Why Divorce should not be legalized?

- Subject to abuse
- There are already existing laws, must make it more reachable for the poor/
amendments only
- Their argument: it is reachable for the poor x x x Response: That’s exactly is also
the downside of it, it can be subject to abuse. *insert statistics here* \
- The law is already there, it only needs to be amended to be reachable for those
who need it the most. Education is the answer
- It must be for the benefit of children
- *statistics on poor people in the Phil.” –
- The country is not ready? – search
- Economic effect of divorce?
- Just because children saw their mother get slapped by their father, divorcing
would be the proper remedy. There are other laws out there such as TRO or
TPO. The point is to preserve the sanctity of marriage as provided by the law.
- We value family as a special institution such that if there’s any negativity/
negative effects on its use, then we must work around it. We don’t destroy the
thing that gives value. The family gives value and at the end of the day, it will be
a source of all the values that children and even parents. We must remember
that they are the future parents.
Why Marijuana should be legalized in the Philippines?

- There are many grey areas in the implementation of the government. – search
about dengvaxia.
- Search- how did other countries regulate the use of medical marijuana?
- “For the poor” – but it can be dangerous if not regulated properly – cite example
in poor countries
- Subject to abuse?
- More devastating for a country like ours since there’s possibility of more crimes.

- Medical cannabis patients need a prescription from a doctor, and the government
has made it clear that this law does not make cannabis legal for recreational use.
However, it is legal for any individual to grow 20 personal use plants and possess
up to 20 grams of personal use flower.

- “That’s the catch,” said cannabis cultivator and manager at How High Smoke
Shop, who goes by the alias Paco María. “It’s difficult to understand Colombian
law because you can grow up to 20 plants, but if police catch you with more than
20 grams, you can be in very big trouble.” https://hightimes.com/culture/inside-
colombias-legal-weed-scene/

- It can put personal use growers under a lot of stress, especially considering the
size that plants can grow outdoors in Colombia—they’re huge!

- https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2017/03/medical-marijuana-high-time-the-
dutch-got-their-message-straight/

Why state universities should rally?

- Political participation

- How should we judge whether a youth is a revolutionary? How can we tell? There
can only be one criterion, namely, whether or not he is willing to integrate himself
with the broad masses of workers and peasants and does so in practice. If he is willing to do
so and actually does so, he is a revolutionary; otherwise he is a nonrevolutionary or a
counter-revolutionary. If today he integrates himself with the masses of workers and
peasants, then today he is a revolutionary; if tomorrow he ceases to do so or turns round to
oppress the common people, then he becomes a nonrevolutionary or a counter-
revolutionary.

- MAO ZEDONG, "The Orientation of the Youth Movement", May 4, 1939

- Where lies now the Filipino people’s capacity to discern right from evil?
What on earth has happened to our country and its people?
This present dark regime had stolen from our people the goodness that once characterized our Filipino
 heritage:
…many now glorify killings instead of upholding life,
…many are now are turning to fake news instead of the truth,
…many are now glorifying misogyny instead of respect for our womenry,
…the masses now find bullying, cursing and lying laughable and admirable if done by the highest leader of
this land,
…many are now unable and unwilling to fight against the human rights violations committed by the State to
its very own people!
Who would have thought that lawmakers and law enforcers have now become the very breakers of the law
and of our Constitution?
What happen to this once dignified and freedom-loving country of ours?
Rightness and wrongness are now set to battle in our nation.
What do we choose? Where do we draw the line?
This is no time for fence-sitting.
This is no time to be neutral
We must take on a clear positionality for righteousness and justice and for the protection of our freedom!
Stand up, we must; to fight the insidious and creeping power of darkness unleashed by this present evil
regime!
There is evil in our midst, hence we must uphold the banner of rightness.
Evil is real and evil is now in our midst—and we must harness the remaining goodness that we have
collectively as Filipinos to fight this Evil Beast that is now lording over us!
Today is no time to play safe and easy—we must choose freedom with courage and strong will.
We must take a firm and clear stand for political sanity amidst the madness peddled by this rudderless and
malevolent regime of today!
God is on our side if and only if we as a people will side for what is the good, the just, and the right!
In times like this where our dignity as Filipinos are being trampled, we must not be at ease—we must fight
and struggle for what is just and right for our country and her people!
MAKIBAKA! HUWAG MATAKOT SA KADILIMANG HINAHASIK NG MADUGO NA REHIMENG ITO!

Sophie Scholl

- “How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there’s hardly anyone willing
to give himself up individually to a righteous cause?

Mobilizations (rally, strike, boycott, etc.) are there to make democracy work. The point of
democracy is to make the unifying voice of the people work. It was never made to submit
ourselves to blind worshipping and to cast into the illusion of omnipotence of one icon.

“Walking out” as a form of protest could never be prejudged as something good or bad. It is a tool to
express one’s discontent against the government or its policies. And like any tool, it can be used
either way. It is the principle that we are fighting for that matters more than the form of expression. In
UP, walkouts are not necessarily a waste of taxpayers money. Everyday we teach the values and
principles of democracy but rarely do we see people who properly understand and are brave enough to
fight for it. A single class missed is too trivial to say that the entirety of taxpayers’ money was spent in vain.
That is, if we think that activism is not necessary in the protection of democracy.
When I was still a UP student, I [rarely] joined walkouts thinking there were many other avenues to fight for
what I believed in. But I never judged those who chose to do so. If that was what they thought was their best
avenue, then I was happy that they stood up and made their point.
Diplomacy and level-headed bargaining certainly brought many reforms in the past. It is an efficient way to
effect change. But let us not forget that one of the turning points in our history was also brought by the walking
out of public computer technicians from the tabulation center in 1986, paving the way to end the dictatorship
Why is it practicable for state university students to protest against government?
- Cost-benefit analysis
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