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The youth are not just the future—they are the NOW.
Join us on Beyond the Headlines as we sit down with student leaders TJ Rapisora and Ellah Ebrada of Nagkahiusang Kusog sa Estudyante UP Cebu.
From pressing campus concerns to the role of student activism in shaping society, hear their voices, their advocacies, and their stand on the issues that matter most today.
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Join us on Beyond the Headlines as we sit down with student leaders TJ Rapisora and Ellah Ebrada of Nagkahiusang Kusog sa Estudyante UP Cebu.
From pressing campus concerns to the role of student activism in shaping society, hear their voices, their advocacies, and their stand on the issues that matter most today.
💬 What are the challenges students face today?
📢 How are young leaders making an impact beyond the campus?
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00:23Good afternoon and welcome to Beyond the Headlines. I'm DJ Moises.
00:27Today, we sit down with two student leaders to understand not just what they believe, but how they think, how
00:35they learn, and how they navigate the responsibility of being young voices in today's society.
00:42From the University of the Philippines, Cebu, please welcome TJ Rapisora and Ella Ebrada.
00:48So hi, TJ and how. Hi, Ella. Welcome to Beyond the Headlines.
00:53Thank you, sir. Thank you so much for having us.
00:55So maybe you'd like to greet your friends who are watching.
00:59Hello, everyone from UP Cebu. We hope you're having a good afternoon. And thank you so much for tuning in
01:07with us.
01:08Hello, everyone. I'm Ella Ebrada. And I hope that you're eating your lunch today. And yeah, I hope for a
01:14fruitful discussion today.
01:15Yeah, so how would you introduce yourself? Because obviously, I introduced you and they could see from the title card
01:23your role in the student council in UP Cebu.
01:26But if we are to remove the role, how do you normally introduce yourself? So let's start with Ella.
01:33For me, ladies first.
01:36For me, for me, if I remove my role as a student leader, I'm just a simple girl that focuses
01:43on studies and also helping with the family.
01:47Because we're not really that financially. So we really believe that the education is going to solve your family problems.
01:53So more of, like very focused on dedicated education of us at Ella Ebrada.
01:57And then for you, TJ?
01:59I would siguro define myself if tantangon ang nagkayusang ko sukses, estudyante.
02:05I would still be a student leader who not only leads students but also takes them towards the communities that
02:13need us, that need the help of students in mobilizing for their rights.
02:18Sige, so you're taking statistics and si Ella is taking management.
02:23So how do these disciplines relate to your advocacy?
02:30So we'll start with you, TJ.
02:32For my work previously in the student council, as a statistics student, I can use my skills for sensing forms,
02:41for surveys that we use to give policy recommendations toward the UP Cebu administration in important decisions.
02:50So that's how I use my program to siguro more objectively represent the stances of students.
02:58So at least you're supporting data-driven kind of decisions and influence.
03:05And for you, Ella?
03:06For me, as a management student, it's more on a technical work.
03:09Especially in student council, my work is really on finance.
03:12So I really use my management knowledge on financial tracking sa budget sa council and also budget requesting sa amung
03:20administration.
03:21So when you look back, and anybody can comment, no?
03:25Pwede po, better if kamung duha.
03:27When you look back in your upbringing ba, so this is the place you grew up with, the family that
03:33you have, or the parents that you have and their approach in terms of raising both of you,
03:41how do these factors relate to you eventually becoming student leaders and even activists?
03:51Siguro to start.
03:53I think with me, my parents have always been supportive in everything that I wanted to do growing up.
03:59Taking leadership positions in whatever organizations they may be.
04:04Trying debate for the first time during my senior high school.
04:07And I think that sort of cushion helped me to become comfortable placing myself where I want to be.
04:15But siguro, ang nagmold sa koamor as a leader that serves the interests of the masses.
04:21I learned through the educational discussions, through the political discussions that we have in UP Cebu,
04:28where we talk about the realities that the masses face every day.
04:32And also, more than that, immersing ourselves really on the communities, like going to the peasants in Aluginsan, for example,
04:39or the drivers in various jeepney terminals, or the carbon market vendors, where we immersed ourselves with them.
04:50So I think that's one really big factor which molded me into the leader that I am today.
04:57Similar with Kia TJ, also my family is very supportive, Manput, when it comes on my taking a role of
05:04student leader.
05:05Although there are reservations on being an activist, but still I would like to try to let them understand
05:11how it really is important to be one with the masses, especially that the issues that they're facing
05:16is not really that very isolated to us, like we're very interconnected.
05:20So as a student leader, that's one of the biggest things that very upbringed or molded ko as a person
05:26because it really made me realize how important not just to really be the voice of the student,
05:31but also to be one with the masses and carry their struggles.
05:35So what was that defining moment, Manwan, when you realized that this is more than just leading an organization?
05:42So what was that defining moment in your life that made you realize that?
05:49Okay, maybe I could start.
05:53Maybe my experience that made me really aware and really present in my being an activist
06:04was my experience last GASC in Tacloban where we held a lightning rally.
06:10GASC meaning?
06:11General Assembly of Student Councils.
06:13That's a gathering of all student leaders and student councils in the UP system.
06:22My experience was at Tacloban when we held a lightning rally.
06:28We were just voicing out concerns on Tacloban being heavily militarized back then.
06:34And, you know, as our program started, as the rally started, we saw about 60 police officers ready to disperse
06:44us.
06:44They were, it seemed as though they were more than us because, um, grabe talaga, grabe sila kadaghan atong nga
06:51time.
06:51And it got to a point where we had to run away from them, no, kay, um, our streamers were
06:58being, ka nang giilog na siya, amang mga placards gipang ilog na.
07:02No, and, um, that was the moment that really defined who I was and who I am as an activist.
07:09How old were you at that time?
07:10I was, that was already two years ago.
07:13So, I was, um, 20.
07:15I was 20 at the time.
07:16So, um, that experience na, um, in any day, ka grabe ang response, no, sa harassment, sa state.
07:25Sa amu, nga, nag-voice out raming o concerns na amu as students, no, kay,
07:29Muto siya ang, siguro nag-sulti sa ako anga, ka nang seryoso yun ang pagka-activist, no, um, dili siya
07:37sayon-sayon lang.
07:39And, um, it agitated me more to, to work towards representing the students better, to, uh, go to the communities
07:46and fight for their rights with, alongside them.
07:49And for you, Ella?
07:50For me, kay, um, it was last year, GASC, po, like, General Assembly of Student Council in Los, in Los
07:56Banos, CPLB.
07:58So, at that time, we were immersing with the fisher folks.
08:02So, um, kung ko ya, TJ, it's more militarization, but for me, more on sa government response,
08:07because there were, like, with, marag, gigikan pa sila sa pagsalanta sa Bagyo,
08:11pero ang gigiv na response sa government kay Gita, gana sila, relief good, good for two days.
08:16And if we really think in long term po, kaili, be, siya enough.
08:19And then, ilangang livelihood po ito kay ilang mga machines, ilang, ay, machines, like ilang boats,
08:24it's ganin nag-i-use for fishing kay nangaguba, and it's not in good structure, like, it's good condition.
08:29That's why mo, mo rag, maka-affect pod sila hang, um, daily life, para maka, kinakabuhi sila sila silang pangyanaadlaw.
08:35So, at least for both of you, your parents, no, are supportive of the causes that you adopt, no,
08:47along with your growing up years, but not all parents are actually open when it comes to that, no.
08:54So, at least from, maybe it's your case or your observation also from your peers,
09:00what's the one thing that parents would normally worry the moment they know that their children are taking a more
09:09active role in society?
09:13Siguro, the very reason why parents sometimes disallow their students, even for, even from, oh, their children,
09:22even from taking up positions in the student council, for example, in UP Cebu,
09:26is really the fear of red-tagging. It has been really rampant nowadays.
09:33Even during our last term when we ran for student council,
09:36the whole slate that was running for NKE were red-tagged, no,
09:43and it resulted to withdrawals from our candidates.
09:48So, I think it just really goes to show how state-sponsored propaganda,
09:55red-tagging, really damages the, what do we call this,
10:01really damages how student councils work,
10:06that it's something people fear going into,
10:09even before they get into the student council.
