‘Walang-wala na’: Poor Filipinos fear death from hunger more than coronavirus

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Rappler speaks with 6 residents from different poor communities. They tell the same story: President Rodrigo Duterte promised them food. But they have received too little to nothing at all. Read more in this in-depth piece. COVID19PH

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Rappler spoke with 6 residents from different poor communities, and their accounts point to a president failing to keep his promise. Some of them – neglected by their local officials – are from urban poor communities who have received help barely enough for their families. This has forced them to look for food elsewhere: the church, non-governmental organizations – others have taken to the streets.in Quezon City walked out of their homes on Wednesday, April 1, demanding that they be given help.

Bagasbas lived with her two sons, an in-law, and 3 grandchildren under one roof. One of her sons worked as an agent selling condominiums, and the other worked in the IT field, but has not received his salary for February. Her in-law worked as a janitor. With the lockdown, none of them could earn. The barangay sent assistance through representatives in San Roque, she said, but these representatives have given relief packs only to people they knew personally. While San Roque is considered an informal settlement, Bagasbas pointed out that many of its residents were still voters whom the officials wanted to court.

Being a senior citizen, Bagasbas is vulnerable to COVID-19, but she said she and her neighbors fear hunger more than the disease.Di ako natatakot sa COVID-19 na ‘yan, kasi kaya mong gamutin ang sarili mo. Ang nakakatakot diyan ay mamatay kang dilat sa gutomMOUTHS TO FEED. Sarah Celiz shares photos of her with her grandchildren. Photo courtesy of CelizSarah Celiz, 55, her husband Alan, 61, their pregnant daughter, and 12 grandchildren – the oldest being 14, and the youngest just 2.

Almon, 32, died on February 6, 2017, while he was attending a wake. Dicklie, 30, was picked up by unidentified men in August 2017, then was found dead in an open field.,” Celiz said in a phone interview with Rappler on March 31. With the lockdown, they knew they could not survive without help. Like other families, they waited. She said they only got help on March 30, and they received only a kilogram of rice and a can of sardines. She said the distribution was also selective.,” Celiz said.

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ganito lang tlaga palagi ang binabalita nila..kakalungkot

Have you spoken to their baranggay chairman? Their mayor? Theres plenty of blame to go around but of course you can frame it however you want.

Presidentw nanaman. So anong ginagawa ng mayor at kapitan niyo jan. TULUNGAN dapat.

Kung sino man nagsulat ng article na ito ayy tunay na walang isip. We have LGU’s that are tasked for the distribution po, and you cannot blame directly the president kung hindi sila agad nabigyan ano? ALANGAN NAMAN ANG PRESIDENTE MISMO MAG ABOT NO? DAMI NYA SIGURONG TIME NO?

gigil ako s mga gnitong klase ng media.spread unity and positivity lng people.

Ayaw sge ug dada problema nana sa kapitan nila.. Gihatag nana sa kapitan mo apil2x baya pud ka dungag raka sa problema.

Tulungan nyo ng may silbi kayo sa kapwa nyo

Lol mabuti pang mag-shutdown nalang kayo rappler. What shitty kind of reporting is this? Hanapin nyo LGU nyo. Sila dapat nangangasiwa nyan. Anong gusto nila si Duterte mismo ang mag door to door sa kanila?

Are they expecting the President to deliver the goods directly to them? Why don’t they ask their LGUs?

putcha nasan ba Ang kanilang mga mayor bakit pati pagsubo iaasa parin sa presidenti

LGU. dili c duterte.

You posted this last night already. Why repost it? This kind of sensationalism is what divides the people. I'll say it again, shouldnt you be looking for 1st the barangay captain and council 2nd municipal leaders 3rd provincial leaders

TANG INA! MGA BOBO... PORKIT GRADUATE KAYO SA PBB apakan nyu na ang mga kritiko sa bobyerno!!! WALA AKUNG PAKI KUNG E BASH NYU AKO MGA UGOK NA ARTISTA! PWEHH!! mga plok plok!!!!! YESTOSHUTDOWN_ABSCBN

Very very sad situation, Those Phil. Billionaires ,millionaires,pls. HELP.🤢🤢🤢

Help them!.. Sana ndi lng kau ngpapalaganap ng balita tumulong kau... Wg n kayong dumgdag s problema..

