A netizen writes an open letter addressed to Kabataan party-list Representative Sarah Elago who insisted that the free education implemented by the Duterte administration for the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) students should be unconditional.
In his post, netizen Ram MG Labra tried to rebut Elago’s statement that went viral this week, saying that the young lawmaker might be right for her first phrase that free public education is a fundamental right.
However, he believes that the second phrase of Elago didn’t receive very well by Labra and explained in his Facebook post why the lawmaker is wrong for saying that the free tuition law imposed by the Duterte administration should be without reservation.
He explained that while the government imposed the free tuition, the students who benefited from it should not waste it like doing walk out rallies against the government.
Labra pointed out like the parents; the government was also expecting that the students receiving free tuition should study well.
The netizen also reminded Elago that the money used to fund the free tuition fee of the SUCs students came from the sweat of ordinary people who some of them couldn’t afford to educate their child.
At the end of his post, he even cursed Elago in anger because instead of being thankful to the government for giving them free education, they’re still trying to destabilize the government and destroy the image of the President.
You can read his whole open letter below:
To: SARA ELAGO
Baluktot na Kabataan Partylist
Una sa lahat, gusto kong klaruhin yong phrase mong “Hindi siya dapat may kapalit.” Tama ka obligasyon ng gobyerno ang magbigay ng libreng edukasyon, walang kontra dyan! Pero yong second sentence mo, dyan ka may nagkakasapal sa utak! Obligasyon ng magulang na paaralin ang kanyang anak, KAPALIT AY MAGTINO SA PAG-AARAL AT MAGTAPOS para sa seguridad ng Kinabukasan. Ganon din ang gobyerno! Kapalit ng paggastos ng mga eskolar ay MAGMATINO SA PAG-AARAL AT MAGTAPOS! Para kanino? Para kinabukasan ng bawat isa at sa bansa! NGAYON, anung ginawa nyo? DI KAYO NAGSITINO kundi BINUYO NYO MGA ESKOLAR NA LUMABAS SA KLASE AT MAG RALLY KONTRA SA GOBYERNO! Aber, sinong magulang na normal na halos nagpapakamatay sa pagod para lang makapagpaaral tapos kontrahin ng kanyang anak na pinapaaral? DI BA ISA KANG MAY SALTIK SA UTAK SARA! Buwes ng bayan at pera ng bayan pinapaaral sa inyo sa mga State U at Colleges. Galing yan sa mga nagtitinda ng suka, mangingisda, mga workers, magsasaka na mga halos walang pagod para lang mabuhay ang mga pamilya. Ni halos di makapagpaaral sa mga anak. TAPOS LULUSTAYIN NINYO SA PAG RARALLY? Ay talagang MGA P***** *** NINYO LAHAT! Anung walang kapalit? Meron, tulungan ang bansa pero ang gagawin ninyo WASAKIN ANG BANSA. Mga P***** *** ninyo ulit! Baka nakalimutan mong magkakambal ang KARAPATAN AT TUNGKULIN? Claim ng claim kayo ng Right pero di kayo gumagawa ng inyong tungkulin! P***** *** NINYO LAHAT ULIT!’
In his another comment, Labra also said that militant people like Elago is not helping the country anymore.
“These militante people are not actually helping our nation building. They are destroying democracy because they wanted communist system to rule.“ he said.
As of writing, the post of Labra reached 6,000 shares and thousands of different reactions from the netizens.
“Oo totoo ang sinasabi mo pero wag nyong guluhin ang state na nagpapaaral sa inyo yan din ang obligasyon ninyo. kaso pinagaral kayo ng estado pero hihikayatin nyo ang mga kabataan na pabagsakin ang estado na nagpaaral sa inyo. ang tawag sa inyo AHAS!” Netizen Emmanuel Roa said.
“Bakit kayo obligasyon nang gobyerno inanak kayo nang magulang nyo no sila ang dapat magpaaral sa inyo ?. Sa ibang bansa nga e may bayad ang pag aaral no. Student loan ang tawag no. Kapal nang mukha mo!” Jocelyn Landas remarked.
“We should be more disciplined and responsible to our own responsibilities NOT to blame the Government. We need to work hard be kind and stay humble. We can provide our own needs. The government will not provide all your needs. Wake up! It’s better there is more proper qualifications for every free school students the best deserving can avail only.
Because there’s still someone taking free school even the parents can afford.” Ferm Agropas suggested.
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