10:12And I think it is valid for parents to worry for their children that that's the case.
10:18Because it really is worrying that it's been rampant,
10:22that it's been rampant, that it's been rampant to many children in the school,
10:30even running for the student council.
10:32So, that's really the problem nowadays,
10:36when parents don't worry about it.
10:37So, I will have a different question for Ella, no,
10:41but still related to this one.
10:43So, now that you are deeply immersed already, no,
10:46in terms of the causes, no,
10:49or the advocacies that you support,
10:51what are the worries, no,
10:53whether it's your parents or those around you
10:57that you now understand deeply, na?
11:01Oo, sak mo ding ma-worry kida eh sila?
11:04Siguro, on red tagging, as someone po na-red tag,
11:07kaya mag-hats po na ako nga,
11:09ma-worry jod sila sa security na ako,
11:11kaya it's not really datlalim ka yung ma-red tag,
11:13kaya morag ma-hadlook na ka mag-
11:16Like for me personally,
11:16ma-hadlook na pood kum ma-wear o gu-up nga mga merch,
11:19or anything na ma-indicate nga yung up student ko,
11:21kaya morag nag-pink ko nga la,
11:22bas na mag-up kuan ko,
11:24kaya malink na dayon ko on any red tagging attacks,
11:27and there a po na gikansad siguro ang pag-worry sila,
11:30like sa kong mother po,
11:31kaya ma-umatsad na yung reservation jod,
11:32like very prone man dyan yung ma-red tag,
11:35and kaya pag-sabot nang dyan ako sa iya nga,
11:37ang kaning red tagging,
11:39kaya it's not something na dapat,
11:41like ma-hadlook ko,
11:42pero it's not something na dapat madala ko sa hadlook,
11:44kaya ma-umadjun ang ginabuat dyan sa itong state,
11:46kaya diliis la ganahan of mga intellectual nga student na morisis gani,
11:50especially sa karoon nga condition nga,
11:52very lalaka yung mga issue,
11:53especially sa oil price hike nga,
11:55all is affected,
11:56like even sa pamalitununan, mahal ka,
11:58yung like yung anak siya nga pag pasabot na ako sa kong mother,
12:01and that's why, Morag, ma-realize siya man ito na yan,
12:03the long time na,
12:03got stratika and support na ano.
12:06So, this one,
12:07so karoon, Morag,
12:08the question previously were about for parents
12:10to have a better appreciation
12:12or understanding on the work,
12:14no, that leaders like you do.
12:16Let's move Nasad on the part of the student.
12:19What would be your advice, Manzad,
12:22for younger LSK,
12:24both of you,
12:25younger LS and younger TJ,
12:27who are discerning to also
12:30thread the path that both of you chose,
12:33that they can better balance their role as a child
12:37and also them being the voice of the young?
12:42Siguro to start,
12:44what changed how I act
12:48and how I move as a leader
12:49was really immersing myself in the masses
12:52and making their struggles my own,
12:55immersing with their struggles continuously.
12:57So, my advice,
12:59and it's really important
13:00in terms of student council leadership
13:04because as student councils,
13:06as institutions,
13:07our work must not only revolve
13:10around the students that we serve,
13:12but also the communities,
13:14the larger sections of society
13:16that are really in deep crisis,
13:19even outside our universities.
13:22So, that would be my advice
13:25to younger people,
13:26those who want to take leadership roles,
13:29is to immerse yourself in the masses.
13:32Talk to the vendors,
13:34talk to the jeepney drivers
13:35who we know are in deep crisis right now,
13:38know their struggles,
13:39and also join organizations
13:41that allow you to be immersed
13:44with the real struggles
13:46that the Filipino people face,
13:47like Kabataan Party List,
13:52Anak Bayan,
13:53we also have,
13:54like for UP Cebu, NKE,
13:56so it's really a life-changing moment,
14:01if I might say for myself,
14:02that immersing yourself in the masses,
14:06knowing their struggles,
14:07knowing where they're coming from,
14:09that's the only way
14:10where we can better represent them
14:12in the causes that we wish to push forward.
14:16And as student leaders,
14:20we don't only serve our students,
14:22but we must also take on bigger roles
14:24in serving the communities
14:25that we are part of as well.
14:28I decided to ask you a different question
14:30because I could anticipate
14:32that you would also give the same answer
14:34because it's important for us
14:36to immerse on the advocacies
14:38or the causes
14:38so that we would be better equipped
14:40to not just understand what's happening,
14:44but also to suggest solutions.
14:46So, I understand.
14:47So, I'll have a separate question for you then.
14:50So, if you are to, for example,
14:52Kanang, I'm younger than you,
14:54which is hard to believe,
14:55but just in case,
14:56for example,
14:57I'm younger than you,
14:58and I would say,
14:59Ate, Kanang,
15:00I have really a challenge
15:02in terms of balancing ba?
15:03Because good for you
15:04because your parents are supportive.
15:06But I would say,
15:06I have difficulty balancing like you
15:08because I need to obey my parents
15:10because I'm still 16 years old.
15:13But at the same time,
15:14there are also causes
15:15that really matter to me.
15:16So, how can I balance
15:17between being a good child
15:19and also being a good voice
15:22for the youth?
15:24For me, personally,
15:26I would advise that
15:27a 16-year-old child
15:29to...
15:30No, I'm not kidding.
15:31I'm just kidding.
15:32I'm just kidding.
15:33I'm just kidding.
15:34I'm just kidding.
15:35I would advise
15:36to really stand on
15:39what you really believe,
15:41what you are,
15:41because for me,
15:43even if you're not
15:46out of the cold,
15:47you're not a small affection,
15:50like small...
15:51like small...
15:51literally small,
15:52like affection and love
15:53in your life.
15:54And if you would be honest to them,
15:55transparent to them,
15:56that this is what you want to do,
15:58that this is what you feel like,
16:00you're not a right path,
16:01you're not a right path,
16:02you're not a right path,
16:04or you're not a decision
16:11to your parents.
16:12And I believe that
16:15all parents are supportive
16:17if...
16:17Yeah.
16:18If...
16:19If...
16:20If you're not...
16:21Like, if you're not aligned
16:23to your goals,
16:24you'll be able to balance
16:26and struggle
16:26to realize
16:27that you're not a right path.
16:30No, but I think
16:31one of the things
16:32that I also like
16:33about that perspective,
16:34because there's this
16:36very important ingredient,
16:39which is communication.
16:40Because I think it happens
16:42in all relationships,
16:44whether parent, child,
16:45husband, wife,
16:46or boyfriend, boyfriend,
16:48girlfriend, girlfriend,
16:49boyfriend, girlfriend,
16:50friends,
16:50whatever relationship,
16:53the path will not always be
16:55kind of...
16:58aligned, no?
16:58There really are points
16:59in which the path
17:00becomes divergent, no?
17:02And that's where
17:03communication will happen,
17:04so that both parties
17:06understand
17:07why
17:09you're taking
17:10a path
17:11that makes
17:11the other person
17:12uncomfortable,
17:14no?
17:14So, now,
17:15this one is
17:16a typical question.
17:17How do you balance
17:18academic responsibilities
17:19with activism?
17:21Okay, you go first.
17:23I'm going to be first.
17:24Okay.
17:26For me,
17:28realistically speaking,
17:29there are times
17:29I'm going to balance
17:31academics and activism,
17:33but for me,
17:34in academics,
17:35I'm going to balance
17:36with you.
17:37To have friends
17:38who are very
17:40supportive of you,
17:41and very...
17:42I have my own friends
17:43that you remind
17:44of my messenger,
17:45like,
17:45I don't know,
17:46I'm just going to
17:46deadline.
17:47I'm just going to
17:47meet you.
17:48It's very helpful,
17:50Jude.
17:50And also,
17:51sometimes,
17:51I'm not going to
17:52do it with friends.
17:53I also practice
17:55jotting down
17:56all my tasks to do
17:57so that I'm not going to
17:59lose and
17:59I'm not going to
18:00make a deadline.
