In the days leading up to the SONA2020, Rappler, through its StoryOfTheNation campaign, captured the different experiences of the common Filipino and how their lives have been changed by the pandemic.
When President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his 5th State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27, he is expected to cite not only his administrations’ achievements but also the state of the government's pandemic response.
“Dignidad. Ito ang tinanggal ng pamahalaan sa mga jeepney driver gaya ng tatay ko. Hindi sila nanghihingi ng ayuda; gusto lamang nilang makapag hanap-buhay muli. Tatlong buwan mula ng ideklara ang quarantine, pero karamihan pa rin sa kanila ay di pa nakakabalik-pasada,”Jeepney drivers in Metro Manila, who have had no income since the start of the lockdown, are among those affected by the pandemic.
“The truth is that the new normal is starving, begging, grieving, and being helplessly angry in knowing that they are at the mercy of people who do not care about them. The most infuriating part of this is how the government has used this pandemic to sow terror, abuse people's rights and liberties in the guise of protecting our safety,” Bernardo continued.
“Sanctions due to breaches of quarantine protocols were only for those who take no positions in the government. Those obvious violations committed by people in power were neglected. A lot of subpoenas were sent to the critics of the government for voicing out their opinions. Not to mention, the passing and implementation of anti-terror law,” he continued.
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