They Will Never Get My Vote

It is very frustrating, disheartening... to those who did not know about our story: That night, when we were told to leave the office & bring our belongings, I tried not to be emotional. When I first heard of the info that we have to leave the office coz THEY (under Magpale's order and with more of her ill-advisers) will lock down the office---I DID NOT BELIEVE.

I told myself and my office mates: Who would have the right mind & heart to do that to us? We did not do anything to be evicted from our office that easily. What is there to secure in our office? We are just mere employees doing our job. And most of all, it was supposed to be our Christmas Party and we are supposed to get together, exchange gifts and celebrate. Can't they just let the New Year pass or just wait for our contracts to end. Mu-expire naman gyud among contract at the end of the month, unsa man ilang gidali-an? And why? Unsa ra man intawn mi oi... na-threatened sila sa among presence? Just 2 days after the suspension order was handed...agad-agad? nagmamadali? How vindictive! How cruel!

But no, shortly after we confirmed the truth about the news...a team of Magpale's staff went inside our office and ordered us to bring our personal belongings and vacate the office. With the help of one of our superior, he bargained that we be given the chance to pack our things until the next day at noon time. (but of course, mutuo pud ka nga pasudlon pa kaha mi the next day? and so we packed our things). Lami ihilak..but the tears came days after... kung kanus-a ming-sink in na ang tanan. 

With heavy hearts, igo ragyud mi gipahuman og picture taking kuyog sa among Christmas Tree... namutos mi. I packed my more than five years of memories.... sakit sa dughan and dili lang ako ang nasakit, hasta among mga pamilya. 

And what made it worst? The police had to check through all our things. Maayo na kaayog kaputos akong boxes, they untied it. Unsa man diay among nabuhat? Unsay pagtuo ninyo namo? Kawatan? Nga kinahanglan rekisahon. 

Futile ra ilang pagwaling-waling sa akong mga gamit kay KAHIBAWO ko nga wala sila kasabot sa ilang gibuhat ug kung naa man silay gi-check sa among mga butang, wa sila kahibawo kung unsa.

Sabta kuno na be!

We labored--walay gipiling adlaw..ming-duty mi... nag-naning mi sa among trabaho ug pagkahuman...ingon ani-on lang mi?

PEOPLE! You can all say bad things against Gov. Gwen, but I dare ask you... Unsa man imong nahibaw-an sa atong pang-Gobyerno? Yes, walay mga anghel sa politika...but I know one great leader who made Cebu, who made me feel that Cebu is the best province in the country. Why? Because no one has made Cebu soar to unprecedented heights in terms of infrastructure, tourism, business and what have you. Kung wa kahibawo ani..do your research... o ba kaha, taga-siyudad ka nga nag-apil-apil langsa issue. Dili man ka ka-feel kung milambo na ang Cebu kay na-confine ra ka sa imong balay ug sa imong gitrabahuan. I dare you! Suruya ang Cebu....dili ang Cebu City! 

I am out of work. Jobless. I-renew kunog usa ka buwan ang mga casuals & contractuals... cge, ikaw ako pangutan-on.. Would you work under her after all that happened to you. Would you? Siguro kung makaon ra nimo.

I left a part of my heart in Sugbo News. I was one of the team that revived it, nurtured it... i considered it as my baby.

This coming election, huna-hunaa intawon ninyo kung kinsa inyong butaran.