18:01And so,
18:02activism,
18:03the role of
18:03Usahe,
18:04is that he's
18:05in terms of
18:06academics like
18:07exams,
18:08but he's
18:09going to practice
18:10and get to
18:10the situation.
18:12And your fellow
18:13activists,
18:14he's going to
18:14take the
18:15situation.
18:17For me,
18:19personally,
18:19I really need
18:20to remind myself
18:21frequently that
18:22I'm first a
18:23student before
18:24I am a leader.
18:25So,
18:25for me,
18:26it's
18:28getting rid
18:28of my
18:29academic
18:29requirements
18:30first before
18:31taking on
18:32the role
18:32of being
18:33an activist
18:33for the day.
18:35And,
18:36yeah,
18:36I do admit
18:37sometimes
18:37that he's
18:38balanced
18:39but for me,
18:41in prioritization,
18:43Jude is the
18:44key.
18:44in times
18:46where
18:46I can
18:47focus on
18:51my work
18:52as an
18:52activist.
18:53But,
18:53if
18:53urgent
18:54tasks
18:54for
18:55ACADS,
18:56then I
18:56would put
18:57my time
18:57into it.
18:58It can be
18:59easy.
19:00And,
19:00I hope
19:02our viewers
19:02are able
19:03to capture
19:03that because
19:04what you
19:04shared
19:05were even
19:07relevant
19:07outside
19:08student
19:09leadership.
19:10They really
19:10are life
19:11skills.
19:12in your
19:13case,
19:14for example,
19:15I like
19:15that your
19:16priorities
19:16are clear.
19:17So,
19:18it's the
19:18same when
19:18you are
19:19already at
19:20work.
19:20For example,
19:21I'm here
19:22in Beyond
19:22the Headlines
19:23but I'm
19:23an entrepreneur.
19:25So,
19:25I should
19:25know which
19:27is number
19:27one and
19:27which is
19:28number two
19:28because at
19:29some point
19:30something's
19:31got to
19:31give.
19:32So,
19:32it's important
19:33that we
19:34know our
19:35priorities.
19:36And that's
19:37an important
19:37life skill.
19:38And in
19:38your
19:38case,
19:39the reason
19:39why I'm
19:40able to
19:40relate that
19:40because I
19:41wasn't
19:41exactly an
19:42activist but
19:43I was also
19:44on the
19:44phase when
19:45I was
19:45your age,
19:46the party
19:47going side
19:48and also
19:49the academic
19:49side.
19:50And the
19:51two were
19:51actually in
19:52conflict,
19:53especially when
19:54I reached
19:54third year
19:55to keep
19:57the expectations
19:59to have
20:02excellent grades
20:03at the same
20:04time the
20:04one to
20:05party.
20:05And I was
20:06just fortunate
20:06because I
20:07had two
20:08sets of
20:08friends,
20:09the party
20:09going friends
20:10and also
20:11the
20:12nannying
20:12friends.
20:13So,
20:14if I stray
20:14towards this
20:15side,
20:16this one
20:16will message
20:17me like,
20:17where are
20:17you?
20:19And then
20:20if I stray
20:20on this
20:21side,
20:21they would
20:22also say,
20:22where are
20:23you?
20:23So,
20:24those
20:25questions
20:25would trigger
20:27me eventually
20:30reprioritizing
20:30and recalibrating.
20:33So,
20:33now let's
20:34move towards
20:34the fun
20:35side.
20:36Okay.
20:37I have
20:38statements
20:38here and
20:39then if
20:40you agree
20:40with them
20:40then it's
20:41thumbs up
20:42and then
20:43if you
20:44don't agree
20:44with them
20:45then it's
20:45thumbs down.
20:47So,
20:48first,
20:49this one
20:49is close
20:51to me
20:51because it
20:51also applies
20:52not just
20:53as a
20:53student but
20:53even for
20:54those who
20:55are already
20:55working or
20:57for those
20:57who are
20:57already
20:57entrepreneurs.
20:58activism is
21:00more
21:00effective
21:01outside
21:02the
21:03system
21:03rather
21:04than
21:05within
21:05the
21:06system.
21:07So,
21:08it's
21:09easier
21:09to be
21:10outside
21:11looking
21:11in
21:12than
21:12you
21:13are
21:13an
21:13insider
21:14looking
21:14in.
21:15Do you
21:16agree
21:17with this?
21:18That it's
21:18more
21:18if
21:19activism
21:19is
21:19effective
21:20when you
21:21are
21:22outside
21:22the
21:22system
21:23rather
21:23than
21:23when you
21:23are
21:24inside
21:24the
21:24system?
21:261,
21:273,
21:27go.
21:28Okay.
21:30Oh,
21:31okay.
21:31Let's
21:31start
21:32with
21:32Ella.
21:33For
21:33me,
21:33like,
21:33if
21:34you're
21:34inside
21:34the
21:35system,
21:35at
21:35some
21:35point,
21:36you'd
21:36be
21:36blinded
21:37by
21:37a lot
21:37of
21:38things
21:38like,
21:39in
21:40education,
21:41you're
21:41focused
21:42on
21:44study,
21:44and
21:44then
21:45you
21:45eventually
21:46forgot
21:46that
21:47there's
21:48bigger
21:49problem
21:49outside
21:50the
21:50system.
21:51Like,
21:52understand
21:52the
21:53stance.
21:53And
21:54then
21:54mine
21:55is,
21:55because
21:55you
21:55agree
21:56with
21:56each
21:56other,
21:56then
21:56I'll
21:57have
21:57the
21:57follow-up
21:57question
21:58for
21:58TJ.
21:59My
21:59follow-up
21:59question
21:59actually
22:00is,
22:00what
22:00about
22:01some
22:01people
22:01who
22:01would
22:02say,
22:02it's
22:02easy
22:03to
22:03criticize
22:03because
22:04you're
22:04outside
22:05of it.
22:05You
22:05just
22:06advise
22:07solution,
22:08but
22:08you're
22:08not
22:08the
22:08one
22:09implementing
22:09the
22:09solution.
22:11What
22:11would
22:11be
22:11your
22:12thoughts
22:12about
22:12that?
22:13I
22:13think
22:13we
22:14need
22:14to
22:15put
22:15it
22:15in
22:15context
22:16why
22:17this
22:29leadership
22:29because
22:30you don't
22:32represent
22:33you
22:33in
22:34basic
22:34masses.
22:35I
22:36think
22:36because
22:37the
22:38system
22:38is
22:38constrained
22:39to
22:40a lot
22:40of
22:40restrictions
22:41because
22:41the
22:41system
22:42only
22:43agrees
22:43to
22:44the
22:44select
22:44few,
22:45the
22:451%
22:45who
22:46have
22:46control
22:47over
22:48our
22:48politics
22:49because
22:49they're
22:49the
22:49ones
22:50who
22:50have
22:50the
22:50money,
22:50the
22:50machinery.
22:52I
22:52think
22:53as
22:53an
22:53activist
22:53we
22:53need
22:54to
22:54position
22:54ourselves
22:55with
22:55the
22:55masses
22:55who
22:56are
22:56really
22:57struggling
22:57and
22:59unheard
23:00in
23:01the
23:01system.
23:03Because
23:04the
23:04problems
23:04are
23:05systemic,
23:06it's
23:06the
23:06system
23:06itself
23:07that
23:07we
23:07need
23:07to
23:07break.
23:08It's
23:09the
23:09system
23:09itself
23:09that
23:09we
23:10need
23:10to
23:10change.
23:11If
23:12you're
23:12inside
23:12the
23:12system,
23:13you'll
23:13be
23:13constrained
23:14towards
23:14the
23:14system
23:15and
23:15its
23:15restrictions.
23:16As
23:17an
23:17outside
23:18perspective,
23:20we
23:20can
23:20change
23:20that
23:22system
23:22completely.
23:24I'm
23:25getting
23:25your
23:26point.
23:26If
23:27you're
23:27there,
23:27you're
23:28subject
23:28to
23:28the
23:29decisions
23:30of the
23:30system.
23:31You're
23:33also held
23:34accountable
23:35by the
23:36system.
