“PH Activists Have Not Learned To Be Intelligent About Their Protests In The Last 100 Years!” – Frank A Hilario, Blogger, Non-Conformist
ANN says (Author Not
Named, 22 July 2022, “Defying Authorities, Activists To Hold
Commonwealth Protest On Marcos SoNA,” news.abs-cbn.com):
MANILA — Despite
failing to get a permit, cause-oriented groups under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) coalition will push through with
their planned demonstration along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday,
25 July, the day of President Ferdinand
Marcos Jr's first State of the
Nation Address (SoNA), its Secretary-General Renato Reyes Jr said Thursday.
"Tuloy pa rin po
ang rally. I don't think it will be stopped by the mere denial of the permit
kasi nga po umaayon naman tayo sa karapatan natin sa Konstitusyon," Reyes
told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo.
(The rally will
proceed. I don't think it will be stopped by the mere denial of the permit
because it's well within our constitutional right.)
Bayan
knows it has the Constitutional Right to protest on the streets; but Bayan does
not know that it has the Cerebral Right to protest via social media? Pity!
(Yes, I voted for Leni
Robredo; yes, I support my President, Ferdinand
“BBM” Marcos Jr. Yes, as a writer and crusader for
popular prosperity, at the very least I support dialogue in social media in any
topic that ultimately pertains to democratic pursuits. I’m a blogger; I also
protest, but not as anti.)
The non-intellectual street protest in PH was introduced 119
years ago. GOVPH says (“A History Of The Philippine Political Protest,” GOVPH, officialgazette.gov.ph):
On 01 May 1903, the
Union Obrera Democratica de Filipinas… the first workers’ union in the country,
staged a massive rally calling for an eight-hour working day and the
recognition of 01 May as a public holiday. Led by Dominador Gomez and attended by over 100,000 people, the
rally culminated in the arrest of several members as well as the harassment of
workers’ groups in the succeeding months.
Harassments.
What do you expect when you protest too much?!
Note that Bayan’s head Reyes is not saying anything
about the why of their planned rally somewhere near the Batasan. So, it is safe
to say that the placards will not be “safe.”
That
is to say, PH activists have not changed their tactics in a century, and in The Age of Social Media have not learned
that the best place to protest is not physical but digital! Not only
that it is safe, but you can also be creative
without end.
Activists! Go form your social media group & campaign
via Facebook! Do also Twitter and YouTube to sell your ideas – endlessly if you wish.
Choose
your media; be peaceful – and you can be as creative as you want protesting – you’ll
be glad you did!@517
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