Iggggittt... Duterete npod... 🙄🙄..bogo Mediaaha

michelle_dy Mscathygonzaga thisisjanicanam ❤❤❤❤

Haha refurbished article na namn Rappler. Bakit? Wala ba masyadong engagement yung una? 😂😂😂

SAAN ANG MAYOR DIYAN AT KAPITAN JUSMIYOOO👊

Hello Ms. Aral ka ng Politics (focus Mo sa Pag-aaral ang Demokrasya) para maintimdihan kung hanggang saan ang kapangyarihan ng Pangulo

ang problem kayong media na nagheheadline ng fakenews.. or maling paghejeadline ng balita. puro kayo nagiging dahilan bakit hinde nagkakaroon ng unity ang mga pilipino..

ProtectTheRepublic DutertePaRin .03% Yellow Liberal Party of Demons & Narcos Already Destroyed This Country and Noone Wanted It to Happen Again! COVID19

Rappler, Tumulong kau!! Yan na ba ang tulong na alam nyo

LGU

Hui rappler! Bat c digong hanapan nyo? Andun na sa local officials mga budget naipasa na Kaya nga nagdstribute na ung ibang lugar problema un sa officials nla dun binulsa ung budget..ugok na rappler

Blame the LGU. Not the president.

oi galing ah! kung nasa sm ka halimbawa, bumili ka ng mejo defective tapos di pa nabigay wasto sukli mo, murahin mo agad c Sy? di ba cashier muna bago punta sa manager and so on?😡😡😡

President kaagad? Grabeh ang brainwash ng mga tao dyan ah.May Barangay Capt and Mayor po tayo. Sila po na atasan mag bahagi ng tulong from the Office of the President. Hindi po makayayanan ni President na siya pa pumunta dyan bigay sa inyo isa isa. Sa laki ng Pinas

pag ang Bansa nagkagulo ang taong BAYAN ang magaalsa at wag kau magtago. mga PI kau.

Instead na mg interview kayo sana ng provide nalang kayo alam nyo nman sitwasyon diba?

Hi trolls👋🏻 Sana Wala kayong mahal sa buhay na tamaan ng veerus!

Mga brgy officials ang hanapin nyo at mayor hindi c President Duterte

And did you give them something while interviewing them, then they will say anything you want them to say istandwiththepresident

Eto na ang delikado. Dutertae andbong gaGo are pushing this people to the edge. Pag nothing to lose na, very dangerous. But hindi malaman ni dutertae yan kasi iba ibinubulong ni bong gaGo. Pinapaikot siya.

TADO kayo talagang presidente pa sinabi nyo e bat hindi yun Mayor dyan ang tawag an nyo isisisi agad sa presidente

Hoy Rappler nagsasamantala na naman kayo ha! matapos lang itong problema to

As usual..hari ng fakenews ang rappler..

Hahahaha..gayaya ra mo.. paghilum mo oi.. unsa gusto ninyo ang pres. Pa ang muhatod sa relief goods sa mga tag balay sa tibook pilipinas?!!! Magkatawa nalang man ko oi.. kung kinsa pay mas idukado mao pay nagpabugo bugo hinoon😂😂😂

ask your Barangay officials/Mayor/LGU first , d yung puro si Mr. President ang sinisisi at kinukuwestiyon nyo ,

Dapat sa LGU kayo magtanong kung na release ba yung pera na galing sa budget. Puro kayo duterte. Si duterte ba ang magbibigay sa bawat bahay ng mga Pilipino?

napakabobo talaga ng rappler. sisihin mo ang mga brgy. officials o mayor. hari ng kumunista talaga.