23:37There's
23:38just one
23:38thing
23:38that I
23:40actually
23:40watch
23:41news
23:41normally
23:42the
23:42moment
23:42I
23:42wake
23:43up.
23:43Although
23:44I knew
23:45about
23:45it,
23:45the
23:45way
23:46he
23:46said
23:46it,
23:46it was
23:49an
23:50aha
23:50moment
23:50for me,
23:51which is
23:51similar
23:51to what
23:52you
23:52said.
23:52He
23:52actually
23:53said
23:53when
23:54you
23:54look
23:54at
23:55rising
23:55fuel
23:55prices,
23:56it's
23:57different
23:57when
23:57you
23:58just
23:58say,
23:58I'm
23:59planning
23:59to
23:59have
23:5920
24:00travels
24:00today
24:00abroad
24:01and
24:01because
24:02of
24:03higher
24:03prices,
24:04I'm
24:04deciding
24:04to
24:04just
24:05have
24:0515
24:06compared
24:07to
24:07somebody
24:07who
24:07would
24:08say,
24:08I
24:08don't
24:08have
24:08anything
24:08to
24:09eat
24:09already
24:09tomorrow
24:10and
24:11this
24:11is
24:11how
24:11the
24:12fuel
24:12prices
24:12is
24:12impacting
24:13me.
24:14So
24:14at
24:14one
24:14end,
24:14it's
24:14more
24:15urgent,
24:15on
24:16the
24:16other,
24:16it's
24:17like,
24:17okay,
24:18it will
24:18just be
24:18less
24:19comfortable.
24:20So
24:20there are
24:21pros and
24:22cons,
24:22but
24:23it
24:24resonated
24:25to me
24:25when
24:25you
24:25say
24:26it's
24:26also
24:27good
24:27to
24:27be
24:27an
24:27outsider
24:28so
24:28that
24:28you
24:29become
24:29more
24:34I
24:35already
24:35know
24:36the
24:36answer
24:36that
24:37academics
24:37should
24:37come
24:38first
24:38even
24:39activism.
24:40By the
24:40way,
24:40do you
24:41agree
24:41with
24:41that
24:41because
24:41it
24:41was
24:42TJ's
24:42answer
24:42earlier?
24:43Education.
24:44Academics
24:45should
24:45come
24:45first.
24:45Yeah,
24:46for me,
24:46I'm a
24:47student
24:47first
24:47before
24:48being
24:48student
24:48leader.
24:49So
24:51my goal
24:52is to
24:53be a
24:54student
24:54to
24:54graduate
24:54education
24:55and
24:55my
24:56family
24:57is
24:58actually
25:00really
25:00good.
25:01So
25:02I'll
25:02twist
25:03the
25:03question.
25:05What
25:05would
25:05be
25:05your
25:05advice
25:06to
25:06some
25:08activists
25:09unfortunately
25:09who are
25:10already
25:10so
25:12deep
25:12into
25:12the
25:13system
25:13that
25:14they
25:15are
25:15no
25:15longer
25:15fulfilling
25:16their
25:17academic
25:19responsibilities?
25:20What
25:20are
25:20your
25:21advisements
25:22to
25:22them?
25:23For
25:24my
25:24end,
25:25personally,
25:26I would
25:26really
25:26get
25:27them
25:27because
25:27looking
25:28in our
25:29education
25:29system,
25:30it's
25:30very
25:30rattling
25:31and
25:31it's
25:31very
25:31under
25:32a
25:32neoliberal
25:32system
25:33that
25:33it only
25:34focuses
25:34on
25:34output
25:35based
25:35education
25:36or
25:37output
25:37based
25:37projects
25:38like
25:39permit
25:40output
25:40and
25:41it
25:41eventually
25:42forgets
25:42students
25:43to learn
25:44and
25:45when
25:45we
25:45go
25:45after
25:46education
25:47we
25:47know
25:47that
25:47we
25:48exploit
25:48the
25:49capitalist
25:50world
25:50minimum wage
25:52but
25:53enough
25:54so
25:54I
25:55would
25:55totally
25:56get
25:56the
25:56activists
25:57who
25:57really
25:57get
25:58straight
25:58education
25:59because
25:59I
26:00think
26:01play
26:01a good
26:01factor
26:02that
26:02there
26:02no
26:03motivation
26:04to
26:04study
26:04when
26:05they
26:05know
26:05they
26:06are
26:06going to
26:06the
26:06education
26:07system
26:08for
26:09me
26:09I
26:09think
26:10it's
26:10much
26:10easier
26:10to be
26:11a
26:11student
26:11than
26:11an
26:11activist
26:12so
26:13for
26:13me
26:14personally
26:14I
26:14would
26:14honor
26:15them
26:15on
26:16taking
26:16a much
26:17bigger
26:17role
26:17in
26:18shaping
26:18society
26:20taking
26:22off
26:22their
26:23academics
26:24to
26:24focus
26:24really
26:25on
26:26activism
26:26it's
26:27not
26:27an
26:27easy
26:27decision
26:27to
26:28make
26:28and
26:28I
26:29think
26:29it's
26:29a
26:29decision
26:30that
26:30they
26:30themselves
26:31pondered
26:32heavily
26:32upon
26:33full-time
26:34activists
26:35who
26:35work
26:36so
26:37to
26:37change
26:38society
26:38I
26:39would
26:40honor
26:40them
26:41honor
26:42the
26:42choice
26:43that
26:43they
26:43make
26:43to
26:44turn
26:45their
26:45backs
26:45on
26:46neoliberal
26:47education
26:47they
26:48serve
26:48the
26:49interests
26:50of
26:50companies
26:51that
26:51have
26:51cheap
26:52labor
26:52so
26:53you
26:54how can
26:57we
26:57un-honor
26:58them
26:58just
26:58kidding
27:01I'm
27:02at a
27:02crossroads
27:03so
27:03I'm
27:03not
27:03yet
27:04there
27:04but
27:05I'm
27:05already
27:05turned
27:06about
27:06some
27:07things
27:08got
27:08to
27:08give
27:09I'm
27:1016
27:10years
27:11old
27:11again
27:13but
27:15I
27:17also
27:17know
27:18that
27:18my
27:18parents
27:18spend
27:19so
27:19much
27:19money
27:20to
27:20bring
27:20me
27:20into
27:21Cebu
27:21for
27:21me
27:21to
27:21be
27:22able
27:22to
27:22study
27:22so
27:22I'm
27:23also
27:23accountable
27:24to
27:24them
27:24but
27:25thank
27:25goodness
27:26because
27:26both
27:26of
27:27you
27:27are
27:27able
27:27to
27:27balance
27:29what
27:30would
27:30be
27:30your
27:30advice
27:31to
27:31me
27:32about
27:32at
27:33the
27:33crossroads
27:37family
27:38should
27:40have
27:40my
27:40education
27:41I
27:41think
27:41it's
27:42also
27:42like
27:44we're
27:45balanced
27:45but
27:45it's
27:47on
27:48that
27:48personal
27:49decision
27:49if
27:50I'm
27:51going to
27:51my
27:51education
27:51or
27:52not
27:52but
27:53if
27:53I
27:53would
27:53be
27:54on
27:54that
27:54position
27:54as
27:56family
27:57oriented
27:58I
27:58would
27:59really
27:59respect
27:59what
28:00family
28:01is
28:01school
28:02and
28:04if
28:05that
28:05is
28:05also
28:05look
28:07go
28:08for
28:08it
28:09but
28:09it's
28:10not
28:10to
28:10isolate
28:12or
28:12box
28:13the idea
28:15of
28:15people
28:16who
28:16don't
28:16choose
28:16education
28:17so
28:18understand
28:19the reason
28:20when
28:21they
28:21continue
28:21the
28:22education
28:23system
28:23yeah
28:25I
28:25would
28:25agree
28:25and
28:26I
28:26think
28:26these
28:27worries
