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i would like to use my privilege to speak on what’s happening in the philippines and how you can help.
tw // police brutality, murder, death, shooting
#StopTheKillingsPH
#EndPoliceBrutality
tw // police brutality, murder, death, shooting
#StopTheKillingsPH
#EndPoliceBrutality
sonya gregorio and her son, frank gregorio, were shot dead by officer joel nuezca because of an argument that happened with the officer’s daughter. neither sonya nor her son showcased violent behaviors and neither of them had a weapon. they were innocent.
say their names, remember their faces. these are just one of the many cases of police brutality that have happened in the philippines. the system there is horrible, and filipinos who speak up against it can risk getting red-tagged.
what is red-tagging? it is malicious blacklisting of an individual or organization who is percieved by state agents to be “threats” or an “enemy of the state.” for any filipinos reading this, please use “
” to take place of any personal info on your account! stay safe.
” to take place of any personal info on your account! stay safe.
more importantly, remember the officer’s name: joel nuezca. remember his face too. he is a disgusting man and deserves no retribution for what he did.
government officials are saying he “surrendered” himself and turned himself in. they are also trying to cover this up as an isolated case. an isolated case is an example of something that is not very common.
so, if this were an isolated case, would the philippines government also like to explain all of this?
and not just that, but joel nuezca has a history of abusing his power as a police officer.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? —
1) petitions
these DO NOT help! if you come across any, ignore them.
2) speak up
use your voice! please. especially if you aren’t from the philippines. our voices matter so much here, and we can help change the future for so many people.
1) petitions
these DO NOT help! if you come across any, ignore them.
2) speak up
use your voice! please. especially if you aren’t from the philippines. our voices matter so much here, and we can help change the future for so many people.
do not wait for someone else to speak up for you, otherwise, you’re going to be waiting so long that nothing ‘ay happen. use. your. voice. if you have trouble putting it into words, pull inspiration from threads, message someone, anything. but please, just try to speak up.
3) spread everything
rt and like everything. spread everything as much as you can. annoy the fuck out of your timeline, who cares what your followers think? they deserve to know what’s happening and we should all be trying to do something about it.
rt and like everything. spread everything as much as you can. annoy the fuck out of your timeline, who cares what your followers think? they deserve to know what’s happening and we should all be trying to do something about it.
4) donate
donate to the families if you can. if you can’t donate, again, spread them. donations can really help a lot in more ways than you can imagine. i will be linking to some places you can donate to below.
donate to the families if you can. if you can’t donate, again, spread them. donations can really help a lot in more ways than you can imagine. i will be linking to some places you can donate to below.
5) silence
this is the worst thing you could do right now. do not remain silent. do not ignore what you’re seeing. use your platform. i don’t care if you’re a small account or a big account. i don’t care if your content revolves around serious matters or not. your voice matters.
this is the worst thing you could do right now. do not remain silent. do not ignore what you’re seeing. use your platform. i don’t care if you’re a small account or a big account. i don’t care if your content revolves around serious matters or not. your voice matters.
if there’s more ways that we can help, please message me filipino mutuals and filipino non-mutuals! these are just all the things i could think of!
to all my ph mutuals, please stay safe and take care! i will link some breathing exercises and distraction carrds for all of you.
to all my ph mutuals, please stay safe and take care! i will link some breathing exercises and distraction carrds for all of you.
/safe
i know i’m just another small account, but i really hope if this came across your timeline that you took the time to read through this thread. if i left anything out please tell me! i’ll add more to this thread if i need to.
this is why i’m encouraging each and every single one of you who isn’t from the philippines to use your voice! use your platform! because a lot of filipinos aren’t in a position where they can do it themselves. https://twitter.com/carrots404/status/1341008195360157698
just something i found: duterte, the president of the philippines, promised to give a raise to healthcare workers, but healthcare workers haven’t received them. yet, government workers, including police and military, have received huge bonuses.
another typhoon has hit the philippines https://twitter.com/iamqueencath3n/status/1339850169848754177
other accounts of police brutality https://twitter.com/natoreyes/status/1340817882985295873
// kidnapping, brutality, murder https://twitter.com/flynswim/status/1340918640762228739
IMPORTANT THREAD!! SHARE WITH YOUR FILO OOMFS!!! https://twitter.com/dazaisiuv/status/1327591450482143233
