2/2 Tapos ipinilit pa ni tibak na may white saviourism... akala ko ba point ng decolonisation yung hayaan ang grassroots community to come up with their own disaster response and their own solutions to their own problems, which as so happens is EXACTLY what Angat Buhay is doing as it transitions from disaster outreach to rehabilitation efforts?

Mahirap kausap talaga mga yan.

Ano po ‘yung diaspora? Parang ang sarap gamitin na salita. ☺️✌🏻

MelissaJoy yung tawag sa ating mga wala na sa Pilipinas, yung mga balikbayan. "Diaspora" po ang general term ng mga immigrant, but in relation to their heritage/country of origin

maannedc di ba? Nakakapika kasi while technically balikbayan na ako, I lived in the Philippines long enough to see Angat Buhay being launched in the FVP's office incumbency, and I've witnessed how Atty Leni was always working within and from the grassroots. Itong mga tibak sa malayo wala ring point of reference kasi so akala mo kung makapagsalita.

they talk nonsense sa mga ganito. feeling nila they know better but they don't. clowns. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

crysta17: to be fair, not everyone is like this, but I checked their public feed and mostly US posts ang meron, so safe to say they haven't been back to PHL in years. So yeah, kapag ganyan, I remind myself (as a balikbayan) it's disrespectful to speak over the ones who still live in the Motherland and thus know how to define mutual aid in a local setting.

ligayaharuka: yep. this.

ah sakit ng wala s PH too long...