28:28these
28:28interests
28:29to
28:29families
28:30shaped
28:31by
28:32a
28:32system
28:33that
28:34wishes
28:34for us
28:35to
28:35compete
28:35with
28:35each
28:36other
28:36that
28:36my
28:37child
28:37should
28:38have
28:38a
28:38valedictorian
28:39so
28:40you
28:42forward
28:43soon
28:44moving
28:44forward
28:45and
28:45I
28:45think
28:46that's
28:46just
28:46a
28:46result
28:47that
28:48it's
28:48going to
28:49prime
28:49in
28:49this
28:49system
28:50that
28:50no
28:51not
28:51ready
28:52to
28:52get
28:52to
28:53the
28:53families
28:54and
28:54work
28:55and
28:56the
28:56pressure
28:57to
28:57place
28:58to
28:58some
28:59children
28:59who
29:00excel
29:00in
29:00academics
29:01and
29:01graduate
29:02with
29:03flying
29:03colors
29:04and
29:04so
29:05I
29:05think
29:06I
29:06would
29:06also
29:06acknowledge
29:07that
29:07these
29:08realities
29:08are
29:10part
29:11of
29:11the
29:12system
29:12as
29:12well
29:12and
29:13so
29:13to
29:14some
29:14point
29:14I
29:14would
29:14understand
29:15that
29:15academics
29:18and
29:19activism
29:19as
29:20well
29:20and
29:20also
29:21there
29:22are
29:22a lot
29:22of
29:23ways
29:23to
29:23become
29:24an
29:24activist
29:25you
29:25can
29:27write
29:27produce
29:28art
29:29there
29:30are
29:30many
29:30ways
29:30to
29:31help
29:31the
29:32causes
29:32that
29:33we
29:33wish
29:34to
29:34push
29:34forward
29:35now
29:36I
29:36would
29:36be
29:36able
29:36to
29:37anticipate
29:37already
29:38your
29:38answer
29:38on
29:39Conquimureg
29:39both
29:40of
29:40you
29:40covered
29:40this
29:40but
29:41I
29:41still
29:41want
29:41to
29:41ask
29:42grades
29:42still
29:43matter
29:43even
29:44in
29:44the
29:44real
29:44world
29:45agree
29:45or
29:45disagree
29:46thumbs
29:46up
29:46thumbs
29:47down
29:47grades
29:48still
29:48matter
29:48even
29:49in
29:50the
29:50real
29:50world
29:52let's
29:53start
29:53with
29:54disagree
29:55for
29:56me
29:56even
29:57in
29:57the
29:57world
29:57I
29:58think
29:58in
29:58grades
29:59I
30:00think
30:01you
30:03standards
30:04or set
30:05of
30:05grading
30:06because
30:07it's
30:07very
30:08fully
30:09holistically
30:09covered
30:10aspects
30:11of
30:12people
30:12and
30:13I
30:13don't
30:13think
30:13it's
30:13hard to
30:14judge
30:17it's
30:19very
30:19wrong
30:20idea
30:20for
30:20me
30:21because
30:22it's
30:23a
30:23hopeless
30:23case
30:24at
30:24some
30:25point
30:25you
30:25can go
30:26outside
30:27campus
30:27and
30:27see
30:28people
30:29who
30:29strive
30:29better
30:30even
30:30if
30:30their
30:30grades
30:31isn't
30:31really
30:31that
30:31good
30:32like
30:32my
30:32perspective
30:33okay
30:34I
30:35actually
30:35agree
30:36I
30:38won't
30:38change
30:39my
30:39vote
30:39but
30:39I
30:39do
30:39agree
30:40with
30:40the
30:41position
30:41but
30:41for
30:42me
30:43I
30:44looked
30:44at
30:44it
30:45in
30:45a
30:45way
30:45how
30:46people
30:46perceive
30:47grades
30:48as
30:49much
30:50as
30:50we
30:50want
30:51to
30:51change
30:51how
30:52people
30:52view
30:53grades
30:54I
30:55do
30:55agree
30:55that
30:56people
30:56like
30:58jeepney
30:59drivers
31:00for
31:00example
31:00vendors
31:01who
31:02are
31:03honorable
31:06I
31:06think
31:07what
31:07led
31:07me
31:07to
31:08agree
31:08that
31:09grades
31:09still
31:09matter
31:09is
31:10in
31:11reality
31:12we
31:13companies
31:14want
31:15us
31:15to
31:15become
31:16cheap
31:16and
31:16do
31:17labor
31:17and
31:17they
31:17look
31:18at
31:18our
31:18grades
31:19to
31:19determine
31:19if
31:20they
31:20are
31:20worthy
31:21but
31:21they
31:21are
31:21worthy
31:21so
31:22I
31:24looked
31:24at
31:24it
31:24from
31:25perspective
31:26of
31:26how
31:26the
31:27system
31:28views
31:28grades
31:29that
31:29grades
31:29still
31:30matter
31:30to
31:30the
31:30system
31:31because
31:31more
31:34importance
31:35has
31:35to be
31:36put
31:36people
31:38who
31:39are
31:40not
31:40human
31:41or
31:41school
31:41but
31:42work
31:42tirelessly
31:43for
31:43their
31:44families
31:44they
31:46are
31:46the
31:47most
31:47honorable
31:47in
31:48our
31:48society
31:48karoon
31:49nung
31:50gina
31:50let
31:51down
31:51sila
31:52gina
31:52left
31:52out
31:52sila
31:53gina
31:53isolate
31:54sila
31:54yun
31:54ang
31:54pinaka
31:55honorable
31:55sa
31:55society
31:56karoon
31:56and
31:59this
32:00is
32:00open
32:01discussion
32:01so
32:01you
32:02can
32:02disagree
32:02with
32:03me
32:03in
32:03this
32:04area
32:04but
32:05through
32:06time
32:06I've
32:06also
32:07realized
32:07there
32:08are
32:08certain
32:09realities
32:10that
32:10I
32:11wish
32:11are
32:12not
32:12real
32:12this
32:14one
32:14included
32:14and
32:15even
32:16the
32:17world's
32:18tendency
32:18to be
32:19visual
32:20so
32:21a lot
32:21of
32:21impressions
32:22are
32:23unfortunately
32:24through
32:24how a
32:25person
32:25looks
32:26so
32:26I
32:27don't
32:27agree
32:27with
32:27it
32:28but
32:28it's
32:29unfortunately
32:29a
32:30reality
32:30so
32:31I'm
32:32just
32:32glad
32:32that
32:32even
32:33if
32:33you
32:34don't
32:34necessarily
32:35agree
32:36with
32:36the
32:36principle
32:37but
32:37sadly
32:38these
32:39are
32:39also
32:40realities
32:41that
32:42we
32:42may
32:42not
32:43be
32:43able
32:43to
32:43change
32:44today
32:44but
32:45they
32:46are
32:46realities
32:47and
32:48we
32:48should
32:48always
32:49work
32:49towards
32:49changing
32:50those
32:50realities
32:50as
32:51well
32:51to
32:51take
32:51off
32:52those
32:52standards
32:53unfair
32:53standards
32:54on
32:55students
32:55because
32:57at
32:57least
32:57now
32:57like
32:58in
32:59my
32:59case
32:59for
32:59example
33:00the
33:00last
33:01time
33:01that
33:01we
33:02hired
33:02people
33:02I
33:03did
33:03not
33:03even
33:04look at
33:04the
33:04transcript
33:05of
33:05records
33:05already
33:06so
33:06it
33:07was
33:07more
33:07of
33:08how
33:08the
33:09person
33:09is
33:10able
33:10to
33:11navigate
33:12through
33:12the
33:13interview
33:13and
33:14it's
33:14not
33:14because
33:15they
33:15articulate
33:15but
33:16because
33:16there's
33:17depth
33:17on
33:18the
33:19experience
33:19that
33:20they
33:20bring
33:20to
33:20the
33:21job
33:21so
33:21it's