FAKE NEWS......

sa ilang milyon na napakain, talagang humanap pa ang rappler ng 6 na gutom😂. spell destabilizer? magsara na kayo😂!

better. ay TANGA lahat na lng Kay PRRD isipin nyo may mga LGU Yan. WTF morons

Pakibasa po

seriously?! kelan kaya mkakatulong ang mga media na to na ipaliwanag nla sa mga ininterview nla 'kono' kng san dpat nla hanapin ang cnasabing billion na nirelease ng presidente. instead i educate prang ginagatungan pa tsk!

Bakit sa presidente agad? Tanungin nyo LGU sa inyo.

Sige push pa ng drama.. baka sakaling makapag people power kayo ulit ng di nilalangaw.

Stupid rappler! Ask the LGUs nasaan na ung budget! The President released the money! It means wala sa kamay niya kundi naibigay na sa bawat officials na ang alam mangurakot! Bakit ba naman 1kl of rice for more than a month?! 1 sack of rice dapat! Once again, ASK THE LGU’s!

DU30 already instructed LGU (down to the barangay level) to take care of there areas. And it's the duty of the LGU to take care of their barangays. You expect DU30 to personally distribute relief goods? Tanga talaga ng Rappler!

YOU ARE CREATING PANIC TO THE PEOPLE! ...YUNG KINAUSAP MO DATI NG GUTOM YAN.

Tang ina tanungin nio sa LGU u alangan naman si PRD pa ang magbbgay sa inyo.. Leche

Nakakaiyak kasi di niyo winewelcome yung fact na may nagugutom talaga. Pero on a positive note: yung mga nakabasa po nito at nahahabag maari kayong mag donate sa mga nagpost ng donation drives sa comment section. I made my donation a while ago too :) Lets help our poor.

wahahaha...mga yellowtards

mga bubu sisihin nyo LGU nyo mga tanga! ano gusto nyo sya pa mismo mag bigay sa inyo dyan?

He did right but me process yan di nman siguro need nya na VIP sila pra diretso punta dyan president! Sa Mga munisipyo po yan d po pwede bypass ni President mga brangay official dyan!anyways kilala nman kau sa bias ever since affected ksi business nyo IStandWithDuterte

Huuuuuy mga Mayor, ibigay nyo na ung kailngan ng mga taong nagugutom na po, nailabas na ng pres ung budget. Ano na?

Wow 6 residents is all you have? Was it done nationwide?

LGU po ang kausapin nyo. Hindi c duterte. Tsk tsk

Blame the LGU not the president!

Saan na mga binuto nyu brgy captain saka mayor kunin nyu sa kanila wag nyu iasa sa pangulo

Bat di niyo na interview Brgy Captain, Mayor, at Governor. Nasa kanila ang pera di ba?

may sa bobo talga kayo ... Bat hindi nyo tulungan lumapit or magtanong sa lgu... Presidente agad me kasalanan.... I cannot

Dine e puro pagpupulong wala namang ayuda! hindi pa magkaistindihan kung ano dapat gawin! Suskupo lagpas 10k na namamatay.... 😔

Crappler once again demonstrating their ignorance of how local governments work & the role of barangay captains, district heads & city mayors. You really have to be a special kind of stupid to be reading crap from this Omidyar propaganda jukebox. 😂

Out of the six interviewed, two are from bgys in Quezon City. officialqcmayor Mayor Joy, I think you ought to have a heart to heart talk with Rappler here.

6 people out of millions, in-depth? Sounds like a lot of drivel to me...

Pg hilom oi! Badlonga ng tga LGU anang lugara!

Rappler, kaya siguro matagal jan sa QC kasi bago ibigay relief goods, yung Mayor nyo nag pupause pa para mag picture taking kunwari inaabot sa mga tao. Huhu tas pinauwi pa yung mga nag positive na patients huhu PrayForQC

Aanim? Milyon milyon ang tao sa Pilipinas ito ang napili nyong ibalita? Wala bang kapitbahay yon? Walang baranggay captain? Walang mayor? Duterte agad? Galing

.. sino po ba ang Local Government sa mga pinagtanungan ninyo Sana sa kanila ninyo sinabi... Alam ba ng Presidente yan? Kaya nga nandyan ang LGU eh!! sino Kapitan at Mayor nila?

