“Pasensya na wala kaming bigas. Kami ang magnanakaw,” the robbers wrote an apology on a blackboard. Crime, poverty, and hunger have always been connected words. According to the survey of Social Weather Stations last October 2022, almost half or 49% of Filipino families have rated themselves “poor”.
Probably, no one wants to live in a jail. Some people tend to push themselves to steal just to fill in their empty stomach. But this just continues to its roots: poverty.
People are given different opportunities and situations that make our life more different from each other. When I was riding a jeepney earlier, a man was giving out small flyers and I thought he was just a random beggar, but I was wrong. The man was selling pens to earn money to support his siblings.
Both of the situations have only one thing in common—they are both trying to survive. The poverty in our country continues to worsen and it must come to an end. Poverty and hunger in a community results in more struggles.
We must learn to get out of our bubble of privilege and see the real problem in our country—stop blaming the people who suffer from the bad outcome of the problem in a society.
Photo Source: Manila Bulletin
References:
[https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/16/robbers-apologize-for-looting-oton-elementary-school/](https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/16/robbers-apologize-for-looting-oton-elementary-school/)
[https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/848788/almost-half-of-filipinos-rate-themselves-poor-sws-poll/story/](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/848788/almost-half-of-filipinos-rate-themselves-poor-sws-poll/story/)
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