33:22changing
33:22at
33:23least
33:26not
33:27all
33:27activism
33:29is
33:29informed
33:30not
33:30necessarily
33:31for
33:31the
33:31two
33:31of
33:31you
33:32but
33:32at
33:32least
33:32when
33:32you
33:32look
33:32around
33:33you
33:34can
33:35say
33:36activism
33:37for
33:37clout
33:38okay
33:39okay
33:43now
33:44you
33:44start
33:45so
33:46both of
33:46them
33:47they
33:47agreed
33:47okay
33:48sit
33:48yeah
33:48all
33:49all right
33:51yes
33:51I
33:52think
33:52mas
33:53rampant
33:53ang
33:53tendency
33:54karun
33:54to
33:54just
33:56siguro
33:57ka
33:57nang
33:57put out
33:58statements
33:59na
33:59dili
33:59kayo
34:00informed
34:00on
34:00social
34:01media
34:01and
34:01then
34:02define
34:02it
34:02as
34:03being
34:03an
34:03activist
34:04no
34:04that's
34:05why
34:05we
34:06doubled
34:07down
34:07on
34:07immersing
34:08ourselves
34:09with
34:09the
34:09masses
34:09knowing
34:10their
34:10struggles
34:10because
34:11that's
34:12the
34:12only
34:13way
34:13how
34:13our
34:14activism
34:15reaches
34:16the
34:17roots
34:17no
34:17kanang
34:18ganahan
34:19natin
34:19i-represent
34:19yung mga
34:20sectors
34:20no
34:21nga
34:21dilita
34:22kanang
34:22confined
34:23lang
34:23di
34:23hapon
34:24sa
34:24itong
34:24mga
34:24comforts
34:25because
34:26activism
34:26that
34:27isn't
34:28rooted
34:28in
34:28the
34:28masses
34:29is
34:29kanang
34:31wala
34:32siya
34:32gi-serve
34:33dyan
34:33a real
34:33purpose
34:34so
34:34I
34:35would
34:35double
34:35down
34:36kinahang
34:37lang
34:37dyan
34:37natin
34:37i-immerse
34:38itong
34:38selves
34:38with
34:38the
34:38masses
34:39para
34:39informed
34:40and
34:41objective
34:41ito
34:42ang
34:42push
34:42forward
34:43ng
34:43mga
34:43struggles
34:44so
34:45maagre
34:45po ko
34:46kaya
34:46TJ
34:46nga
34:46very
34:47out
34:47of
34:47touch
34:47jud
34:48ang
34:49pagkoan
34:49activism
34:50if
34:50wala
34:51jud
34:51kaya
34:51immersion
34:51with
34:52the
34:52masses
34:52kaya
34:53namgud
34:53tay
34:53tendency
34:54po
34:54like
34:54a
34:54student
34:55na
34:55madala
34:55satong
34:56comfortability
34:57and
34:57everything
34:57like
34:58that
34:58and
34:58then
34:58makalimut
34:59natin
34:59nga
34:59satun
35:00sa
35:00tinuon
35:00nga
35:00realities
35:01and
35:01then
35:01we
35:01just
35:02assume
35:02assume
35:02and
35:02then
35:02write
35:03statement
35:03about
35:03our
35:03assumption
35:04but
35:04basically
35:05pero
35:05if
35:06we
35:14as
35:14an
35:15action
35:15kaya
35:15mura
35:15shag
35:16kanang
35:16bring
35:16jud
35:17nga
35:17into
35:18one
35:18kung
35:18sa
35:18majud
35:19ang
35:19tinuod
35:19nga
35:19realities
35:20sa to
35:20ang
35:21mga
35:21struggles
35:21especially
35:22sa to
35:22mga
35:23carbon
35:23market
35:23vendors
35:24sa turn
35:24drivers
35:25and
35:25yeah
35:25and
35:26while
35:26you
35:26were
35:27saying
35:27this
35:27ma'am
35:28just
35:28reminded
35:29that
35:29I
35:30think
35:30a lot
35:30of
35:30our
35:31pageant
35:31queens
35:31should
35:32listen
35:32to
35:32your
35:33answer
35:33because
35:34I've
35:35heard
35:36a
35:36common
35:38it's
35:38a
35:38humorous
35:39statement
35:39but
35:40I'll
35:40have
35:40to
35:40say
35:40there's
35:41truth
35:41to
35:41it
35:41if
35:42half
35:43of
35:43the
35:43beauty
35:44queens
35:44really
35:46mean
35:48their
35:48causes
35:49their
35:49advocacies
35:50then
35:51they
35:51would
35:51be
35:51able
35:51to
35:51solve
35:52one
35:52fourth
35:53of
35:53the
35:53world's
35:53problems
35:54already
35:54by
35:54now
35:55so
35:57I'm
35:57glad
35:57that
35:58both
35:58of
35:58you
35:58highlighted
35:59the
35:59importance
36:00of
36:00immersion
36:01because
36:02advocacies
36:03are not
36:03just
36:03something
36:04that
36:04we
36:04adopt
36:05just
36:06because
36:06we
36:06need
36:06to
36:06say
36:07something
36:07that
36:08we
36:08are
36:08advocating
36:09for
36:09something
36:09so
36:09that's
36:10a very
36:10good
36:10point
36:10I
36:11was
36:11just
36:11zeroing
36:12on
36:12beauty
36:12queens
36:13but
36:13I
36:13think
36:13it
36:13applies
36:13to
36:14people
36:14in
36:14general
36:15and
36:16then
36:17we
36:17will
36:17just
36:18go
36:18where
36:18the
36:19trending
36:19answer
36:20is
36:20instead
36:21of
36:21immersing
36:22ourselves
36:23and
36:24really
36:24understanding
36:25the
36:26cause
36:27before
36:27we
36:28before
36:29we
36:30decide
36:31on a
36:31stand
36:32towards
36:33those
36:34causes
36:34dialogue
36:35is
36:36more
36:36powerful
36:37than
36:37protest
36:39dialogue
36:40is
36:40more
36:41powerful
36:41than
36:41protest
36:44oh
36:45both
36:46of you
36:46disagree
36:49tell us
36:51more
36:51about it
36:52not
36:52just
36:52kidding
36:55why
36:56is
36:57dialogue
36:58not
36:58powerful
36:59why
37:00is
37:00protest
37:00more
37:01powerful
37:02me
37:02like
37:02basically
37:03both
37:03man
37:04jude
37:04kina
37:04jude
37:04like
37:05murag
37:05na
37:06hold
37:07nga
37:07effect
37:07pero
37:08for
37:08me
37:08personally
37:09like
37:09based
37:09lang
37:09siguro
37:10sa
37:10akong
37:10mata
37:10na
37:10kai
37:11usahe
37:11si
37:11dialogue
37:12man
37:12good
37:12kai
37:12dili
37:13jude
37:13na
37:13ma
37:13answer
37:14kung
37:14usahe
37:14jude
37:14ang
37:14tinood
37:15nga
37:16kagustuhan
37:16sa
37:17mga
37:17tao
37:17and
37:18then
37:18sa
37:18protest
37:19kai
37:19more
37:19on
37:19murag
37:20mas
37:20kitagaan
37:20na
37:20siya
37:21siya
37:21pagtagad
37:21kai
37:21usahe
37:22dili
37:22magand
37:22comfortable
37:23ang
37:23usaka
37:23party
37:24na
37:25nai
37:25mo
37:25protest
37:25niya
37:26like
37:26maunang
37:26musmo
37:27grabe
37:27ang
37:28ilang
37:28effort
37:28na
37:28ma-resolve
37:29ang
37:29usaka
37:29problem
37:30compared
37:31sa
37:31dialogue
37:31kai
37:32ilan
37:32lang
37:33na
37:33dili
37:34lag
37:34ginitagaan
37:35importance
37:35kai
37:35dialogue
37:35but
37:36if
37:36protest
37:36kai
37:36mas
37:37tagaan
37:37nilag
37:37importance
37:38kai
37:38uncomfortable
37:38naman
37:39sila
37:39sa
37:39kanang
37:40protest
37:40for
37:42me
37:43I
37:43think
37:43all
37:44change
37:45dyan
37:45na
37:45achieve
37:46na
37:52nakapahawataog
37:52dictator
37:53ni
37:55Marco
37:55Sr.
