Some of you are still probably thinking, “Travel ban on China is useless. Why? If an infected Filipino or other citizen came from another country, then the virus will still spread. We also cannot prevent our OFW’s from returning.”
And here’s what I have to say:
A travel ban is NOT useless. And I’ll tell you why.
Four weeks since the Philippines went into a self-imposed quarantine, and I’m still hung up on how most of what we’re experiencing now could have been easily avoided.
I won’t try to claim to be an expert on virology, or economics, or politics. All I’m going to rant about are the little annoyances that, up to this day, still bother me.
I remember during the last few months of Arroyo’s term, I thought, I wish that she had more time. More time to continue her projects. More time to guide the country on to a stable path. More time to execute a well-thought developmental plan.
Then the next president came along, and it seemed apparent that his first order of business was to revamp everything, and remove anything that was connected to Arroyo. Aquino was not the candidate I voted for in that election, but I remember during the last few months of his term, I also thought that, okay, maybe it might have been beneficial if he still had time to continue what he had planned for the country. But, all things are bound to end, and I was ready then for a change in leadership.
And then came Duterte.
Hindi ko sinasabing madaming bulag na panatiko sa social media, pero parang ganun na nga.
When I first read on Facebook that there was a city-wide festival in China where many dogs were abducted and butchered to be served as meat dishes, I didn’t want to believe it at first. I mean, dogs are adorable pets that all people love, right? Well, okay; I know for a fact that some people here in the Philippines eat dog meat as appetizers in their drinking sessions, but I’ve always believed that there couldn’t be anything worse than that.
I realized I was wrong when I learned about the Yulin Festival.
The Wasted Wanderer 