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Alright, I'm sorry I missed the DSWD part. But still, from that very link you shared, the message was clear: that
DSWD had a job to do, just like MTRCB. I'll say the same thing from my previous reply, if they do not rebuke such act, they will be defeating the very purpose of their constitution.
Maypa wa nalang DSWD kung way mu-laban sa right sa bata. Dili man na pasikat, they're doing their jobs.
Now
about the "why single out TV5? What about Goin' Bulilit?" I agree, we've also seen children do some equally "questionable" performances from Goin' Bulilit, Showtime, Eat Bulaga, et. al., too many to single out any particular one. It just so happened that this is the first time that we've seen the host bully the kid, and this also happened to be the first time that someone decided to put his foot down and air his displeasure about what happened. It doesn't help that Willie has a fair share of haters already, malas lang siya nga siya ang na-abtan sa final straw that withheld the floodgates of wrath. Mao na, this should be a lesson na to every network that nothing of an analogous nature should ever be allowed to happen again. They should be more careful and they should not get too cocky, thinking that no one cares enough to bring it up to everyone's attention.
TV5 and the parents can give their reasons, and they should be respected. Ilaha sad na. But that doesn't change the fact that
changes have to be made.
I know you said you're not rooting for Willie but still, just to put things in perspective...
Willie said (from that link you shared):
"Hindi natin gagawin yan sa ating mga kababayan. Nandito po kami para magbigay ng saya at tulong at pagasa sa mga, kamukha ng mga batang ito. Hindi pa nangangarap e, sa hirap ng buhay. Poverty ang pinaguusapan dito, sa hirap ng buhay ho yan. Andito kami para magbigay ng saya."
"Dyusko naman, ang daming problema ng bansa. Ang amin nating problema, tulad ng mga bibitayin. Yung mga corrupt. Tapos ito, maliit na bagay na binastos ko raw yung bata... Wala pong ganun, at hindi ko gagawin yan."
Para niya wa niya gi-bastos ang bata but his actions say otherwise. Ka-klaro ato iyang gipa-hiya o! Who is he kidding? Tell that to the marines, Willie! This wasn't the first time we've heard Willie use the "nagdadala kami ng saya" line, that's all he banks on. I am not a Willie hater, I actually find him pretty cool and funny, that is when he isn't stirring up the pot of controversy.
Will diverting attention away from your mistake to another wrong do any good? "Sige, mangawat ko, ay ko ninyo tagda kay naa pay mas grabe nako, naay nang-rape diha silingan nako ay." Mao na ang logic? Di nalang nato tagdon? Abi "lesser evil" ra?
There's really nothing more to argue.
Di nalang ta mu-ingon nga puros ra pasikat basta naa gani mu-action regarding some popular issue. And you wonder why people say nga grabe ang crab mentality sa Pilipinas. Kung naay mu-diskarte, sawayon kay nagpa-gwapo ra kunohay. Paita sad. We have to put a stop to this if we're ever going to become a better nation.
Regarding the "they're doing this/not doing this kay wala gi-televise", do you know for a fact that they aren't doing their jobs? Just because you saw a bunch of street kids sniffing rugby or something? Kay wala man gi-televise, wala sad ka kahibaw. They (DSWD) can only do so much. In fact we as citizens should give our fair share, dili ra ta puros salig sa gobyerno nya ato ra sad diay sawayon kay "way gamit" o way epekto.
This is not about a network war, or ABS-CBN finding a chink in Willie's armor, it's more than that, let's not stick to that premise. This is about improving the standard and quality of life here in the Philippines.