37:55through
37:56the
37:56people
37:57power
37:57revolution
37:58which
37:58was
37:58really
38:00big
38:00protest
38:00with
38:01thousands
38:02and
38:02thousands
38:02of
38:02people
38:03and
38:04maupod
38:04na
38:04ang
38:05kanang
38:07gina
38:07follow
38:08sa
38:09student
38:09council
38:09na
38:10while
38:11maglobby
38:11me
38:12mga
38:12policy
38:12recommendations
38:13sa
38:14important
38:15decision
38:15making
38:15bodies
38:16kinaagihap
38:16po
38:16yung
38:17mga
38:17students
38:17outside
38:18niya
38:18mag
38:19rally
38:19magpakita
38:20silang
38:20collective
38:20strength
38:21na
38:22kanang
38:22mo
38:22oppose
38:23me
38:23sa
38:23mga
38:23policies
38:24niya
38:24giypang
38:25place
38:25sa
38:25mo
38:26for
38:26example
38:26ang
38:27reading
38:27break
38:27na
38:28napareinstate
38:29na
38:29mo
38:29through
38:29dialogue
38:30where
38:31we
38:31presented
38:32opposition
38:32paper
38:33but
38:33also
38:33students
38:34outside
38:34the
38:35dialogue
38:35where
38:35I'm
38:36holding
38:36a
38:37picket
38:37a
38:38protest
38:38outside
38:39and
38:40I
38:40think
38:41we
38:42need
38:42to
38:43show
38:43our
38:44collective
38:44opposition
38:45collective
38:46strength
38:46against
38:47issues
38:48and
38:49kanang
38:49mupi
38:49important
38:50for
38:50us
38:50as
38:50activists
39:19as
39:21yesterday
39:21included
39:22it was
39:23meant to
39:24be a
39:24dialogue
39:24but
39:25when I
39:25look at
39:25the
39:25situation
39:26it
39:27looked
39:27one
39:27way
39:28because
39:29it
39:29was
39:29just
39:29the
39:30person
39:30talking
39:30and
39:31then
39:31looking
39:32around
39:32everybody
39:33was
39:33nodding
39:34their
39:34head
39:34and
39:35I
39:35was
39:35like
39:36to
39:38a
39:38certain
39:38extent
39:39I
39:40think
39:40for me
39:41if I'll
39:42synthesize
39:43dialogue
39:43works
39:45when it's
39:45truly a
39:46dialogue
39:46meaning
39:47both
39:47parties
39:48really
39:48wants to
39:50listen
39:50to each
39:51other
39:51and
39:53both
39:53parties
39:54have
39:54desire
39:55to
39:55improve
39:56the
39:58situation
39:58but I
39:59think
40:00protests
40:01would
40:01come
40:01if
40:02not
40:03all
40:03of
40:03these
40:04ingredients
40:04are
40:05actually
40:06around
40:07because
40:07if I liken
40:08my
40:08experience
40:09with the
40:09dialogue
40:10yesterday
40:10I was
40:11looking
40:11around
40:11and
40:12surprisingly
40:13people
40:13were
40:13actually
40:14nodding
40:14their head
40:14and it's
40:15like
40:15so
40:15you're
40:16agreeing
40:16to
40:17this
40:17I
40:17thought
40:18you
40:18did
40:18not
40:18agree
40:19to
40:20this
40:20so
40:21maybe
40:22a form
40:22of
40:22protest
40:22is
40:23just
40:23to
40:23hold
40:23the
40:24head
40:24from
40:25I
40:27think
40:28that
40:28in itself
40:28is already
40:29a protest
40:29but
40:30anyway
40:31conviction
40:34can
40:34sometimes
40:35turn
40:36into
40:37ego
40:37conviction
40:38can
40:39sometimes
40:40turn
40:41into
40:41ego
40:45I
40:46think
40:46I
40:46like
40:46the
40:46two
40:47of
40:47you
40:47in
40:48you
40:48Ella
41:12it's
41:13not
41:13very
41:14decisive
41:14or
41:14motivated
41:16to
41:16make
41:16it's
41:17I
41:17have
41:17to
41:17put
41:19it's
41:20a
41:21continuous
41:23learning
41:24and
41:24it's
41:25not
41:26it's
41:26and
41:27it's
41:27human
41:27and
41:28it's
41:28human
41:29it's
41:29it's
41:29human
41:29it's
41:30human
41:30it's
41:30human
41:31yes
41:33what I
41:34always
41:35want
41:35to
41:36remember
41:36and what
41:37I
41:37want
41:37the
41:38listeners
41:38to
41:38remember
41:38is
41:39as
41:40an
41:40activist
41:40you're
41:41working
41:41for
41:41something
41:42far
41:43greater
41:43than
41:43yourself
41:44so
41:44you
41:45shouldn't
41:45you
41:45shouldn't
41:46inflate
41:46yourself
41:47Jude
41:47when
41:48you
41:48are
41:48being
41:48an
41:48activist
41:50it's
41:51not
41:51for
41:51you
41:51alone
41:52it's
41:52for
41:52the
41:53masses
41:54and
41:54we
41:54should
41:54always
41:54be
41:55humble
41:56in
41:56conversing
41:57with
41:57the
41:57masses
41:58conversing
41:58with
41:58other
41:59people
41:59because
42:00admittedly
42:01personally
42:01I don't
42:02know
42:02everything
42:03in the
42:03world
42:03and
42:04I
42:04have
42:04a
42:05lot
42:05to
42:05learn
42:05and
42:06as
42:07activists
42:07continually
42:09learning
42:10the
42:11struggles
42:11continuously
42:11bettering
42:12ourselves
42:13how to
42:15become
42:15better
42:16activists
42:16we should
42:17always be
42:17humble
42:21aside
42:22we should
42:24always
42:25stay
42:25grounded
42:26and rooted
42:27in the
42:28masses
42:28and
42:30while
42:31both of
42:31you
42:32were
42:32at it
42:32but
42:32that's
42:33why
42:33I
42:33said
42:33I
42:33think
42:33I
42:33like
42:34both
42:34of
42:34you
42:35I
42:35hope
42:35that
42:35we
42:36have
42:36a lot
42:36of
42:37parents
42:37who
42:37are
42:37watching
42:38and
42:39also
42:39children
42:40who
42:41are
42:41watching
42:42because
42:42I
42:43think
42:43in the
42:43course
42:44of
42:44this
42:44conversation
42:45you
42:46at least
42:46in my
42:47view
42:47you
42:48successfully
42:48broke
42:49quite
42:50a number
42:51of
42:51misconceptions
42:52about
42:53student
42:54activists
42:55so this
42:55is a
42:56learning
42:56for me
42:57and hopefully
42:58to the
42:58parents
42:59and the
42:59viewers
43:00who are
43:01watching
43:01but before
43:02I let you
43:02go
43:02let's talk
43:03about
43:03generations
43:04because
43:04I
43:05would
43:06say
43:06that
43:06both
43:07of
43:07you
43:07are
43:07Gen
43:08X
43:09Gen
43:11Z
43:12so
43:13two
43:14questions
43:14on this
43:15particular
43:15part
43:16what
43:17are
43:18things
43:18that
43:19my
43:19generation
43:20should
43:21learn
43:21from
43:22your
43:22generation
43:23one
43:25each
43:28I'm
43:29trying
43:29to
43:29think
43:30if
43:30you
43:30practice
43:31for
43:35me
43:35siguro
43:39make
43:43use
43:44of
43:44the
43:45resources
43:45that
43:45we
43:45have
43:46like
43:47right
43:47now
43:47easy
43:48to
43:48research
43:50information
43:51on social
43:54media
43:54so I
43:55think
43:55that's
43:55one
43:56practice
43:56that
43:57root
43:58the
43:59causes
44:00real
44:01lived
44:02situations
44:03not
44:03not
44:04in
44:05chika
44:06chika
44:06or
44:06chismis
44:07but
44:07also
44:09research
44:10more
44:10in
44:10situations
44:11and
44:12beyond
44:12that
44:13live
44:13good
44:13with
44:14the
44:14masses
44:15for
44:16me
44:17I
44:17think
44:18I
44:18can
44:18notice
44:18very
44:19close
44:20minded
44:20Gen
44:21X
44:22compared
44:22to
44:22Gen
44:22Z
44:23and I
44:23think
44:24it
44:24should
44:24be
44:24stopped
44:24because
44:25learning
44:25is not
44:26to be
44:26close
44:27minded
44:27but
44:27to be
44:27open
44:28minded
44:28because
44:29only
44:29through
44:29that
44:29they
44:30learn
44:31progressively
44:32and
44:32more
44:33than
44:33they
44:34can
44:35practice
44:36in Gen
44:37X
44:37they
44:37learn
44:38through
44:38chicas
44:39and
44:39chicas
44:40and
44:40chicas
44:42information
44:43and
44:43sometimes
44:44they
44:44have
44:45basis
44:46on
44:46decision
44:47and
44:47sometimes
44:48they
44:48are not
44:48wise
44:49decisions
44:49so
44:50it's
44:50very
44:51important
44:51to
44:52be
44:52open
44:53minded
44:53to be
44:53open
44:54in
44:55happenings
44:56and
44:56only
44:56through
44:57that
44:57they
44:57would
44:57really
44:57understand
44:58the
44:58current
44:58situation
44:59and
45:00the
45:00reverse
45:00what
45:01do
45:02you
45:02think
45:02you
45:03should
45:03learn
45:03from
45:04the
45:05other
45:05generations
45:06the
45:06older
45:07generations
45:08older
45:08than
45:09us
45:09just
45:10kidding
45:10older
45:11than
45:11you
45:12so
45:12wow
45:13for
45:14me
45:14there
45:15are
45:15basically
45:16experience
45:18but
45:19like
45:20sa
45:21reality
45:23in
45:23world
45:23example
45:24that
45:25work
45:25majority
45:26sa
45:26generation
45:28X
45:29so
45:29I
45:30I
45:30try
45:31learn
45:31to
45:31learn
45:31to
45:32learn
45:33how
45:34to
45:36work
45:36so
45:37that
45:38family
45:38for
45:39me
45:39if
45:40you
45:40think
45:41good
45:41good
45:41good
45:41I
45:44look at
45:45my
45:45mother
45:45It's a great effort for us to get paid for our grants.
