. Lewis, ang driver ng white honda, para mag-imbestiga at alamin ang kalagayan namin... hindi lamang sila isa kundi marami... isa isa silang nagtatanung sa amin para alamin ang pangyayari habang ang iba nama'y nakamasid. Halos 40 minuto ng dumating ang tauhan ng SBMA para saklolohan ang mga biktima... nang macheck na sila, agad naman silang dinala sa ospital (BayPointe Medical Center). Wala man lang nagsabi o nagtanung samin kung saan namin dadalhin ang aming mga kasama but sumunod nalang kami sa ambulance.. at dinala nga kami sa malagintong ospital na iyon. Akalain mong halos 70k na ang wala pa naming isang araw na paglagi sa ospital.. 500 daw ata ang bayad kada oras sa emergency room plus professional fee, gamot at iba pa. Nang malaman namin iyon ay agad na kaming nabahala at hinanap ang salarin. (nakatakas)!

Nasa kustodiya ito ng Law Enforcers ng SBMA. Dinala raw ito sa ospital para magpacheck pero tumanggi ata at nawala... hindi rin nagpapaliwanag noon ang LE ng SBMA tungkol sa nangyari kaya ang mga pulis ang hinanap namin para dakipin ang salarin. Lumipas ang magdamag pero wala pa rin kaming lead sa Lewis na iyon at tanging sagot lang ng mga pulis sa Morong e magpa-followup pa sila. Ang masakit ay naamoy ng classmate ko na nakainom  ng alam ang kumag pero walang nakalagay sa spot report ng mga pulis.. wala ring ipinresentang lisenya ang kumag. Andami mang paglabag ang ginawa ng kano pero bakit pinatakas ng LE SBMA ang suspect? Ni ang mga Pilipinong nakausap namin para alamin ang kinaroroonan ng suspek pero ni isa sa kanila wala nagsabi. Mas pinahahalagahan nila ang mga banyaga kaysa sa kapwa-Pilipino!

Ala-sais palang ng umaga ay tumulak na kami sa Morong Headquarter mula sa Subic para magpatulong sa mga pulis doon na eskortan kami papuntang bahay o sa Ocean Adventure (ayon sa kasamahan niyang nag-imbestiga e isa sa may-ari raw ng Ocean Adventure ang mokong). Agad namang nakipagtulungan samin ang mga pulis papuntang bahay umano nito.. subalit nung makarating kami ay hindi kami pinapasok sa gate ng residential/staff area kaya dumiretso kami sa ocean adventure para malaman ang katayuan ng taong ito.. subalit walang nakapagturo at nakapagsabi ng katayuan nito. Sa pag-uusap nila sa loob ay maya maya bumalik kasi sa residential area at doon may taong humarap samin. Sa umpisa ay hindi raw niya alam kung nasaan si kano pero ng magsalita ang pulis na kasuhan nalang kasi ayaw makipagtulungan ay nagparamdam ito eventually na gustong tumulong sa isang kundisyon (walang mamamagitang pulis) dahil namemera lang daw sila. Hindi man sumimangot ang kasama naming pulis pero ramdam namin ang pagkapahiya nila.

Sa punto ring ito ay tumawag na ang salarin at kinausap ang may-ari ng binanggang Innova. Ayon sa kanya, makikipagsettle na raw ang kumag. Gusto naman namin iyon para makaalis na kami sa gintong ospital. Subalit dumating nalang ang hapon ay tila wala itong balak magpakita o magbigay ng nararapat. Sa komunikasyon sa pagitan namin at ng kaklase naming nakausap niya, sasagutin daw niya ang bill ng ospital at ambulance na maghahatid sa injured classmates namin sa ospital sa Manila. Ang bill namin ay nasa 70k na for 15 hours kaya nagmamadali kasi sa settlement.. pero ng malaman iyon, parang lugi kami, kasi may bali ang ribs ng mga kasama ko at kailangang maconfine pero ang offer niya ay para makalayas lang kami sa sbma?

Sa mga panahong ito, delay na ang aming kain, wala kaming ligo, palit ng damit, tulog at iba. Wala man lang isang nag-offer ng tulong samin kahit pa kumalat na sa mga tsismosa ang nangyari. Halos mangiyak na kami sa pagod at puyat kasabay ng inis sa paghahanap kay KANO! Wala rin kaming pera.. subalit may nagpahiram samin dahil ayon sa kontak namin sa Manila ay sasagutin ni Mayor ang gasto para makauwi na kami tutal Caloocan Teachers kami. Tutulong pa sana na magpadala ng service o ambulance para kunin ang aming injured classmate at mailipat sa ospital sa Manila.

Paano nga ba nagsimula ito?

Nagplano kaming magkakaklase na makalabas ng siyudad at magpatanggal ng stress dulot ng sunud-sunod na trabaho. Makakatulong kasi ito para makapagbonding kami ng walang iniisip na iba maliban ang kasiyahan dahil papasok na naman ang June at simula na naman ng klase sa aming pinaglilingkurang paaralan at siyempre sa aming pagpapayabong ng kaalaman.

Gabi na kami umalis sa Caloocan at halos tatlong oras bago kami dumating sa subic.. binabaybay namin ang Subic to Morong ng maligaw ng liko ang driver namin.. malabo kasi ang signage kaya hindi agad napansin. Nasa unang kilometro palang kaming pumapasok sa way papuntang pasyalan, nang matanto ng driver na mali ang daan kaya dun din kami nagturn pabalik... sumunod naman ang isa na umikot.. subalit habang ginagawa niya iyon, siya naman pagdating ng humaharurot na white honda.. doon di;y tinumbok niya ang likurang bahagi ng Innova na siya namang dahilan para umikot ng 180 angle ang innova.

Ano aral dito?

1. Huwag magbiyahe ng gabi kung sulok ang pupuntahan mo upang maingatan ang sarili.

2. Iba ang teorya sa totoong buhay... dito kasi nasusukat ang kakayanan mong kumilos ng napapanahon.

3. Huwag magtitiwala sa nagmamagaling... baka nilalaglag ka lang sa bitag.