Ask for brgy captain, municipal leaders and probincial leaders. Why blaming all the President. Rappler umayos ka!

nasa maboteng kamay na ng ganid sa pira...😅

So saan na ang local officials nila?

He promised to get rid of drugs, ease traffic and fight for our islands. Di siya trapo guys, poon sya ng mga DDS, again, di sya trapo. Hahahaha.

Huyy. Yung punong brgy nyo hanapan nyo nasaan na ang binigay ni itay na budget.. Abay kawawa ang matanda, kung lahat tayo, iisa isahin nya...

Sorry ha? Pero when I saw this... I was like, please pray for QC. Naay something wrong jud sa inyong Mayor please lang... Mu pause pa ug. Picture taking bago bigay sa relief goods ehh

Recently had a talk with a hs frend and she shares the same sentiments. Fear of the virus, fear for her kids, fear that they would die of hunger.

Ayusin nyo rappler. Gusto mo pa siguro yung presidente ang pumunta dyan. Bakit hindi ang LGU ang tanungin nyo. Journalist pa naman kayong maituturin, pero ang bobo nyo

Imbes na opost nio eto kung tinulungan nio n lang sana

why not ask their LGU dibaa? like te kamusta na bigayan ha

askvico

Bat di nyo kaya tanungin muna sa barangay captain nyo, tapos punta sa mayor, paakyat? Eh ano ba silbi nila? 😞

Napaka utak NPA talaga netong rappler pota ahha wala ng matinong mareport

KadamayNtnl Bobo, 6 residents From different community pagbabasihan nyo na walang ginagawa ang gobyerno... 😂

They are already poor since then. So, why blaming the president?

buti pah mag shutdown narin kau. your doing nothing in this country and only providing fake, unreliable and one sided news.

Heller ! Wag isisi sa presidente agad ! Knock knock barangay officials Are u there

Jan kayo magaling, hanap butas😅

LGU dapat sumagot jan. Naninira na naman tong rappler 🙄

Yung totoo rappler, leftist kayo no?

ColmenaresPH teka papuntahin ko na dyan si duterte natutulog ata LGU's dyan.

This is totally insane! Nasaan na ang malawak na pag unawa at logic dito! Binabato niyo lahat sa Presidente, kayo na lang magpresidente besh!? Isisi niyo yan sa LGU, hindi sa presidente! Haist nako, namumolitika kayo mga beshy!

Buhay pa pla ang rappler? Haahahaha

President its not magician na sa isang iglap hahatid sainyo. Mga gunggong na media. Dilawan

Ohh those tweeting with istandwiththepresident must read this latest article by rappler and lets see what their reaction will be

puntahan ninyo LGU ninyo. baka may biglang sinuwerte.

Sa mayor nyo hanapin ang pagkain nyo

Lahat po kami nagugutom na kaylan pabato matapos😢😥

ColmenaresPH ibig sabihin kasalanan ni pedro ay kasalanan ni juan?kasalanan ng local na pamahalaan yan bakit sa presidente nyu yan sinisisi?

hindi naman si duterte nagdedeliver ng rasyon, hindi ba pwede isisi muna ra barangay officials na binoto nyo bago c duterte?

😔

Many people view the entire government as 1 person, du30 alone. Duterte is not the government. He is JUST an officer. Under his office is the local government unit whos main job, now, is to assure your daily needs.

Shouldnt you be looking 1st for the brgy captain 2nd muncipal leaders 3rd provincial leaders Why blame everything to the president? Im confused.

Saan ang LGU nila putang ina mo rappler

instead of making sulsol about President Duterte sana binigyan nyu 1 month grocery at Bigas.. Mayaman naman kayo dba? OPPSSS mayaman sa paninira ng presidenteng walang ginawa kundi magmalasakit sa kapwa IStandWithDuterte

Is there a way for us to help them?

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