45:51We practice the motivation for our lives.
45:58It's very honorable for me.
46:01And I hope that we can learn how to get paid.
46:04Actually, the same, Ella.
46:07I know some activists who have all their lives
46:10are activists.
46:12And I hope that they will see me again.
46:15And I hope that they will continue.
46:20That's one thing I wish to learn
46:23and I wish to embody also in my self.
46:26Because I think we're more confined to our own individual bubbles
46:31and choose comfort over activism.
46:35Sometimes there are some tendencies.
46:37And I look up to them whenever the tendencies arise.
46:44Personally, take on your own roles.
46:49Become more agitated, more determined
46:53to become an activist.
46:56And before my last question,
46:59I've said I learned recently.
47:03Although this is...
47:05The reason I had this is because
47:08there are things that we've heard so many times
47:10but normally it takes a situation
47:12to knock that sense into our head.
47:16So just recently, I attended a forum also.
47:18This one is a good forum.
47:20So good dialogue.
47:22So the takeaway at that time
47:24is about multi-generation man.
47:26So the takeaway at that time
47:27is when we go into the room daw,
47:30we read the generation.
47:31And it's not to say that they're all in their own
47:35or in the part of the Tigulans
47:36that they're all in the children.
47:38That's not necessarily a healthy way of looking at the room.
47:42Because reality will tell us
47:43we really don't have the same age.
47:45But it's more of the perspective
47:47that most likely the Tigulans,
47:50they bring
47:51they
47:52they bring experience
47:54which the younger generation
47:56don't
47:57so openness
47:58to say
47:59what does
48:00what will experience
48:01teach me
48:02on the reverse
48:03the younger generation
48:05you're still
48:06more free
48:07from the
48:08harsh
48:09realities
48:11that would cloud
48:12already
48:13the judgment
48:14so you bring in
48:17fresh perspective
48:18the ideal
48:20what things
48:21should be
48:24that's always been the case
48:26but you bring
48:27the fresh perspective
48:28so can you
48:29imagine the synergy
48:30if one end
48:32is open
48:32but brings experience
48:34and then the other side
48:36remains open
48:37but also brings in
48:38possibilities
48:39what can work
48:40what can change
48:41imagine
48:42what society
48:44and country
48:45we will have
48:46but anyway
48:47to end
48:48I'll ask you
48:49to comment
48:49on this
48:50because I can
48:51already anticipate
48:52so I don't need
48:53to ask you
48:53about thumbs up
48:54or thumbs down
48:54but this is already
48:56your closing message
48:57so at the end
48:59of the day
48:59what made you
49:01what will make you
49:03sorry
49:03at the end of the day
49:04leadership is not
49:05about being right
49:06you said
49:07that already
49:08it's about being
49:09responsible
49:10so I'd like you
49:11to comment
49:11each on this one
49:12and to
49:13then that's your
49:14final message
49:15to our viewers
49:16at least for this episode
49:19me start
49:20yeah
49:21leadership is not
49:22being right
49:22but being responsible
49:23oh for me
49:24leadership
49:24at some point
49:25it would really
49:26it would be really
49:27draining
49:27it would really
49:28drain you
49:29it would
49:29demotivate you
49:30to be a leader
49:32but you have a tendency
49:35so you need
49:36immersion
49:37in the masses
49:38so only through that
49:38it would be good
49:39to get inspiration
49:40and once you
49:41really go through
49:42like example
49:43certain activity
49:44when that activity
49:47is finished
49:47you will realize
49:48that
49:48it would be
49:49an activity
49:50that I cause
49:51that I've worked
49:52in the masses
49:53like the output
49:54so it's fulfilling
49:56and in that way
49:57you have a motivated
49:58to be a leader
49:59and that goes
50:00to show
50:01when you're a leader
50:01you should be responsible
50:03and you should focus
50:05on how you bring
50:07a campaign
50:08it's rooted
50:09on where
50:09the struggle
50:10in the masses
50:12yes
50:13it's just a reminder
50:14that if you're
50:16a student leader
50:16you're a student first
50:18before you are
50:19a leader
50:19so
50:20you should be able
50:21to handle
50:23the academic requirements
50:25and it's important
50:26to be responsible
50:27in your studies
50:29because
50:29it will give
50:30much more leeway
50:32for you to do
50:33the leadership roles
50:34and tasks
50:35that you have
50:36and
50:37I think
50:38part of being responsible
50:39as a student leader
50:40is to
50:41responsibly
50:42represent
50:43also
50:44your constituents
50:45and the masses
50:46that we wish
50:47to work with
50:49the masses
50:50which we wish
50:50to mobilize
50:51ourselves with
50:52so
50:53while we do
50:56focus on
50:56our academics
50:58our activities
50:59in the school
51:00so we must also
51:01never uproot
51:03ourselves
51:04never remove
51:05ourselves
51:05from the struggles
51:06of the masses
51:07so continuous
51:08integration
51:09is going to happen
51:09balanced with
51:10the responsibilities
51:11that we still have
51:13as students
51:15so
51:16before we end
51:17this episode
51:18I think
51:19there will be
51:20a part two
51:20of this conversation
51:21the last time
51:22we also guested
51:23student leaders
51:24from USC
51:24so this is the first time
51:26that we're guesting
51:27student leaders
51:27from UP Cebu
51:29and we had
51:30two episodes
51:31with them
51:31so I think
51:32we will have
51:32another episode
51:33in the future
51:34I am enjoying
51:34this conversation
51:35a lot
51:36but for now
51:37thank you very much
51:38for sharing
51:39not just
51:40your views
51:40but also
51:42your journey
51:42and also
51:43your stories
51:44thank you so much
51:46for the opportunity
51:47so beyond
51:49the labels
51:49of activism
51:50and the noise
51:51of debate
51:52what we saw
51:53today
51:54are students
51:55leaders
51:56who are thinking
51:58questioning
51:59and learning
52:01the youth
52:03may challenge
52:04the present
52:04but they are
52:05also shaping
52:06our future
52:07so I'm DJ Moises
52:09this is Beyond
52:10the Headlines
52:10have a good afternoon
52:11I'm DJ Moises
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